Cuthbert James was a British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 politician.

James was the second son of Walter James, 2nd Baron Northbourne

Walter James, 2nd Baron Northbourne

Walter Henry James, 2nd Baron Northbourne , was a British peer and Liberal politician.James was the son of Walter James, 1st Baron Northbourne.He attended Oxford University, and won a blue at tennis in 1868...

, and his wife Edith Emeline Mary (née Lane). He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army and also represented Bromley

Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)

Bromley is a former borough constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. Its best-known MP was Harold Macmillan ....

 in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

from 1919 to 1930. James married Florence Marion, daughter of Hussey Packe, in 1905. He died in July 1930, aged 58. His wife survived him by three years and died in January 1933.

External links