James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck

Dates: 1740–?
Occupation: Advocate, Diarist, Biographer, Justice of the Peace

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Biographical Notes

Advocate, 29 July 1766; Son of Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck and Euphemia Erskine; Succeeded his father 1782; 1783 Justice of the Peace and praeses of the quarter sessions, Ayrshire. m. Margaret Montgomerie; wrote The Life of Samuel Johnson.

Boswell, James, 1740-1795

Life Dates

1740 - 1795

Associated Cases

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Case	Role	Date
Macredie v. Cunninghames	Advocate for Pursuer	1778

Documents Authored

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Title	Type	Document Title	Submitted
Watson v. Johnston	Answers	Answers for John Mackinlay Taylor in Glasgow, and Mathew Provan junior, Merchant there; to the Petition of John Watson of Muirhouse, Esq; and others, Creditors of Andrew Scott Merchant in Glasgow, and of Donald Macneil of Collonsay	27 Jun 1771
Ross v. Woodman	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of David Ross, Esq; Manager of the Theatre-Royal of Edinburgh	16 Feb 1770
Macredie v. Cunninghames	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of William M'Redy, Esq; of Percietown	27 Jun 1778