William James
(1771-1837)
lawyer, surveyor, land agent, transport visionary, proprietor of the Stratford Canal, promoter of the Stratford-Moreton Tramway, instigator of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, and Father of the Railway System
Died aged c. 66
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William James. Born Henley-in-Arden 13 June 1771 died Bodmin 10 March 1837 Lawyer, surveyor, land agent, and transport visionary, proprietor of the Stratford Canal, promoter of the Stratford-Moreton Tramway and instigator of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. 'Father of the Railway System'
Yew Tree House, High Street, Henley-in-Arden, United Kingdom where they was born (1771)