James Beaton

James Beaton (born 1470?—died 1539, St. Andrews, Fife, Scot.) was the primate of Scotland from 1522 and chancellor from 1513 to 1526. Uncle of the cardinal David Beaton, he was abbot of Dunfermline, Kilwinning, and Arbroath and successively archbishop of Glasgow (1509–22) and of St. Andrews (1522–39). As treasurer of Scotland (1505–09) and chancellor, he was a powerful figure during the minority of James V, when he was one of the regents allied with the...