About Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet
Lived 1842 – 1915 (aged 72). Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet was a British politician.
Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet JP DL (25 December 1842 – 17 April 1915) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Early life
Rankin was born on 25 December 1842 at Liverpool, England. He was the eldest son of Robert Rankin (1801–1870), a timber merchant and shipowner, and his wife Ann (née Strang) Ranking (1812–1875). His sister, Ann Rankin, was the first wife of David MacIver, MP. The Rankin Constitutional Club, in Corn Square, Leominster, is named after him.
Personal life On 12 January 1865, he married Annie Laura Bushell (–1920), the daughter Christopher Bushell JP (1810–1886) and Margaret (née Easton) Bushell of Hinderton Hall, Cheshire. Together, they had four sons and four daughters, including:
Sir James died on 17 April 1915 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Reginald.
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British politician (1842–1915)
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Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet was born on 25 December 1842 in Liverpool.
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Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet died on 17 April 1915.
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