William James (railway promoter)
(1771-1837)
English railway promoter
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William James (13 June 1771 – 10 March 1837) was an English lawyer, surveyor, land agent and pioneer promoter of rail transport. According to his obituary "He was the original projector of the Liverpool & Manchester and other railways, and may with truth be considered as the father of the railway system, as he surveyed numerous lines at his own expense at a time when such an innovation was generally ridiculed."
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13 June 1771 Henley-in-Arden, England
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| Died |
10 March 1837 (aged 65) Bodmin, Cornwall
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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