Modern English biography

LOW, THOMAS BELL (son of David Low). _b._ Birkenhead 1855; went to Otago, New Zealand 1873; one of the principal assistant engineers in public works department Otago district, and architect for the Middle Island 1878; employed in fortifying the port and town of Dunedin 1885; A.I.C.E. 2 Feb. 1886. _d._ in the tropics while on a voyage to England 12 Sep. 1886. _Min. of proc. of I.C.E. xci_ 450–51 (1888). LOW, WALTER (son of a publisher). _b._ England 1843; publisher and bookseller with his father in U.S. America; long connected with the Messrs. Harpers of New York; attempted to throw himself into the Thames but was diverted from his object by finding a policeman was watching him 1872; committed suicide by taking a quantity of paregoric at 1 Upper Gordon st. Euston sq. London 4 April 1872. _Times 8 April 1872 p._ 7. LOW, WILLIAM. _b._ Rothesay, Bute 11 Dec. 1814; pupil of Peter Macquiston, civil engineer Glasgow, then a partner with him to 1847; engaged under Brunel in construction of Great Western railway; colliery engineer at Wrexham 1847 to about 1877; had charge of the Vron colliery near Cefn, Denbighshire many years; concerned in the Channel tunnel, issued a circular describing his plans 1866, had an interview with Napoleon III. 1867, purchased land at Dover and Calais for the enterprise, appointed one of the engineers by sir Edward Watkin; surveyed and proposed making an England and India railway 2,000 miles 1870; M.I.C.E. Dec. 1867; author of Letter to Lord John Russell explanatory of a financing system for extending railways in Ireland 1850. _d._ 88 West Cromwell road, London 10 July 1886. _bur._ Brompton cemet. where is monument. LOWDER, CHARLES FUGE (eld. child of Charles Loder of Bath, banker, _d._ 9 Sep. 1876 aged 83). _b._ 2 West Wing, Lansdowne crescent, Bath 22 June 1820; ed. at King’s college school, London, and Exeter coll. Oxf., B.A. 1843, M.A. 1845; C. of Walton, Somerset 1843–4; chaplain to Axbridge workhouse 1845–6; C. of Tetbury, Gloucs. 1846–51; C. of St. Barnabas, Pimlico, London 1851–6; joined the mission at St. George’s-in-the-East 22 Aug. 1856, rented the Danish ch. at Wellclose sq.; hired a house at Sutton, Surrey for penitents 1858; secured the site of and raised funds for St. Peter’s, London Docks, consecrated 30 June 1866, C. in charge 1866 to death; a founder of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament 4 Dec. 1862; always known as ‘Father Lowder’; author of Ten years in the St. George’s mission 1867; Twenty one years in the St. George’s mission