Sir James Langham, 7th Baronet (31 January 1736 - 7 February 1795) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of Great Britain

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  from 1784 to 1790.

Langham was the son of William Langham and his wife Mary Drought, daughter of Anthony Drought. He inherited the baronetcy

Langham Baronets

The Langham Baronetcy, of Cottesbrooke in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 7 June 1660 for John Langham, Member of Parliament for the City of London in 1654 and for Southwark in 1660 and 1661. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for...

 from his uncle Sir John Langham, 6th Baronet in 1766. He was sheriff of Northampton in 1767.

In 1784, Langham was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and held the seat until 1790.

Langham died at the age of 59.

Langham married Juliana Musgrave, sister of Thomas Musgrave of Cleve, Somerset. He had sons William who was the 8th Baronet, and James who eventually succeeded as the 10th Baronet.