James Lindsay
Wikimedia disambiguation page
James Lindsay may refer to:
British peerage
James Lindsay of Crawford (died 1358) (died 1358), Scottish nobleman
James Lindsay of Crawford (died 1395/6) (died 1395/6), Scottish nobleman
James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres (1691–1768), Scottish peer
James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford (1783–1869), Scottish peer
Politics
James Lindsay (British Army officer) (1815–1874), British Army officer and Conservative Party MP for Wigan
James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford (1847–1913), Victorian astronomer and politician
James Lindsay (North Devon MP) (1906–1997), British Conservative Party MP for North Devon
James Lindsay, 3rd Baron Lindsay of Birker (born 1945), retired Australian diplomat
Religion
James Lindsay (theologian) (1852–1923), Scottish minister, theologian and author
James Gordon Lindsay (1906–1973), revivalist preacher, author, and founder of Christ for the Nations
Sport
Jamie Lindsay (footballer, born 1870) (born c.
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