James Stirling (1800–1876)

James Stirling (20 July 1800, Methven – 10 January 1876, Edinburgh) was a Scottish engineer, who was the brother of Robert Stirling. He studied for the Kirk but was later apprenticed to Claude Girdwood as a mechanical engineer. He then became manager of the Dundee Foundry which built several locomotives for the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

In 1846 he left Dundee and set up an engineering practice in Edinburgh. He died in Edinburgh in 1876.^[1]

References

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Name	Stirling, James
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Short description	Scottish engineer
Date of birth	20 July 1800
Place of birth
Date of death	10 January 1876
Place of death