# Sir James Stewart — Progress and Poverty character guide

> Sir James Stewart in Progress and Poverty by Henry George.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** James, Stewart, James I

**First appearance:** 0008-book-i-wages-and-capital

## Who they are

Historical economist referenced in discussions of economic theory and land value.

## In the story

### [II: Inferences from Facts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/progress_and_poverty_se/chapters/ii-inferences-from-facts)

Noted as sharing credit with Malthus for discovering the principle of population.

### [Of Spurious Capital and of Profits Often Mistaken for Interest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/progress_and_poverty_se/chapters/iv-of-spurious-capital-and-of-profits-often-mistaken-for-interest)

Mentioned as granting an exclusive privilege to Buckingham for making gold and silver thread, illustrating monopoly power.

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