who was pimm?
James Pimm. James Pimm, inventor of Pimm's. James Pimm (1798â1866) created the gin-based liqueur known as Pimm's. Pimm was born and raised in Newnham, Kent as the son of James Norris Pimm, a tenant farmer, and his wife Susannah. He was classically educated in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he focused his studies on Theology.