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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Commemorated on 1 plaque

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Henley-in-Arden, United Kingdom

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)