Edward James (barrister)

Edward James MP QC (1807 – 3 November 1867)[1] was an English barrister and Liberal Party politician.

He served in a Manchester warehouse for two years, where he acquired knowledge which was afterwards useful to him in conducting mercantile cases.

He matriculated from Magdalen Hall, Oxford, on 3 November 1827, was a scholar of Brasenose from 1829 to 1832, and graduated B.A.

[2][3] He held the seat until his death in 1867, speaking occasionally on legal subjects and on the reform of the representation.

[3] James was a sound practical lawyer, with a great knowledge of commercial law, especially in its relation to shipping.