Editing Jimmy Halliday (section)

{{Short description|Scottish author, historian and politician (1927–2013)}}
{{Other people|James Halliday}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = James Halliday
| image = 
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| order1 = [[Scottish National Party|Leader of the Scottish National Party]]
| term_start1 = May 1956
| term_end1 = May 1960
| predecessor1 = [[Robert McIntyre (politician)|Robert McIntyre]]
| successor1 = [[Arthur Donaldson]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|2|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wemyss Bay]], [[Renfrewshire]], Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age |df=yes|2013|1|3|1927|2|27}}
| death_place = [[Dundee]], Scotland
| nationality = [[Scotland|Scottish]]
| spouse = Olive Campbell <small>(m. 1955–2013)</small>
| children = 2
| party = [[Scottish National Party]]  
| alma_mater = [[University of Glasgow]]
| profession = [[Teacher]], [[lecturer]] ([[History]])
}}

'''James Halliday''' (27 February 1927 – 3 January 2013) was a Scottish author, historian and politician. He was the chairman (leader) of the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) from 1956 to 1960.<ref name=history>{{cite book |title= SNP: the history of the Scottish National Party |last= Lynch |first= Peter |year= 2002 |publisher= Welsh Academic Press |isbn= 1-86057-003-8 |page= 101 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=6L2IAAAAMAAJ}}</ref>