Scottish lawyer, the son of John Ferrier of Kirkland and father of Susan Ferrier, the novelist; he was Principal Clerk of Session in Edinburgh (1802-26).

REFERENCES TO James Ferrier:

Sir Walter Scott to the Marchioness of Stafford, 11 April 1825 in The Life and Letters of John Gibson Lockhart (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897)

Sir Walter Scott to the Marchioness of Stafford, 23 June 1825 in The Life and Letters of John Gibson Lockhart (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897)