James Dick of Prestonfield

Sir James Dick of Prestonfield (c. 1644 – 15 November 1728) was a 17th and 18th century Scottish merchant who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1679 to 1681.

In 1679 he was elected Lord Provost of Edinburgh under the title of James Dick of Priestfield, in succession to Sir Francis Kinloch.

[3] Priestfield House was built by King James IV's printer, Walter Chepman.

The house had a history of Catholic sympathy, which was tolerated in the Scottish upper classes despite being illegal.

Their son William inherited the baronetcy in 1728, and readopted the surname Dick (sometimes Dick-Cunningham).