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