James Theobald (politician)
James Theobald (1829–10 March 1894) was a British Conservative politician from Essex, who represented Romford in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1886 to 1894. James Theobald of Grays Thurrock and of Havering atte Bower, Essex, was the eldest son of James Theobald of Hyde Abbey in Hampshire, and Sarah, daughter of the Reverend Charles Richards, Canon of Winchester. He was born in Winchester in 1829. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, where he matriculated 30 May 1849, age nineteen, took his B.A. and M.A. in 1859, and became a Student of the Inner Temple in 1851. In 1865 he married Mable Laura, daughter of W.R. Eaton Esq. of Cheshire. He was Deputy Lieutenant for Essex, Lord of the Manor of Grays Thurrock and a large landowner in the county. In 1856, James Theobald was part of the expedition led by Robert Stuart to the summit of Mount Ararat, along with Major Alick Fraser, the Rev. Walter Thursby and John Evans.The Ascent of Mount Ararat in 1856 A C ...
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