Warren James was a rebel leader in the Forest of Dean, England.
18 Facts About Warren James
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Unrest grew and Warren James emerged as a populist leader.
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Warren James was tried and sentenced to death, though this was commuted to transportation to Tasmania.
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Warren James was pardoned five years later, but unable to return home, he died in Hobart in 1841.
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Warren James's actions have inspired many other campaigns over the years and he remains one of the most significant figures in Forest of Dean history.
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James' father, Warren James, married Ann Kear in 1777.
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Warren James was the fourth son, and sixth born, of nine children.
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The younger James appears to have had no formal education, although later documents show that he could read and write as an adult.
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Warren James' house was destroyed and the family removed from the land in 1813, the land being forested after the removal.
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Aged 20 or 21, Warren James moved with his mother to Bream.
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Warren James established his office at Whitemead Park, in Parkend, and in 1814 he enclosed and replanted Nagshead, the main woodland of Parkend.
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Warren James was arrested, and committed to trial at Gloucester Assizes on Monday, 13 August 1831.
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Warren James spoke about the notice James had issued, and how he had, in turn issued his own notice cautioning that such action was illegal.
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Warren James referred to his meeting with James, on the Sunday, and said that James had claimed possession of a document which proved the enclosures were unlawful.
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Warren James was sent to Van Diemen's Land, modern day Tasmania.
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Warren James arrived in Tasmania on 14 February 1832, and was assigned to a working party attached to the Public Works Department in Hobart.
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Warren James decided to stay in Van Diemen's Land, though his reasons are unknown.
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Warren James died in rented rooms in Argyll Street, Hobart, on 26 October 1841.