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Sir James Halyburton or Haliburton of Pitcur was a Scottish landowner and politician.

Biography

He was the son of Sir George Halyburton of Pitcur and a great-nephew of James Halyburton, tutor of Pitcur. In 1586 his father granted the lands of Thorngreen to James and his future wife Margaret, daughter of James Scrimgeour of Dudhope. In 1617, as laird of Pitcur, he represented the barons of Forfarshire in the convention of Estates and the Parliament of Scotland.

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