Sir James Pringle, 4th Baronet (1726–1809), was a British soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1779.
of James Pringle of Torwoodlee, Selkirk and was baptized on 6 November 1726.
In 1770 he retired from the army and in 1774 was appointed Master of the King’s works in Scotland, He was re-elected MP for Berwickshire in the 1774 general election.
[2] He vacated his seat in 1779 in favour of Sir John Paterson, son-in-law of Lord Marchmont.
He succeeded his father in the baronetcy on 14 December 1779 and from then on he dedicated his time to the managing of his estates.