# Sir William Johnson — The Master of Ballantrae character guide

> Sir William Johnson in The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sir William, William

**First appearance:** 0012-x-passages-at-new-york

## Who they are

A British colonial official in New York who interacts with the Master.

## Relationships

### [Secundra Dass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_of_ballantrae_se/characters/secundra_dass)

_professional_

Secundra Dass serves as an interpreter and intermediary between the Master and Sir William Johnson.

### [The Master](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_of_ballantrae_se/characters/the_master)

_professional_

The British colonial official who employs the Master as a spy and agent during the French and Indian War.

### [The Master](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_of_ballantrae_se/characters/the_master)

_professional_

The British colonial official who employs the Master as a spy and agent during the French and Indian War.

### [The Master](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_of_ballantrae_se/characters/the_master)

_professional_

The British colonial official who employs the Master as a spy and agent during the French and Indian War.

### [Secundra Dass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_of_ballantrae_se/characters/secundra_dass)

_professional_

Secundra Dass serves as an interpreter and intermediary between the Master and Sir William Johnson.

## In the story

### [XII: The Journey in the Wilderness (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_of_ballantrae_se/chapters/xii-the-journey-in-the-wilderness-continued)

Consults Mackellar about Lord Durrisdeer's sanity and leaves a party behind to proceed on his embassy after the exhumation.

## Links

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