Denham, Sir James Steuart, 1712-1780 (3rd Baronet of Goodtrees and 7th Baronet of Coltness | economist | husband of Lady Frances Steuart (1722-1789))
Dates
- Existence: 21 October 1712 - 26 November 1780
Biography
Sir James Steuart Denham of Coltness and Westshield was born on 21 October 1712. Sir James was educated in North Berwick and entered Edinburgh University in 1724-25 at the age of thirteen, studying law. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates on 25 January 1735. After that, there followed a period of travel which took him to Leyden, Avignon, and Rome where he was courted by the exiled Stewarts. Sir James returned to Scotland in 1740 and he was in Edinburgh when Prince Charles Edward Stewart occupied the city during the rebellion of 1745. Implicated in the rebellion, Sir James was obliged to leave Scotland for Germany after the Jacobite defeat at Culloden. While in Germany, he published works on political economy in Frankfurt-on-Main and in Tuebingen. He returned to Scotland in 1763 and continued his writing. Sir James died on 26 November 1780 and was buried at Cambusnethan, near Wishaw, Clydesdale.
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
"Notes on money and credit" by Sir James Steuart Denham, undated
"Notes on money and credit" by Sir James Steuart Denham, undated.
"Notes upon Hume's Elizabeth, relative to the trial of Mary Queen of Scots for the murder of her husband" by Sir James Steuart Denham, undated
Notes upon Hume's Elizabeth, relative to the trial of Mary Queen of Scots for the murder of her husband by Sir James Steuart Denham, undated.
'Remarques critiques et observations generales sur un livre qui a pour titre "Systeme de la Nature..." by Monsieur de Mirabaud', by Sir James Steuart Denham, 1779
Sir James Steuart Denham's pardon, 20 December 1771
Sir James Steuart Denham's pardon, dated 20 December 1771. Written on vellum with complete seal attached.
The principles of money applied to the present state of the coin of Bengal, by Sir James Steuart Denham, 1772
The principles of money applied to the present state of the coin of Bengal, by Sir James Steuart Denham, dated 1772. Printed item.
The Works, political, metaphisical, and chronological, of the late Sir James Steuart of Coltness, Bart., now first collected by ... his son, from his father's corrected copies..., by Sir James Steuart Denham, 6 vols, 1805
The Works, political, metaphisical, and chronological, of the late Sir James Steuart of Coltness, Bart., now first collected by ... his son, from his father's corrected copies ..., by Sir James Steuart Denham, 6 vols, London, 1805.