Bignal James

Bignal James a Free-will Baptist minister, was born in 1799, and was one of the early preachers of that faith. He was quite prominently connected with all the advanced movements of the denomination during his ministry, and was a determined opposer of slavery and its kindred evils. His great work in the ministry was that of an evangelist, and he was frequently associated with the leading men of his denomination in conducting protracted meetings. He died very suddenly at Lyon, Oakland Co., Mich., Aug. 3, 1869. See Free- will Baptist Register, 1871, p. 80. (J. C. S.)