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Patrick James Stirling

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Patrick James Stirling FRSE 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.

Life

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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.[1]

He studied law at the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh.

In 1848 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his proposer being James Haldane. He was awarded an honorary doctorate (LLD) by the University of St Andrews for his literary works.[2]

He died on 23 March 1891.

Family

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In 1836 he married Katherine Murray (b.1806).[1]

Publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b "University of Glasgow :: Manuscripts Catalogue :: Patrick James Stirling". special.lib.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.