Constituency : Horsham 1876-80
Robert Hurst overturned his defeat in 1874 by petition and got back in at the by-election in 1875. However his victory was itself overturned on petition and James won the second by-election.
James was from a banking family . He was educated at Cambridge. He was a lieutenant-colonel in the 1st Lancashire Royal Garrison Artillery.
James came to the fore in 1879 with frequent interventions on the Army Discipline and Regulations Bill.
James was defeated in 1880.
James and his wife were keen proponents of homeopathy.
He died in 1917 aged 75. His son Howard later represented the constituency. He is a direct ancestor of the current Conservative MP Geoffrey Clinton-Brown.
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