Sir James Steuart, 3rd Baronet of Goodtrees and 7th Baronet of Coltness (/ˈstjuːərt/; 8 October 1707 – 26 November 1780), also known as Sir James Steuart Denham and Sir James Denham Steuart, was a prominent Scottish Jacobite and author of "probably the first systematic treatise written in English about economics"[1] and the first book in English with 'political economy' in the title.[2][3][4] He assumed the surname of Denham late in life; he inherited his cousin's baronetcy of Coltness in 1773.[5]