General Washington Johnston (10 November 1776 – 26 October 1833) was born in Culpeper County, Virginia. General was his given name. Johnston migrated to Vincennes, Indiana (then part of the Northwest Territory in 1793. In February 1799, he became the first man in the territory admitted to the bar. Johnston fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. He died at his home in 1833.