St. James Infirmary Blues London's St. James Hospital, a religious foundation for the treatment of leprosy. His references list an article by Kenneth Lodewick. That article states, giving no reference or source for the idea, that the phrase "St. James Hospital" refers to a hospital of that name in London. There is some difficulty in this because the hospital in question closed in 1532 when Henry VIII acquired the land to build St James's Palace. Another possibility suggested by Higginbotham on the basis of his claim that the song "St. James Infirmary" dates at least from the early nineteenth century, is the Infirmary section
James Craufurd (British Army officer) Harriett Cavendish. James Craufurd (British Army officer) General James Robertson Craufurd (1804–1888) was a senior British Army officer. Crauford was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards. He was commander of the Brigade of Guards during the Crimean War. He then became Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards in 1861. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1863 and to general in 1871; he retired in 1877. He became colonel of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot in 1864 and then transferring to the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot in 1870. He lived at Princes Gardens in London. He married