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Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford

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British politician (1828-1911)

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Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford,, known as Sir Henry James between 1873 and 1895, was an Anglo-Welsh lawyer and statesman. Initially a Liberal, he served under William Ewart Gladstone as Solicitor General in 1873 and as Attorney-General between 1873 and 1874 and 1880 and 1885.

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Sir Henry James, MP, "Nervous" by Ape, Vanity Fair 7 March 1874Sir Henry James, MP, "Nervous" by Ape, Vanity Fair 7 March 1874

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Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

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Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford,, known as Sir Henry James between 1873 and 1895, was an Anglo-Welsh lawyer and statesman. Initially a Liberal, he served under William Ewart Gladstone as Solicitor General in 1873 and as Attorney-General between 1873 and 1874 and 1880 and 1885. However, he broke with Gladstone over Irish Home Rule and joined the Liberal Unionists. From 1895 to 1902 he was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Unionist ministries of Lord Salisbury and Arthur Balfour.

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Lived 1828 to 1911 · aged 82
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