Mechanical engineer James Bunten was one of the 10-man crew aboard Thomas Glen-Coats’ Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12-metre class at the 1908 Olympics. Bunten was educated at St. John’s College, Grimsargh in Lancashire, a private school for the children from well-to-do families, as his father was a well-known Scottish spindle manufacturer. His father, and James Clark Bunten, who was a wealthy engineer, industrialist, and former chairman of the Caledonian Railway company, were brothers, and it was after him that James Clark junior was named. Ironically, Bunten’s father Robert and his brother died within four days of each other in July 1901.
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