Walter James, 2nd Baron Northbourne

For other people named Walter James, see Walter James (disambiguation).

Walter Henry James, 2nd Baron Northbourne (25 March 1846 – 27 January 1923), was a British peer and Liberal politician.

James was the son of Walter James, 1st Baron Northbourne.

He attended Oxford University, and won a blue at tennis in 1868. He won his doubles match, but lost the singles to Cambridge University's Arthur Kinnaird.

He was elected to the House of Commons for Gateshead in 1874, a seat he held until 1893 when he succeeded his father in the barony and entered the House of Lords.

Lord Northbourne married Edith Emeline Mary, daughter of John Newton Lane, in 1868. Their second son the Hon. Cuthbert James was a Conservative politician. Northbourne died in January 1923, aged 76, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Walter. Lady Northbourne died in 1929.

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    Parliament of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by
    Sir William Hutt
    Member of Parliament for Gateshead
    1874–1893
    Succeeded by
    Sir William Allan
    Peerage of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by
    Walter Charles James
    Baron Northbourne
    1893–1923
    Succeeded by
    Walter John James