biography
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Johnson, Sir William
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1715–74)
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| biography:
| Merchant and colonial administrator, born in Co Meath, E Ireland. In 1737 he emigrated to America, and became a fur trader in the Mohawk Valley. By his fairness he acquired great influence with the Indians, married two Indian women, and in the Anglo-French Wars often led the Six Iroquois Nations against the French, notably at Lake George, NY (1755). He was appointed superintendent of Northern Indian Affairs (1756–64). In 1759 he captured Fort Niagara, and in 1760 took part in Amherst's victory against Montreal. |
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