James Wolfe Murray, Lord Cringletie

James Wolfe Murray, Lord Cringletie (5 January 1759–29 May1836) was a Scottish lawyer and a Senator of the College of Justice.

Murray was born in Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia on 5 January 1759 the son of Marion (Mary) Anne Stewart and Lieutenant Cololnel Alexander Murray of Cringletie (1719-1762).

[1] His father served with General Wolfe at Quebec, and named James after him in his honour.

[3] In 1816 he was appointed a Lord of Session with the title Lord Cringletie, named after his country seat, Cringletie House in Peeblesshire (rebuilt in 1861 by his son).

His position filled the place of Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank, who had died.