James Steuart (economist)

James Steuart
Born(1712-10-21)21 October 1712
Died26 November 1780(1780-11-26) (aged 68)
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
OccupationEconomist
SpouseLady Frances Wemyss
ChildrenSir James Steuart Denham
Parent(s)Sir James Steuart
Anne Dalrymple
RelativesSir James Stewart (grandfather)
Lord North Berwick (grandfather)
David Wemyss, Lord Elcho (brother-in-law)

Sir James Steuart, 3rd Baronet of Goodtrees and 7th Baronet of Coltness (/ˈstjərt/; 21 October 1712 – 26 November 1780), also known as Sir James Steuart Denham and Sir James Denham Steuart, was a prominent Scottish Jacobite and author of "probably the first systematic treatise written in English about economics"[1] and the first book in English with 'political economy' in the title.[2][3][4] He assumed the surname of Denham late in life; he inherited his cousin's baronetcy of Coltness in 1773.[5]

  1. ^ "Sir James Steuart Denham, 4th Baronet | Scottish economist". britannica.com. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ Groenewegen, Peter. "Political Economy". www.dictionaryofeconomics.com. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. ^ Steuart, Sir James (1770). An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Economy: Being an Essay on the Science of Domestic Policy in Free Nations, in which are Particularly Considered Population, Agriculture, Trade, Industry, Money, Coin, Interest, Circulation, Banks, Exchange, Public Credit, and Taxes. James Williams and Richard Moncrieffe.
  4. ^ Stewart, James (1770). An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Economy.
  5. ^ "James Steuart of Coltness and Westshield". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7478. Retrieved 31 August 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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