Sir James Galbraith, 1st Baronet ( – 30 April 1827) was an Irish politician.
Biography Galbraith was the son of James Galbraith, of Derry, by Elizabeth Whitehill, daughter of John Whitehill, of Clagh, County Londonderry.Burke, John. Burke, John Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, p. 212-213. London: Scott, Webster, and Geary, 1838. He represented Augher in the Irish House of Commons between 1798 and 1800. In 1813 he was created a baronet, of Shanevalley in the County of Donegall.Burke's (London, 1838, quoted) refers to the territorial designation as "of Shanwally" while Debrett's Baronetage of England (London, 1824) refers to it as "of Shanwally in the County of Donegal and of Castlefin in the County of Dublin". Galbraith married Rebecca Dorothea Hamilton, daughter and co-heir of John Hamilton, of Castlefin. They had five daughters. He died in April 1827 when the title became extinct.
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