Thomas James (died 1615)

Thomas James (died 1615) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1614.

James was the son of William James of Wollaston. He became a merchant of Bristol and and was Sheriff in 1591. In 1597, he was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol. He was elected MP for Bristol again in 1604 and was also mayor of Bristol in 1605. In 1614 he was re-elected MP for Bristol.^[1]

James died in 1615 and is commemorated in St Mary's Church, Bristol.^[1]

James married at Almesbury.^[1] He may have been the father of Thomas James, the Arctic explorer.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester
^ Cooke, Alan (2000). "Thomas James". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=355. Retrieved 1 December 2011. "Available evidence indicates that he was a son of Thomas James, mayor of Bristol in 1605 and 1614…"

Parliament of England
Preceded by Thomas Hanham Richard Cole	Member of Parliament for Bristol 1597 With: George Snigge	Succeeded by George Snigge John Hopkins
Preceded by George Snigge John Hopkins	Member of Parliament for Bristol 1604–1614 With: George Snigge 1604–1605 John Whitson 1605–1614	Succeeded by John Whitson John Guy

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