James Paxton (golfer)

{{short description|Scottish golfer}}

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| fullname = James Ferdinand Douglas Paxton

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| birth_date = 24 December 1830

| birth_place = Inveresk, Scotland

| death_date = 5 August 1891 (aged 60)

| death_place = Eastbourne, Sussex

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| status = Professional

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| open = 10th: 1863

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James Ferdinand Douglas Paxton (24 December 1830 – 5 August 1891) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the mid-19th century. Paxton placed tenth in the 1863 Open Championship.{{cite book |title=The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 |volume=1 |first=Morgan G. |last=Brenner |year=2009 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-3360-5}}