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Lieutenant-General Sir James Erskine, 3rd Baronet (30 September 1772 – 3 March 1825) was a British Army officer who served through the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, briefly commanding a brigade during the Peninsular War. Joining the army in 1788, Erskine was promoted quickly and in 1794 became a lieutenant-colonel.
There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname James, one in the Baronetage of England, two in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. James baronets of Creshall (1682) James baronets of Park Farm Place, Eltham (1778) James baronetcy of Langley Hall (1791): see Baron Northbourne
In 1890, James returned to London to set up an office for importing the U.S.-made product. In 1906, Slough was selected as site for new factory. In 1914, James was made a baronet. [1] During World War I, his nutritional drink was popular both at home and in the overseas services. James married Margaret Adelaide Burford in 1873.
Sir James Wright, 1st Baronet (c. 1730 – 8 March 1804) was an English diplomat and art collector who served as the Minister Resident of Great Britain to Venice from 1766 to 1774. [ 1 ] Background
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (/ ˈ b æ r i /; 9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London , where he wrote several successful novels and plays.
James Anderson was the eldest son of John Anderson, the founder of Fermoy, by his second wife, Elizabeth, the only daughter of Mr. James Semple, of Waterford.He was created a baronet on 22 March 1813, of Fermoy in the County of Cork, [2] [1] for the great public services rendered to Ireland by his father.
Sir James Knott, 1st Baronet (31 January 1855 – 8 June 1934) [1] was a shipping magnate and Conservative Party politician in northeast England. Family [ edit ]
Miniature portrait of Sir James Hamlyn, 1st Baronet (1735–1811). One of a pair with portrait of his wife. School of Richard Cosway (1742–1821), RA. Sir James Hamlyn, 1st Baronet (1735–1811) (born James Hammet) of Clovelly Court in Devon, and of Edwinsford, Carmarthenshire, Wales, was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Carmarthen 1793–1802.