James Grenville, 1st Baron Glastonbury

James Grenville, 1st Baron Glastonbury, PC (6 July 1742 – 26 April 1825) was a United Kingdom politician, who was a member of both houses of Parliament during his career.

Grenville was the eldest son of James Grenville MP (12 February 1715 – 14 September 1783) and a first cousin of George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.

The Grenvilles were the most prominent family in the south-eastern English county of Buckinghamshire in the 18th and early 19th centuries. For much of this time they supplied one of the two parliamentary representatives of Buckinghamshire and both of those from the town of Buckingham. The family produced some prominent national political figures, including two Prime Ministers (George Grenville and William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville). They were also related to William Pitt the Elder and William Pitt the Younger.

Grenville served as Member of Parliament for the Yorkshire borough of Thirsk 1766-1768. He sat for his family borough of Buckingham 1770-1790. He then represented the county seat of Buckinghamshire 1790-1797.

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