He married Lady Frederica Louisa on 9 Jul 1820, and they had two sons.
Lady Frederica died in childbirth with their second son in 1823. James was heart-broken and resigned his commission as a result. Two years later, still overcome with grief, he committed suicide.
He is buried with his wife and child in a vault beneath the Stanhope Chantry at St. Botolph's in Chevening.
He married Lady Frederica Louisa on 9 Jul 1820, and they had two sons.
Lady Frederica died in childbirth with their second son in 1823. James was heart-broken and resigned his commission as a result. Two years later, still overcome with grief, he committed suicide.
He is buried with his wife and child in a vault beneath the Stanhope Chantry at St. Botolph's in Chevening.
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