Modern English biography

JAMES, CHARLES HERBERT (youngest son of Wm. James, maltster). _b._ Merthyr Tydfil 1817; took prize for law at Univ. coll. London by public competition; solicitor at Merthyr Tydfil 1838–79; M.P. for Merthyr Tydfil 1880–1888. _d._ Brynteg, Merthyr Tydfil 3 Oct. 1890. JAMES, CHARLES JAMES (son of Mr. James, artist in glass painting). _b._ 1804; with his father made transparent views of John Martin’s pictures, the view of ‘Joshua commanding the sun to stand still’ was exhibited in London 1830 and with others was shown in America 1831–34; scene painter for Madame Vestris at Olympic 1834–6 and at Victoria theatre 1836; lessee and manager of Queen’s theatre, Tottenham court road, Sep. 1839–65; acting manager for Marie Wilton when she opened the house as the Prince of Wales’s 15 April 1865 to 4 Aug. 1876; reported to have died 8 April 1864. _d._ 244 Camden road, London 2 Oct. 1888. _E. L. Blanchard’s Life_, _i_ 28, 289, _ii_ 500, 623 (1891); _Theatrical Times_, _iii_ 161 (1848), _portrait_. JAMES, CHARLES STANFIELD (only son of the preceding). _b._ 1832 or 1833; wrote Christmas and Easter extravaganzas for Queen’s theatre for some years; scene painter at Drury Lane theatre, at Sadler’s Wells, at Prince of Wales’s; painted the act drop for Holborn T.R. London, opened by Sefton Parry 6 Oct. 1866. _d._ Setubal near Lisbon 23 March 1868. _Era 5 April 1868 p._ 10. JAMES, DAVID. _b._ Manor-Deify near Cardigan 6 Jany. 1803; ed. at Cardigan and Ystrad Meurig gram. schools; C. of Almondbury, Yorkshire 1829–36; V. of St. Mary, Kirkdale, Liverpool 1836–53; F.S.A. 1844; M.A. of Lambeth 1849; D. Philos. of Heidelberg 1853; warden of Welsh educational institution, Llandovery 1853–4; P.C. of Marsden 1854–6; R. of Panteg, Monmouthshire 1856 to death; author of Patriarchal religion of Britain, a manual of British Druidism 1836; The apostolic origin and scripture character of confirmation 1850; The Pope’s supremacy disproved