title: James Walton (MP for Preston)
text: # James Walton (MP for Preston)
  
  James Walton (1479/80–1546/50), of Preston, Lancashire, was an English politician.
  
  ## Career
  
  He was Mayor of Preston in 1526–27, ?1532–33, ?1533–34 and 1546.
  
  He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Preston in 1529.
  
  