Sian James (politician)
Sian James may refer to: *Siân James (novelist) (born 1932), Welsh author *Siân James (politician) (born 1959), Welsh Labour Member of Parliament *Siân James (musician) (born 1961), Welsh traditional folk singer and harpist See also *Sean James (born 1969), American football player *James (surname) James is a common surname originating from the given name, itself derived from the Hebrew''Yaʿaqōḇ''. Notable people with the surname include: A * A. P. T. James (c. 1908–1962), better known as 'Fargo' James; Tobagonian politician * Aaron ...

Siân James (novelist)
Siân James (20 September 1930 – 21 July 2021) was a Welsh novelist, academic and translator, who wrote in English. Her third novel, '' A Small Country'', is seen as a classic of Anglo-Welsh literature. Her 1996 short-story collection '' Not Singing Exactly'' won the English-language category in Wales Book of the Year, the first book by a woman to do so. Birth and academic posts James, born in Coed-y-bryn in Ceredigion, attended the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. She was a Fellow of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and of the Welsh Academy. She taught on the University of Glamorgan's Masters' degree in Creative Writing. She was later awarded an honorary doctorate by the university for her contribution to literature in Wales. Writing career Siân James twice won the ''Yorkshire Post'' Prize, for her first and second novels ''One Afternoon'' and ''Yesterday''. ''One Afternoon'' was republished in 2023. Her third novel ''A Small Country'', has come to be regarded as a c ...
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Siân James (politician)
Siân Catherine James (born 24 June 1959) is a Welsh Labour Party politician, who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Swansea East from 2005 to 2015. Early life She spent most of her childhood in the Swansea Valley, where her parents ran a public house. She attended Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School on Afan Valley Road in Cimla, Neath. James married at age 16 and had two children by age 20. Living as a young housewife, James said: "As long as my lace curtains were the cleanest, my children immaculately dressed, their hand-knitted clothes made with love, I was happy." During the 1984 miners' strike, James helped feed over 1,000 families a week from nine different centres. After the strike, James decided to take her A-Levels, before attending Swansea University. In the 2014 film ''Pride'', Jessica Gunning portrays a young Siân James during the time of the miners' strike. Career After raising her children, she attended Swansea University as a mature student, studying for a de ...
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Siân James (musician)
Siân James (born 24 December 1961) is a Welsh traditional folk singer and harpist who has recorded for Sain and BBC Records as well as her own label, Bos. A native of the Mid Wales village of Llanerfyl in Powys, Siân James participated, from an early age, in local eisteddfodau, playing the piano, the violin and later the harp. While still a student at Llanfair Caereinion High School, she began composing her own songs and arranging traditional Welsh music. She went on to read music at the University of Wales, Bangor. She is also well known for her acting work on Welsh language television. Having been a recording artist for Sain and BBC Records, James has, in the 2000s, recorded her work for Bos at her home studio in Llanerfyl. James conducts and accompanies a Welsh men's choir called Parti Cut Lloi. In 2009, she performed several times with the choir at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. Albums * ''Cysgodion Karma'' 'Karma Shadows''(1990) * ''Distaw'' 'S ...
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Sean James
Sean James (born March 15, 1969, in Meridian, Mississippi) is a former American football player and activist who signed as a rookie free agent with the Minnesota Vikings (1991–1992). Sean is the cousin of father and son Major League Baseball players Cecil Fielder and Prince Fielder. In June 2012, James created Be In The Know About Bullying to combat homophobia and bullying. Early life James played his high school football at Hutchinson High School in Hutchinson, Kansas. James was a member of the 1986 team that reached the state semifinals, and was awarded All County and All State honors. James was a three-sport letterman in football, basketball and track and field. As one of the state's top high school long jumpers and sprinters, James had the best long jump in the state of Kansas at the 1987 Kansas Relays with a jump of . Education * The George Washington University – Master of Business Administration (2013) * Missouri Southern State University – B.A. in Business Admi ...
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