Sir James Pemberton (1550 – 8 September 1613) was an English goldsmith who was Lord Mayor of London in 1611.
Pemberton was born in Wrightington, probably the son of a farmer of Heskin, Lancashire.
[2] In 1607 he built a large mansion called Camden House in Maiden Lane, next to the Goldsmiths’ Hall.
[2] A pageant “Chruso-thriambos – The Triumphs of Gold” was written by Anthony Mundy (1560-1633) to celebrate the occasion.
[1] Pemberton married firstly a Miss Wyrhall who was from a Yorkshire family.