Sir James Freeling, 7th Baronet
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Sir James Robert Freeling, 7th Baronet (3 June 1825 – 30 October 1916) was an
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first-class
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er and clergyman. The son of John Clayton Freeling, he was born at
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in June 1825. He was educated at
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, before going up to
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in 1844. A year prior to going to Oxford, Freeling had made his debut in
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for the
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(MCC) against
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at Bullingdon, also playing for the MCC in return fixture at
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. In 1844, he made a single appearances ''for'' Oxford University against the MCC at Lord's. He scored a total of 34 runs in his three first-class matches, with a high score of 18. He transferred from Exeter College to
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, where he completed his studies. After leaving Durham, Freeling took
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in the
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. His first ecclesiastical post was at Ely, where he was a deacon in 1852. Later in 1852, he was appointed curate at Farley in
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, a post he held until 1855. In 1861, he became the curate of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire which he held until 1868. After holding ecclesiastical posts in England, Freeling held posts on the continent, at
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in France from 1868 to 1870,
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in Belgium from 1870 to 1877, and
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in Germany from 1878 to 1882. He succeeded his cousin, Sir Harry Freeling, as the 7th Baronet of the
Freeling baronets The Freeling Baronetcy, of the General Post Office in the City of London and Ford, Sussex, Ford and Hutchings in the County of Sussex, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 March 1828 for Sir Francis Freeling, ...
in 1914. Freeling died at Brussels in October 1916 and upon his death, he was succeeded as the 8th Baronet by Sir Clayton Freeling.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeling, James 1825 births 1916 deaths Cricketers from the City of Westminster People from Marylebone People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Oxford University cricketers 19th-century English Anglican priests 20th-century English Anglican priests Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Alumni of University College, Durham