Sir James Sanderson, 1st Baronet
Deceased Person
1741 – 1798
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Who was Sir James Sanderson, 1st Baronet?
Sir James Sanderson, 1st Baronet was a banker, a member of parliament, an alderman and Lord Mayor of London. He also served as president of Bridewell Hospital, and was a member of William Wilberforce's Proclamation Society for the Discouragement of Vice.
After he died his widow married William Huntington S.S., an eccentric and polemical preacher who regarded himself as a prophet. Huntington used his new riches to build a £10,000 chapel.
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