Sir James Johnstone, 3rd Baronet (9 February 1697 – 10 December 1772) was a Scottish baronet and politician. He sat in the

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from 1743 to 1754. Sir James was the son of

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. In 1719 he married Barbara Murray, daughter of

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. They had 14 children: 8 sons and 6 daughters. Johnstone succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1727. He was the MP for Dumfries Burghs from 1743 to 1754. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son

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(1726–1794), who became MP for Dumfries Burghs and then for Weymouth.

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1697 births 1772 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies British MPs 1741–1747 British MPs 1747–1754 {{NovaScotia-baronet-stub