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James Bain (Egremont MP)

British politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ26257903 ↗
Source-derived summary

James Robert Bain (1851 – 27 February 1913) was a British Conservative Party politician who represented Egremont, Cumberland in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1900 to 1906.

He died at his home in London on 27 February 1913.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “James Bain (Egremont MP)” as british politician. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around James, Bain and Egremont.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1851, 1913, 1900, 1906—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1851. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with James, Bain and Egremont providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “James Bain (Egremont MP)”, the useful work is to connect “british politician” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q26257903. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1851, 1913, 1900 and 1906.

Critical limits

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This entry incorporates text from “James Bain (Egremont MP)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.