Background
The son of James Scholes, a printer and bookbinder, was born at Bolton, Lancashire, on 27 March 1852, and educated at Holy Trinity school there.
The son of James Scholes, a printer and bookbinder, was born at Bolton, Lancashire, on 27 March 1852, and educated at Holy Trinity school there.
He trained as a printer, and then became a reporter on a local paper. Scholes died on 18 June 1890, and was buried at Tong cemetery.
Subsequently he went into business as a draper, and sat as a member of the Bolton board of guardians and school board.