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Lieutenant Colonel Grenville Shaw Johnston, CVO , OBE , TD , OStJ (born 28 January 1945) is a retired British accountant and Territorial Army officer. He is the former Lord Lieutenant of Moray. [1] [2]

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Early life

Johnston was born on 28 January 1945 in Nairn, Scotland. [1] At an early age, he moved to Elgin, Moray. [3] He was educated at Blairmore School, a private boarding prep school in Aberdeenshire, and then Fettes College, an independent day and boarding school in Edinburgh. [2]

Career

Military career

On 1 March 1964, Johnston was commissioned into the Territorial Army section of the Royal Artillery, British Army as a second lieutenant (on probation). [4] His commission was confirmed and he was promoted to lieutenant on 1 March 1966. [5]

Later life

On 20 August 2005, Johnston was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Moray. [6]

Honours and decorations

Johnston was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (KCSG) in 1977 by The Pope. [1] [7] He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant (DL) for Moray by its Lord Lieutenant on 29 October 1980, from which he retired on 28 January 2020. [8] In February 2011, he was appointed Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ). [9]

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  2. 1 2 "Grenville Shaw Johnston". Frost's Scottish Who's Who. MartinFrost.ws. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Grenville Johnston". Board member. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "No. 43289". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 April 1964. pp. 2993–2994.
  5. ↑ "No. 43916". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 March 1966. p. 2581.
  6. ↑ "No. 57753". The London Gazette . 9 September 2005. p. 11654.
  7. ↑ "Association Members". Association of Papal Orders in Great Britain. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "No. 48371". The London Gazette . 14 November 1980. p. 15829.
  9. ↑ "No. 59688". The London Gazette . 2 February 2011. p. 1746.
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