Frederick Ernest James

Sir Frederick Ernest James OBE (1891-18 January 1971) was a British colonial administrator, businessman and Liberal Party politician.

Background

James was the son of the Rev. G.H. James of Letchworth. In 1919 he married Eleanor May Thackrah CBE. They had no children. He was awarded the Chevalier of the Order of Léopold I and the OBE in 1919 and was knighted in 1941.[1]

Career

James served in the European War from 1914-18. He was General Secretary of the YMCA in Calcutta India from 1920–28. He was a member of the Bengal Legislative Council from 1924–28. From 1928-41 he was political adviser to British interests in South India. He was a member of the All India Legislative Assembly from 1932-45.[2] He was Liberal candidate for the new Sudbury & Woodbridge division of Suffolk at the 1950 General Election and came third;

General Election 1950: Sudbury and Woodbridge[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Hon. John Hugh Hare 23,599 48.3 N/A
Labour Roland Hamilton 19,062 39.0 N/A
Liberal Sir Frederick Ernest James 6,219 12.7 N/A
Majority 4,537 9.3 N/A
Turnout 84.5 N/A
Conservative win

He did not stand for parliament again.[4]

References

  1. ↑ ‘JAMES, Sir Frederick Ernest’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 31 Dec 2014
  2. ↑ The Times House of Commons 1950
  3. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  4. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.
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