James Johnstone (4 July 1801 – 24 February 1888)[1] was a Scottish Peelite politician.
He was the oldest of 8 sons of James Raymond Johnstone (died 1830) of Alva, who was the son of John Johnstone (1734–1795).
[2] He was elected at a by-election in June 1851 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire.
[3] He was returned unopposed in 1852, and did not contest the 1857 election.
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