The James Baronetcy, of Park Farm Place in

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in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 27 August 1778 for the naval commander

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. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1792.

James baronets, of Park Farm Place, Eltham (1778)

Sir William James, 1st Baronet Commodore Sir William James, 1st Baronet (5 September 1721 – 16 December 1783) was a British naval officer and politician who represented West Looe in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1774 to 1783. James is best known for his ...

(c. 1721–1783) *Sir Edward William James, 2nd Baronet (c. 1774–1792)

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{{reflist Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain 1778 establishments in England