Sir James Johnstone, 3rd Baronet

For other people named James Johnstone, see James Johnstone (disambiguation).

Sir James Johnstone, 3rd Baronet (9 February 1697^[1] – 10 December 1772^[2]) was a Scottish baronet and politician. He sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1743 to 1754.

Sir James was the son of Sir William Johnstone, 2nd Baronet. In 1719 he married Barbara Murray, daughter of Alexander Murray, 4th Lord Elibank. They had 14 children: 8 sons and 6 daughters, including Margaret Ogilvy. Johnstone succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1727.^[2]

He was the MP for Dumfries Burghs from 1743 to 1754.^[1]

He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son James (1726–1794), who became MP for Dumfries Burghs and then for Weymouth.^[1]

References

1. Lea, R. S. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "JOHNSTONE, Sir James, 3rd Bt. (1697-1772), of Westerhall, Dumfries". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
2. Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "J"

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Lord John Johnstone	Member of Parliament for Dumfries Burghs 1743–1754	Succeeded by Archibald Douglas
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by William Johnstone	Baronet (of Westerhall) 1727–1772	Succeeded by James Johnstone