# Sir William Johnson — The Columbiad character guide

> Sir William Johnson in The Columbiad by Joel Barlow.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sir William

**First appearance:** 0008-book-v

## Who they are

British superintendent of Indian affairs in the American colonies.

## Relationships

### [Herkimer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_columbiad_se/characters/herkimer)

_rivalry_

Herkimer, an American militia leader, clashes with Sir William Johnson, a British loyalist and Iroquois ally, during the Revolution.

### [Christopher Columbus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_columbiad_se/characters/christopher_columbus)

_social_

Columbus and Sir William Johnson are both historical figures associated with European colonization of the Americas.

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