Charles Cooper Johnson
Sir Charles Johnson | |
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| Birth name | Charles Cooper Johnson |
| Born | 20 December 1827 Bath, Somerset, England |
| Died | 7 December 1905 (aged 77) Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Indian Army |
| Rank | General |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir Charles Cooper Johnson GCB (20 December 1827 – 7 December 1905) was a senior British Indian Army officer.
Johnson was the sixth son of Sir Henry Johnson, 2nd Baronet, and Charlotte Elizabeth Philipse, daughter of Frederick Philipse and Henrietta Griffiths. He was a grandson of Sir Henry Johnson, 1st Baronet and great-grandson of Frederick Philipse III of New York. He was educated at the East India Company Military Seminary in Addiscombe.
He was commissioned into the 33rd Bengal Native Infantry. He later transferred into the Bengal Staff Corps, which was amalgamated into the Indian Staff Corps in 1861. He was promoted to Major on 7 June 1864. In 1877, while holding the rank of Colonel, he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath. He was promoted to the rank of full General on 1 April 1894. Johnson was made Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the 1900 Birthday Honours.