Joseph Caulfeild James (6 July 1860 – 6 July 1925) was an
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teacher from
Birkenhead
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,
England
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. He was the principal tutor to
Prince Vajiravudh of Siam, who later became king of
Siam
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.
Royal tutor
Caulfeild James, an Englishman of
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descent, arrived in Bangkok in 1887 for a position teaching English at
Assumption College. After a short period there, he was engaged inside the
Grand Palace as the full-time English tutor to three princes;
Prince Vajiravudh,
Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath and
Prince Nandiyavat Svasti.
Caulfeild James accompanied
Prince Nandiyavat Svasti to Europe. For some years, James continued to be one of the tutors in the
Grand Palace, and in 1898, he was appointed headmaster of the Rajakumari College inside the
Grand Palace.
Royal Bangkok Sports Club
After leaving his royal duties, a sporting man by choice; Caulfield James became Honorary Secretary of the Bangkok Gymkhana Club. In 1901, the Bangkok Gymkhana Club developed into the present-day
Royal Bangkok Sports Club
The Royal Bangkok Sports Club (RBSC, th, ราชกรีฑาสโมสร) is an exclusive sports club in Bangkok, Thailand, best known to the public for its horse racing venue. Founded in 1901, it was the first racecourse in the country a ...
. With the help of Caulfeild James, the Royal Bangkok Sports Club emerged from being a purely horse-racing club to the broader sporting club that it is to this day.
The Royal Bangkok Sports Club
/ref> He eventually became Chairman and then Honorary Vice President of the club in 1912 to 1915.
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1860 births
1925 deaths
British expatriates in Thailand
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19th-century British educators
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