James William Hunter of Thurston

Biographical Summary

Hunter of Thurston, James William. ?-03/12/1844. Ref: 775. Male.

• Place of Birth: East Lothian.
• Place of Death: Leamington, Warwickshire.
• Place of interment: Innerwick, Berwickshire.
• Profession: Landowner, Agricultural Inventor & Improver.
• Appointments Held: Served in India until c 1803, thereafter managed his estate of Thurston, East Lothian.
• Publications: Papers published in Transactions of Highland & Agricultural Society.
• Marital Status: Married Elizabeth Jennings d.1874.
• Mother: nee Ord.
• Father: Robert Hunter of Thurston, landowner in East Lothian.
• Other Family: Cousin of Very Rev Andrew Hunter FRSE 1743-1809, Probably father-in-law of George Seton FRSE 1822-1908.
• References: Shapin 261; Burke's Landed Gentry 1, 1887, 954-5; The Scotsman, 11/12/1844; W.T.Johnston, Librarian RH & A Soc.
• Memberships: Highland Society (1812).
• Date of Election: 24/01/1820.
• Proposers: T C Hope, Sir David Brewster, Basil Hall (Minute 05/04/1819 NLS Acc10,000/4 & ms Proposal 05/04/1819 Acc10,000/42).
• Service to the RSE: Councillor (Physical) 1827-8, Councillor 1828-30.
• Notes: Born May 1783.
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 465