Thomas James ca.1640-1709/10
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Thomas JAMES ca.1640–1709/10
Biographical Note
Thomas James, printer, was the grandson of Thomas James, first librarian of the Bodleian Library. He married Elinor (Eleanor) Banckes in 1662.
Books
In his will, proved 9 May 1710, James left his personal library for the good of the public. His widow and executrix Elinor donated these books, some 3,000 volumes, to Sion College Library in 1711.
Sources
- McDowell, Paula. "James (née Banckes), Elinor (1644/5–1719), printer and polemicist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- McDowell, P. (ed.), The early modern Englishwoman, essential works: Elinor James. London, 2017.
- Will of Thomas James, The National Archives PROB 11/515/162.
- Sion College Library Book of Benefactors, Lambeth Palace Library Sion L40.2/E64.
- Information from Rosalind Johnson.