James Brodie (15 September 1637 – March 1708) was a Scottish politician. He was the only son of Sir

Alexander Brodie, Lord Brodie Alexander Brodie (1617–1680), of Brodie, lord of session, was a notable Scottish diarist of the 17th century. He was Chief of Clan Brodie, and resided at Brodie Castle in Elginshire. Early life Brodie, born on 25 July 1617, was the elde ...

(1617–1680), a

Lord of Session The senators of the College of Justice in Scotland are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court ...

. He represented Elgin and Forfarshire in the 1689

Convention of the Estates of Scotland The Convention of Estates of Scotland was a sister institution to the Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( ; ) is the Devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. It is located in the Holyrood, Edi ...

and

Elginshire The County of Moray, ( ) or Morayshire, called Elginshire until 1919, is a historic county in Scotland. The county town was Elgin. The historic county ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975. Since 1996 most of the historic ...

in the parliaments of 1689 to 1702 and 1703 to 1707 (sitting only to 1704). He married Mary Kerr, a daughter of the 3rd Earl of Lothian, with whom he had 9 daughters.

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1637 births 1708 deaths Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1689 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1689–1702 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1702–1707 {{Scotland-pre1707-MP-stub