James Creed

For the Irish nationalist, see James Creed Meredith.

Sir James Creed (c. 1695 – 7 February 1762) was an English merchant and politician.

The grave of Sir James Creed, St Alfege Church, Greenwich, London

Creed was a merchant of London and a director of the Honourable East India Company.^[1] He was in business in the manufacture of white lead, for which he obtained a patent in December 1749.^[2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in February, 1743.^[3] He was seen as a loyal supporter of the Prime Minister, the Duke of Newcastle.^[4]

In 1754 Creed was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Canterbury^[5] where he was seen as a loyal supporter of the Whig Prime Minister, the Duke of Newcastle. He lost the seat to two Tory candidates in 1761.^[6]

Creed was buried with his wife Dame Mary Creed at St Alfege Church, Greenwich where there is a marble monument to his memory against the outer north wall.^[7]

References

1. Thomas Curson The Parliamentary history of England from the earliest period to ..., Volume 15
2. William Henry Pulsifer Notes for a history of lead
3. "Library and Archive Catalogue". royal Society. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
4. Pages 99 to 102,Lewis Namier, The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III (2nd edition - London: St Martin's Press, 1957)
5. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
6. Pages 99 to 105,Lewis Namier, The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III (2nd edition - London: St Martin's Press, 1957)
7. Greenwich, The Environs of London: volume 4: Counties of Herts, Essex & Kent (1796), pp. 426-493. Date accessed: 21 November 2010

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Matthew Robinson-Morris Thomas Best	Member of Parliament for Canterbury 1754–1761 With: Matthew Robinson-Morris	Succeeded by Richard Milles Thomas Best