TLCMap Gazetteer of Historical Australian Places

Gazetteer of Historical Australian Places

Log in

Search Results

Advanced Search

Note: Layers are contributed from many sources by many people or derived by computer and are the responsibility of the contributor. Layers may be incomplete and locations and dates may be imprecise. Check the layer for details about the source. Absence in TLCMap does not indicate absence in reality. Use of TLCMap may inform heritage research but is not a substitute for established formal and legal processes and consultation.

Log in to save searches and contribute layers.

Displaying 1 result from a total of 1:

SORT: Placename | State | LGA | Feature_term | Latitude | Longitude | Start Date | End Date |

Sir William Elliott Johnson

Layer: DAOO Artists with known birth places, birth years and death years
Link back to source:: https://www.daao.org.au/bio/sir-william-elliott-johnson
Type: Other

Details

Latitude: 54.98
Longitude: -1.61
Start Date: 1862-01-01
End Date: 1932-01-01

Description

Sources

ID

tb9474

Extended Data

Birth Place: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
Biography: amateur topographical artist, lithographer and politician, was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. He assisted his father as a scenic artist at Covent Garden before coming to Australia and settling in Victoria. From March to June 1884 cartoons signed 'W. E. Johnson’ appeared in the Democrat (Sydney), according to Gibbney no.114. An original pro-suffrage cartoon signed W.E. Johnson is in the Mitchell Library. Johnson also made lithographic views, e.g. Collins Place [Melbourne] (LT), Cottage, Smith’s Hill, South Yarra (NLA) and Rocks area, Sydney (LT). He did the first drawings of the Government Camp and other features of early Canberra. He was a Federal MP and Speaker of the House of Reps in 1913-14 and 1917-23. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Kerr, Joan Date written: 1996 Last updated: 2007
Born: b. 10 April 1862
Summary: Federation-era amateur topographical artist, lithographer and Federal politician. Johnson assisted his father as a scenic artist at Covent Garden in London before migrating to Australia.
Gender: Male
Died: 8-Dec-32
Age at death: 70