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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]]. |
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 8 April 2022
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
[edit]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
[edit]In 1836 he married Katherine Murray (b.1806).[1]
Publications
[edit]- The Law (translated the French text of Frederic Bastiat's book into English)
- Economic Sophisms (co-written with Frederic Bastiat)
- The Philosophy of Trade
- Fallacies of Protection (co-written with Frederic Bastiat)
- Harmonies of Political Economy 2 vols (co-written with Frederic Bastiat)
- The Australian and Californian Gold Discoveries
- Essays on Political Economy (co-written with Frederic Bastiat)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "University of Glasgow :: Manuscripts Catalogue :: Patrick James Stirling". special.lib.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ 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.
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