[3] James was educated at Dr. Henry Newcome's school at Hackney, where he took part in amateur theatricals.
[1] On 18 May 1812 he was presented to the living of Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, which he held till his death there on 23 January 1832.
Plumptre was one of the first preachers to mention the subject of animal rights from a Biblical perspective.
As the Sabbath had been ordained for cattle and humans, Plumptre considered it a "national sin" for horses to be used on this day.
"[4] He wrote plays, advocated the claims of the stage as a moral educator, and tried to improve its tone.