# James Stirling

> James Stirling (1835-1917) was a Scottish mechanical engineer. He was Locomotive Superintendent of the Glasgow and South Western Railway and later the South Eastern Railway. Stirling was born on 2 October 1835, a son of Robert Stirling, rector of Galston, East Ayrshire.
His brother was Patrick Stirling, Locomotive Engineer of the Great Northern Railway and his nephew Matthew Stirling was the Locomotive Superintendent of the Hull and Barnsley Railway.

*British locomotive engineer (1835-1917)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/james-stirling

## Identity
- **Born:** 1835-10-02
- **Died:** 1917-01-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 34.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 10.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 34.0 / 100

## Sources
- [James Stirling (engineer, born 1835)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stirling_(engineer%2C_born_1835))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6143680)

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