William James (railway promoter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English lawyer, surveyor and railway promoter
Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1771
Place of Birth: Henley-in-Arden, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 10-Mar-1837
Profession: entrepreneur
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About William James (railway promoter)
- 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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