Sir William James, 1st Baronet, Welsh-English commander and politician (born 1720)

Sir William James, 1st Baronet

Bombay Marine officer and politician (1721–1783)

Commodore Sir William James, 1st Baronet was a Bombay Marine officer and politician who represented West Looe in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1774 to 1783. Born in Pembrokeshire to a family of unclear background, James went to sea at a young age and worked onboard…