Walter Henry James, 2nd Baron Northbourne DL (25 March 1846 – 27 January 1923), was a British peer and Liberal politician. James was the son of Walter James, 1st Baron Northbourne. He attended

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, and won a blue at tennis in 1868. He won his doubles match, but lost the singles to Cambridge University's Arthur Kinnaird. He was elected to the

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for

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in 1874, a seat he held until 1893 when he succeeded his father in the barony and entered the

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. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 1st Cinque Ports Artillery Volunteers on 10 August 1898. From 1893 to at least 1913 James was the

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of Langdon.'' Kelly's Directory of Kent'' 1913, p.419 Lord Northbourne married Edith Emeline Mary, daughter of John Newton Lane, in 1868. *Hon. Sarah Agnes James (d. 19 Oct 1940) married Rev. Adolphus Benjamin Parry-Evans, son of Maj. Samuel Evans. They had no children. * Walter John James, 3rd Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger (2 Sep 1869 – 22 Dec 1932) * Lt.-Col. Hon. Cuthbert James (29 Feb 1872 – 21 July 1930) *Hon. Robert James (13 May 1873 – 13 Dec 1960) married twice. Firstly to Lady Evelyn Kathleen Wellesley, daughter of Colonel Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington on 18 June 1900. Over a year after her death Robert married secondly, Lady Serena Mary Barbara Lumley, daughter of

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on 23 July 1923. With Lady Evelyn he had one son, Maj. Walter, and with Serena two daughters: Ursula, wife of David Allan Bethell, 5th Baron Westbury, and Serena. *Hon. Wilfred James (7 Dec 1874 – 10 Jan 1908) married Margaret Anne Stogdon, daughter of John Stogdon. They had two sons, and a daughter. Northbourne died in January 1923, aged 76, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Walter. Lady Northbourne died in 1929.

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * *

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