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Date transcribed2011-05-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  James    
First Name(s)  John Thomas    
Titles  Right Rev.    
Year of Birth  1786    
Year of Death  1828    
Entry  Bishop of Calcutta : son of Dr. Thomas James, Headmaster of Rugby : born Jan. 23, 1786 : educated at Rugby, Charterhouse, Christ Church, Oxford : Student and Tutor : made a long tour through Europe : studied painting in Italy : ordained, and, Vicar in Bedfordshire, 1816 : was made Bishop of Calcutta in 1827 : D.D. : reached Calcutta in Jan. 1828: was taken ill in June, and died, Aug. 22, 1828, on a voyage to China for his health.     
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