Sir James Galbraith, 1st Baronet ( – 30 April 1827) was an Irish politician.

Biography

Galbraith was the son of James Galbraith, of

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, by Elizabeth Whitehill, daughter of John Whitehill, of Clagh,

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in the

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between 1798 and 1800. In 1813 he was created a baronet, of Shanevalley in the County of Donegall.
Burke's
' (London, 1838, quoted) refers to the

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as "of Shanwally" whil
''Debrett's Baronetage of England''
(London, 1824) refers to it as "of Shanwally in the County of Donegal and of Castlefin in the County of Dublin". Galbraith married Rebecca Dorothea Hamilton, daughter and co-heir of John Hamilton, of Castlefin. They had five daughters. He died in April 1827 when the title became extinct.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Galbraith, James 1827 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Year of birth uncertain Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Tyrone constituencies