Joseph Caulfield James
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Joseph Caulfeild James (6 July 1860 – 6 July 1925) was an English teacher from Birkenhead, England. He was the principal tutor to Prince Vajiravudh of Siam, who later became king of Siam.
Caulfeild James, an Englishman of Irish descent, arrived in Bangkok in 1887 for a position teaching English at Assumption College. After a short period there, he was engaged inside the Grand Palace as the full-time English tutor to three princes; Prince Vajiravudh, Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath and Prince Nandiyavat Svasti.
Caulfeild James accompanied Prince Nandiyavat Svasti to Europe. For some years, James continued to be one of the tutors in the Grand Palace, and in 1898, he was appointed headmaster of the Rajakumari College inside the Grand Palace.