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- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet abstract "Commodore Sir William James, 1st Baronet, FRS (c.1721 – 16 December 1783) was a Welsh-born British navy commander, known for his successful campaigns against Indian native navies.The son of an impoverished miller from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, James ran away to sea in 1732, and by 1738 was commanding his own ship and serving in the West Indies. In 1747, he joined the East India Company and was appointed commodore of its Bombay Marine naval forces four years later.He is particularly associated with an action on 2 April 1755 when, commanding the Bombay Marine Ship Protector he attacked and destroyed the fortress of Tulaji Angre (also spelt Tollagee Angria; son of Kanhoji Angre, described by English revisionists as a \"pirate\", by local revisionists as the \"admiral\" of the Maratha Empire navy), at Severndroog (an English representation of the latter part of Janjeera Soowumdroog or Suvarnadurg), in Konkan, along the western coast of India, between Mumbai and Goa. He had initially been instructed only to blockade the stronghold, but through his intimate knowledge of the rocky coastline was able to get close enough to blow up the fortress. Although the East India Company had spent considerable sums providing protection from piracy, he only received £100 in reward.In February 1756, he supported the capture of Gheriah (now Vijaydurg) by Colonel Robert Clive and Admiral Charles Watson, and was active in numerous skirmishes against the French, helping to consolidate the British position in India.He returned to England in 1759, settling in Eltham in south-east London, and later became chairman of the directors of the East India Company, a governor of Greenwich Hospital and a fellow of the Royal Society for his contribution to navigation. Created a baronet in 1778, he died of a stroke at his daughter Elizabeth Anne's wedding to Thomas Parkyns, 1st Baron Rancliffe MP on 16 December 1783.Buried at Eltham, the following year a folly, Severndroog Castle (designed by East India Company architect Richard Jupp), was built as a memorial to him by his wife, Lady James of Eltham, on nearby Shooter's Hill in south-east London. His title passed to his son Edward William and became extinct on the latter's own death.".
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- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet wikiPageWikiLink West_Looe_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
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- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet wikiPageWikiLinkText "Commodore James".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet wikiPageWikiLinkText "Commodore Sir William James".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet wikiPageWikiLinkText "Commodore William James".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet wikiPageWikiLinkText "James, William".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet wikiPageWikiLinkText "Sir William James".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet wikiPageWikiLinkText "Sir William James, 1st Baronet".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet wikiPageWikiLinkText "Sir William James, Bt".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet wikiPageWikiLinkText "Sir William James, Bt.".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet wikiPageWikiLinkText "William James".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet after John_Buller_(1745–1793).
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet after John_Cocks,_1st_Earl_Somers.
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet before James_Townsend_(Lord_Mayor_of_London).
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet before William_Graves_(MP).
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- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet title "John Buller 1780–1782".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet title "John Rogers 1775–1780".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet title "John Somers Cocks 1782–1783".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet title "Member of Parliament for West Looe".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet title "with Charles Ogilvie 1774–1775".
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- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet years "'''1778–1783".
- Sir_William_James,_1st_Baronet years "1775".
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