Charles Christopher Johnson


Charles Christopher Johnson KLS was a British soldier.

Early life

Johnson was born on 29 October 1789. He was the fifth son of eighteen children born to Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet and his wife, Mary Nicoll "Polly" Johnson, who was known as Lady Johnson. His father was a Loyalist leader during the American Revolution who were permanently exiled to Montreal, Canada in 1783.
His paternal grandparents were Colonel Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, and his wife, Catherine Weissenberg, a Palatine German immigrant. His maternal grandparents were Anne Watts and the Hon. John Watts, President of the King's Council, of New York and a descendant of the Van Rensselaer family.

Career

Johnson gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 9th Lancers and served as Quartermaster-General in Ireland. He was awarded the Knight of the Order of the Lion and the Sun of Persia.
He was seigneur of Argenteuil, Quebec, property which he inherited from his father.

Personal life

On 8 January 1818, he married Susan Colpoys, daughter of Vice Admiral Sir Edward Griffith Colpoys of Northbrook House in Hampshire. Together, they were the parents of six children:
Johnson died on 30 September 1854 and his widow died on 23 February 1875.

Descendants

Through his son John, he was the grandfather of Frederick Colpoys Ormsby Johnson and Captain Robert Warren Johnson, who married Grace Isobel Paley father of Lt. Col. Sir John Paley Johnson, 6th Baronet, who inherited Charles' father's baronetcy from the descendants of his elder brother, John Johnson, including Sir William Johnson, 4th Baronet.