Sir James Creed (c. 1695 – 7 February 1762) was an English merchant and politician. Creed was a merchant of London and a director of the

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. He was in business in the manufacture of white lead, for which he obtained a patent in December 1749. He was elected a

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in February, 1743. He was seen as a loyal supporter of the Prime Minister, the

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. In 1754 Creed was elected

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(MP) for

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where he was seen as a loyal supporter of the Whig Prime Minister, the

. He lost the seat to two Tory candidates in 1761. Creed was buried with his wife Dame Mary Creed at

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where there is a marble monument to his memory against the outer north wall.''Greenwich'', The Environs of London: volume 4: Counties of Herts, Essex & Kent (1796), pp. 426-493. Date accessed: 21 November 2010
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1762 deaths 1690s births Directors of the British East India Company Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1754–1761 Fellows of the Royal Society {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub