Background
Langham was the eldest son of Sir John Langham, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Bunce.
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James James Langham
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Education
He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in 1638, and was admitted to Lincoln"s Inn in 1640 to train for the law.
Career
He was knighted in 1660 and appointed Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1664. He was elected Member of Parliament for Northampton in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament. Langham was again elected Member of Parliament for Northampton in February 1662 but the election was also declared void on 26 April 1662.
Langham inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1671.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1678. He died at Kensington and was buried at Cottesbrooke, Northamptonshire, leaving no male children.
Membership
Royal Society; Cavalier Parliament]
In 1656, Langham was elected Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire in the Second Protectorate Parliament. In 1661, Langham was elected Member of Parliament for Northampton in the Cavalier Parliament but the election was declared void on 13 June.
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Nationality
English