Patrick James Stirling
FRSE
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LLD (1809–23 March 1891) was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer and author on law and economics. He was the leading lawyer in western
Perthshire
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.
Life
He was born at
Dunblane in 1809, the son of Mary Graham (d.1846) and her husband, Robert Stirling (1765-1817). He appears to be related to the Stirlings of Kippendavie.
He studied law at the
University of St Andrews
(Aien aristeuein)
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Ancient university
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and the
University of Edinburgh
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.
In 1848 he was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Edinburgh
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, his proposer being
James Haldane
The Rev James Alexander Haldane aka Captain James Haldane (14 July 1768 – 8 February 1851) was a Scottish independent church leader following an earlier life as a sea captain.
Biography
The youngest son of Captain James Haldane of Airth ...
. He was awarded an honorary doctorate (LLD) by the University of St Andrews for his literary works.
He died on 23 March 1891.
Family
In 1836 he married Katherine Murray (b.1806).
Publications
*''
The Law'' (translated the French text of
Frederic Bastiat's book into English)
*''Economic Sophisms'' (co-written with
Frederic Bastiat Frederic may refer to:
Places United States
* Frederic, Wisconsin, a village in Polk County
* Frederic Township, Michigan, a township in Crawford County
** Frederic, Michigan, an unincorporated community
Other uses
* Frederic (band), a Japanese r ...
)
*''The Philosophy of Trade''
*''Fallacies of Protection'' (co-written with
Frederic Bastiat Frederic may refer to:
Places United States
* Frederic, Wisconsin, a village in Polk County
* Frederic Township, Michigan, a township in Crawford County
** Frederic, Michigan, an unincorporated community
Other uses
* Frederic (band), a Japanese r ...
)
*''Harmonies of Political Economy'' 2 vols (co-written with
Frederic Bastiat Frederic may refer to:
Places United States
* Frederic, Wisconsin, a village in Polk County
* Frederic Township, Michigan, a township in Crawford County
** Frederic, Michigan, an unincorporated community
Other uses
* Frederic (band), a Japanese r ...
)
*''The Australian and Californian Gold Discoveries''
*''Essays on Political Economy'' (co-written with
Frederic Bastiat Frederic may refer to:
Places United States
* Frederic, Wisconsin, a village in Polk County
* Frederic Township, Michigan, a township in Crawford County
** Frederic, Michigan, an unincorporated community
Other uses
* Frederic (band), a Japanese r ...
)
References
1809 births
1891 deaths
Alumni of the University of St Andrews
Scottish lawyers
Scottish non-fiction writers
Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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