James Saunders, 1891 - 1892

Saunders was born in 1831 and at the age of fourteen was apprenticed to a firm of law stationers in London. He moved to Birmingham, and then to Wolverhampton in 1855 where he established himself as a law stationer in Darlington Street. Around the same time he became a member of the Congregational Chapel in Queens Street. He made a number of connections in the legal profession and, on the advice of professional friends, expanded his stationery business in 1863. He also became a metal broker and commission agent, allowing him to become an assessor and collector of taxes for three years. In 1881 he became a councillor, representing St George's Ward, and was elected mayor ten years later.

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