Introduction

Biography

James was the son of Hen­ry Pow­ell and Mary So­phia Wat­son. He des­cend­ed from the same line as Ro­bert Ba­den-Pow­ell (1857–1941), found­er of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides.

James was edu­cat­ed at Exe­ter Col­lege, Ox­ford (BA 1864, MA 1869). In 1881, he was cur­ate of St. And­rew’s, Ma­ry­le­bone, Mid­dle­sex.

Works

• Choralia: A Han­dy Book for Pa­ro­chi­al Pre­cen­tors and Choir­mas­ters, with Hen­ry Hol­land, 1901
• Away! With Loy­al Hearts
• Two Ball­ads. Ilka Blade o’Grass, and Whi­ther
• Two Ball­ads (Se­cond Ser­ies) The Sol­dier’s Mo­ther, and No­rah’s Trea­sure
• Benedicite, Om­nia Op­era Com­posed for the Choir of S. Paul’s Knights­bridge