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James Carnegie of Finhaven (died 1765)〔 is famous for his trial for the killing of Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne which resulted in the not guilty verdict becoming a recognised part of Scots law and establishment the right of Scots juries to judge the whole case and not just the facts, a right known as jury nullification. ==Family== James Carnegie was the second son of James Carnegie of Finavon (or Findhaven) in Angus, and a grandson of David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk. Although his elder brother Charles did not die until 1712, James succeeded to the family estate on his father's death in 1707, under an entail made in 1703. Carnegie married firstly Margaret, daughter of Sir William Bennet of Grubbet; they had two daughters. His second wife was Violet, daughter of Sir James Naismith of Posso. They had one son and three daughters: * James, died unmarried at Lisbon in 1777 * Anne, married Sir John Ogilvy of Inverquharity, with issue * Margaret, married firstly John Foulis of Woodhall and secondly Charles Lewis, with issue * Barbara, married Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie. She inherited Finavon from her brother and sold it in 1779 to the Earl of Aboyne.〔Sir James Balfour Paul (editor), ''The Scots Peerage'', (volume VI ) (Edinburgh, 1909), pages 497-498〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Carnegie of Finhaven」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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