Modern English biography

By R. B. Knowles_ (1872), _portrait_; _Genealogical table of the families of ... Knowles. By F. Harvey_ (1875); _W. Marston’s Our Recent Actors_, _ii_ 122–38 (1888); _Traits of Character. By A Contemporary_, _ii_ 131–58 (1860); _James Grant’s Portraits of public characters_, _ii_ 251–61 (1841); _J. E. Ritchie’s London Pulpit_, _2 ed._ (1858) 141–7; _W. Bates’s Maclise portrait gallery_ (1883) 397–402, _portrait_; _R. H. Horne’s New spirit of the age_, _ii_ 85–90 (1844); _G. Hodder’s Memories of my time_ (1870) 170–5; _Cumberland’s British Theatre_, _vol. xlii_, _portrait_; _Men of the time_ (1857) 428–31. NOTE.--There was a tavern at 12 Brydges st. Covent Garden called after him the Sheridan Knowles tavern, it lasted from 1840 to 1860, here met the worshipful society of “The Owls,” some 200 strong with Augustine Wade as president and J. S. Knowles as patron and chancellor. There was a splendid edition of Knowles’ works privately printed 1872–4 at expense of James M’Henry, edited by Francis Harvey 6 vols. 4^o., 25 copies only, the last vol. is a life of him by his son R. B. Knowles. KNOWLES, JOHN. _b._ Manchester 1810; stage coach proprietor; succeeded his father in the coal and marble trade; proprietor of a corn and flour mill at Nuneaton; lessee of the old theatre royal, Manchester 29 Nov. 1842 to 1844; built the new theatre royal, Peter st. Manchester, opened 29 Sep. 1845, lessee until 1875, his representations have never been surpassed in the provinces; formed a fine collection of works of art. _d._ The Lawn, Rugby 18 Feb. 1880. KNOWLES, JOHN. _b._ Bow, London 1823; emigrated 1841 and was in service of New Zealand Co. 1841–44; in business in New Zealand 1853; under sec. public works department New Zealand 1871–83; edited Wellington Independent for 9 years, the Wanganui Chronicle, and the New Zealand Spectator; own correspondent of the London Times 1864–69; founder and first sec. of Wellington mechanics’ institution 1842; author of The Canterbury settlement of New Zealand a field for emigration 1851. _d._ Wellington 3 Dec. 1891. KNOWLES, RICHARD BRINSLEY (son of J. S. Knowles the dramatist 1784–1862). _b._ Glasgow 17 Jany. 1820; clerk in general register office 7 and 8 Somerset place, London 1838–41; barrister M.T. 26 May 1843; edited Joe Miller the Younger 2 vols. 1845; Mephistopheles 16 numbers 1845–6; produced The Maiden Aunt, a comedy at Haymarket theatre 19 Nov. 1845; joined Church of Rome 1849; edited The Catholic Standard 1849; Illustrated London Magazine 5 vols. 1853–5; a writer on the Standard 1857–60, afterwards on the Morning Post; edited Chronicles of John of Oxenedes. Rolls Series 1859; engaged under royal commission on historical manuscripts 1871 to death; author of The life of James Sheridan Knowles 1872, 25 copies only privately printed. _d._ 29 North Bank, Regent’s park, London 28 Jany. 1882. _W. Bates’s Maclise portrait gallery_ (1883) 402. KNOWLES, THOMAS (son of John Knowles of Ince near Wigan). _b._ Ince 30 May 1824; a collier boy at a pit in Ince 1833 where his father was an overman; partner with John Pearson in a colliery at Ince; chairman of the Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron co.; member of Wigan town council 1863–73, mayor of Wigan 1864 and 1865; M.P. for Wigan 3 Feb. 1874 to death; one of royal comrs. to inquire into working of factory and workshops acts 25 March 1875, their report is dated 10 Feb. 1876; pres. of Mining association of Great Britain 13 Feb. 1878. _d._ Darnhall hall, Winsford, Cheshire 3 Dec. 1883. KNOX, ALEXANDER ANDREW (2 son of George Knox of Jamaica, landed proprietor). _b._ London 5 Feb. 1818; ed. at Tiverton and Trin. coll. Camb., scholar, third in the classical tripos and second chancellor’s medallist 1844; B.A. 1844, M.A. 1847; barrister L.I. 23 Nov. 1847; wrote leading articles for The Times 1846–60; magistrate at Worship st. police court London 17 Aug. 1860, at Marlborough st. 1862–78; wrote articles in Edinburgh Review, Blackwood’s Mag. and other periodicals; author of The new playground, or wanderings in Algeria 1881, 2 ed. 1882. _d._ 125 Victoria st. Westminster 5 Oct. 1891. _Temple Bar_, _April 1892 pp._ 495–517. KNOX, BROWNLOW WILLIAM (3 son of Thomas Knox, captain 1 foot guards). _b._ 1806; ensign 3 foot guards 13 Aug. 1825; captain Scots fusilier guards 15 Nov. 1839, sold out 2 Oct. 1846; major Bucks. yeomanry cavalry 5 April 1853, lieut. col. 27 May 1862 to Jany. 1869; M.P. for Marlow 3 Aug. 1847 to 11 Nov. 1868. _d._ 28 Wilton crescent, London 14 March 1873. NOTE.--In 1850 he advanced money to Frederick Gye for the purpose of carrying on the Royal Italian opera, Covent Garden, this arrangement lasted until 5 March 1856 when the theatre was burnt down, Gye then hired the Lyceum and carried on Italian opera there 2 years, when he returned to the new Covent Garden theatre. Knox filed a bill against Gye in 1861, V.C. Wood decreed 4 Dec. 1863 there was no partnership between them and the bill was dismissed; in 1864 Knox filed a second bill against Gye, V.C. Wood decided against Gye 30 Jany. 1866, the lord chancellor then being appealed to reversed V.C. Wood’s decision 20 Feb. 1867, Knox appealed to the House of Lords 1871, his appeal was dismissed with costs 8 July 1872. _Law Reports_, _5 House of Lords_ 656–88 (1872). KNOX, EDMUND SEXTON PERY (2 son of 1 earl of Ranfurly 1754–1840). _b._ 21 July 1787; entered navy Nov. 1799; captain 28 Feb. 1812; flag capt. in the Eurotas 38 guns in 1814 and then on h.p. to death; R.A. 1 Oct. 1846; retired admiral 7 Nov. 1860. _d._ Dover 24 March 1867. KNOX, HENRY BARRY (2 son of George Knox, M.P. for univ. of Dublin, _d._ 13 June 1827). _b._ 7 Oct. 1807; ed. Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1828, M.A. 1832; R. of Hadleigh, Suffolk and co-dean of Bocking 1841 to death. _d._ Hadleigh 24 Aug. 1869. KNOX, JAMES. _b._ 1807; accountant; a publisher in Edinburgh; started and edited The Torch, a journal of literature, science and the arts, 22 numbers Edinburgh 3 Jany. to 30 May 1846; contributed to Tait’s Magazine; Scottish editor of Daily News 3 years. _d._ Bathfield, North Leith 5 June 1869. KNOX, JOHN HENRY (brother of E. S. P. Knox 1787–1867). _b._ 26 July 1788; weigh-master of butter to 1830 when granted pension of £1076 15s. on abolition of the office; M.P. Newry 1826–32; author of Norman Hamilton, or the shadow of destiny 1860; The Ocean Pilgrim’s jottings 1870; The critic-vampyre 1870. _d._ Chislehurst, Kent 27 Aug. 1872. _I.L.N. lxi_ 263 (1872). KNOX, LAWRENCE EDWARD (1 son of Arthur Edward Knox of Trotton, Sussex, _b._ 1808). _b._ Kemp Town, Brighton 7 Nov. 1836; ensign 63 foot 25 Aug. 1854, lieut. 11 Dec. 1854, placed on h.p. with rank of captain 15 Jany. 1857, sold out 1858; founded The Irish Times 1859 which became the leading paper in Ireland; major 2nd royal Tower Hamlets militia 24 March 1866 to 20 Aug. 1870; M.P. for borough of Sligo 20 Nov. 1868, unseated on petition 19 Feb. 1869, Sligo disfranchised 1870; F.R.S. Dublin. _d._ 53 Fitzwilliam sq. Dublin 24 Jany. 1873. _I.L.N. lxii_ 115 (1873). KNOX, RICHARD (son of John Knox of Dublin). _b._ 28 May 1812; ed. at Eton; cornet 4 light dragoons 28 June 1831; lieut. 15 hussars 2 Sep. 1836, major 8 Dec. 1854 to 19 Feb. 1858; raised the 18th hussars at Leeds 1858, lieut.-col. of the regiment 19 Feb. 1858, served with it in England 1858–64, in Madras 1864–73, placed on h.p. 14 June 1873; M.G. 23 July 1876; granted good service pension 11 March 1878; placed on retired list with hon. rank of L.G. 1 July 1881; col. 20 hussars 21 Aug. 1883 to 11 June 1891; col. 18 hussars 11 June 1891 to death. _d._ Strathdurn, Cheltenham 3 Jany. 1892. KNOX, ROBERT. Sub-edited Morning Herald many years, edited it 1846–58; registrar of mixed commission at Cape of Good Hope 1858 to death. _d._ Cape of Good Hope 6 March 1859. KNOX, ROBERT (5 son of Robert Knox, mathematical master at Heriot’s hospital, Edinburgh _d._ 1812). _b._ Edinburgh 4 Sep. 1791; lost sight of his left eye from small-pox; ed. at high school Edinb., dux and gold medallist 1810; studied at univ. of Edinb., M.D. 1814; assistant surgeon in the army 1815, sent to Cape of Good Hope with 72nd foot April 1817, returned to England on h.p. 25 Dec. 1820, remained on h.p. to 1832; F.R.C.S. Edinb. 1825, conservator of museum of comparative anatomy and pathology 1825–31; anatomical lecturer in Edinb. 1825–41, in 1828–9 his students numbered 504, they presented him with a gold vase 11 April 1829; purchased bodies from the resurrectionists Burke and Hare 1828; lectured on The Races of Men and other subjects at Newcastle, Manchester and other towns 1846–52; pathological anatomist to Cancer hospital at Brompton, London, Oct. 1856 to death; practised at Hackney 1856 to death; author of The Edinburgh Dissector 1837, anon.; The races of men 1850, with supplement 1862; A manual of artistic anatomy 1852; A manual of human anatomy 1853; Fish and fishing in the lone glens of Scotland 1854; Man, his structure and physiology popularly explained 1857. _d._ 9 Lambe terrace, Hackney, London 20 Dec. 1862. _bur._ Woking cemet. 29 Dec. _H. Lonsdale’s Life of R. Knox_ (1870), 2 _portraits_; _Life of Sir R. Christison_, _vol._ 1 (1885) _passim_; _J. F. Clarke’s Autobiographical recollections of medical profession_ (1874) 420–33. KNOX, ROBERT (3 son of Hugh Knox, a ruling elder of parish of Urney, co. Tyrone). _b._ Clady, parish of Urney 1815; ed. at Glasgow univ., M.A. 1837; ordained by presbytery of Strabane, April 1840; minister of Linenhall st. ch. Belfast 1843 to death; started and edited the Irish Presbyterian, monthly periodical; D.D. Univ. of Schenectady, U.S. 1863; a founder of Sabbath school society for Ireland; an early promoter of the Presbyterian alliance; author of The crisis, plain truths and stern facts for earnest men 1868. _d._ Belfast 16 Aug. 1883. KNOX, THOMAS FRANCIS (eld. son of John Henry Knox 1788–1872, M.P.) _b._ 24 Dec. 1822; ed. at Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1845; received into Church of Rome at Northampton 16 Nov. 1845; admitted a member of the congregation of the Oratory 1848, founded with F. W. Faber the London Oratory 1849, superior of it 1865 to death; created D.D. by Pius IX. 1875; author of Life of the Blessed Henry Suso, by himself, translated from the German 1865; When does the Church speak infallibly? or the nature and scope of the Church’s teaching office 1867, 2 ed. 1870, translated into German and Italian; The last survivor of the ancient English hierarchy, T. Goldwell, bishop of St. Asaph. By T. F. K. 1876. _d._ the Oratory, Brompton road, South Kensington 20 March 1882. _J. E. Bowden’s Life of F. W. Faber_ (1869) 238, 363, 424. KNOX, SIR THOMAS GEORGE (son of rev. James Spencer Knox 1789–1862, R. of Maghera, co. Derry). _b._ 11 Jany. 1824; ensign 65 foot 17 April 1840; lieut. 98 foot 7 Oct. 1842 to Dec. 1848 when he sold out; served with Siamese army 1851–57; consul at Bankok 30 Nov. 1864; consul general in Siam 18 July 1868, agent and consul general 8 Feb. 1875, retired on a pension of £1026, 26 Nov. 1879; K.C.M.G. 12 April 1880. _d._ Eaux Chaudes, Pyrenees 29 July 1887. KNOX, VICESIMUS (1 son of rev. Vicesimus Knox 1752–1821, master of Tunbridge school). _b._ 1779; barrister I.T. 3 Feb. 1804, bencher 1848 to death; deputy recorder of Saffron Walden, recorder 1837 to death. _d._ 25 Jany. 1855. KNOX-GORE, SIR CHARLES JAMES, 2 Baronet (eld. son of the succeeding). _b._ Ballina house, co. Mayo 20 Sep. 1831; ed. at Eton and Trin. coll. Dublin; ensign 27 foot 16 May 1851; lieut. 66 foot 27 Jany. 1854, captain 8 June 1855, sold out 30 April 1851; lieut.-col. Sligo artillery militia 3 May 1861, hon. col. 14 June 1876 to death. _d._ 22 Dec. 1890. KNOX-GORE, SIR FRANCIS ARTHUR, 1 Baronet (eld. son of James Knox of Broadlands park, co. Mayo 1774–1818, who assumed additional name of Gore 1813). _b._ 23 June 1803; ed. at Eton and Trin. coll. Dublin; lord lieut. of Sligo 1831–71; sheriff of Sligo 1840; col. of Sligo militia 27 Jany. 1847 to death; created baronet 5 Dec. 1868. _d._ Dublin 21 May 1873. KNYVETT, CHARLES (eld. son of Charles Knyvett 1752–1822, glee and catch singer). _b._ 1773; a chorister of Westminster abbey; assisted his father in revival of the Vocal Concerts at Hanover sq. rooms 1801; organist of St. George’s, Hanover sq. 1802; gentleman of the chapel royal 1808; a teacher of the pianoforte and of thorough bass; published Six Airs harmonised for three and four voices 1815; A selection of psalm tunes as sung at the church of St. George, Hanover square 1823; Epitaph at Brading church yard set to music for three voices 1831. _d._ 2 Nov. 1852. KNYVETT, DEBORAH (dau. of John Travis, fustian manufacturer). _b._ Shaw near Royton 1790; a handloom weaver at Shaw; sang in Shaw ch. choir; (_m._ as his second wife in 1826 the succeeding); apprentice to Thomas Greatorex in London 5 years; a soprano singer in oratorios and secular music, with a great knowledge of Handel’s music; sang at Concerts of Ancient music 1813, and at chief London concerts 1815–43 as well as at Birmingham 1847 etc. _d._ Hey cottage, Shaw 10 Feb. 1876. _E. Butterworth’s Oldham_ (1856) 251; _Victoria Mag. xxvi_ 375–76 (1876). KNYVETT, WILLIAM (3 son of Charles Knyvett 1752–1822). _b._ London 21 April 1779; ed. by his father, Samuel Webbe the glee composer and Signor Cimador; sang in the treble chorus at concerts of Ancient music 1788, principal alto 1795, conductor of the concerts 1832–40; a gentleman of the chapel royal 1797 and composer there 1802; lay vicar Westminster abbey; for 40 years he sang in London concerts and at provincial festivals; one of finest alto singers of his day; Callcott’s glee With sighs sweet rose, was composed for him; conductor of Birmingham festivals 1831–43; composer of My love is like the red, red rose 1803; The bells of St. Michael tower 1810; The Boatie rows 1810; and As it fell upon a day 1812; wrote anthems for coronations of George IV. and Victoria. _d._ Clarges house, Ryde, Isle of Wight 17 Nov. 1856. KOE, JOHN HERBERT (2 son of John Heide Koe of City of London, merchant). _b._ 1783; student L.I. 17 Nov. 1804, barrister 22 Nov. 1810, bencher 18 Jany. 1842 to death, treasurer 11 Jany. 1860 to death; Q.C. Jany. 1842; a leading counsel in the Rolls court; judge of county courts, circuit No. 33, Hertfordshire and part of Beds., Bucks., Essex and Middlesex 13 March 1847 to death; editor with Samuel Miller of The law and practice in bankruptcy. By Basil Montagu and W. S. Ayrton 2 ed. 2 vols.