James Baines (merchant)

James Baines
Born1822
Liverpool, England
Died8 March 1889(1889-03-08) (aged 66–67)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Shipbroker, merchant
Known forJames Baines & Co. and the Liverpool Black Ball line between England and Australia
SpouseAnne Netherton[citation needed]
Children2

James Baines (1822 – 8 March 1889) was a British merchant, shipowner and shipbroker by trade. He became famous as the founder of James Baines & Co. that ran a fleet of 86 ships on the Liverpool Black Ball line between England and Australia in 1851–1871.[1]

  1. ^ THORP, ROBERT (2018). MERSEY BUILT : the role of merseyside in the american civil war [paperback, b & w edition]. VERNON Press. pp. 64–68. ISBN 978-1-62273-333-0.