James Falconer, Lord Phesdo (1648–1705) was a Scottish landowner, judge, politician and Senator of the College of Justice.
James' mother, Esther Briot, was the daughter of Nicholas Briot a famous French coin-designer, who had come to Scotland in 1633 as a Huguenot exile, and worked closely with the Scottish Mint, which was located on the Cowgate in Edinburgh.
[2] James was educated in Edinburgh then trained as a lawyer and qualified as an advocate in January 1674.
In November 1689 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice and adopted the title Lord Phesdo.
[4] He died in Edinburgh on 9 June 1705 aged 57 and is buried in Greyfriars Churchyard in the city centre.