Modern English biography

_i_ 246–9 (1870). M’ARTHUR, SIR WILLIAM (5 child of John M’Arthur, Wesleyan minister, _d._ 1840). _b._ Malin, barony of Innishowen, co. Donegal 6 July 1809; ed. at Stranorlar, co. Donegal; apprenticed to Hugh Copeland of Enniskillen, woollen draper 1821–5; woollen draper with Joseph Cather at Londonderry 1831–5, and alone from 15 Nov. 1835 to 1857; merchant in Australian trade 18–19 Silk st. Cripplegate, London, having with his brother Alexander M’Arthur, M.P., houses in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland 1857; contested Pontefract, July 1865; M.P. Lambeth 1868–85; contested West Newington 1885; leader of the movement in favour of the annexation of Fiji 1872; a great supporter of the Wesleyan methodist connection; sheriff of London 1867–8, alderman of ward of Coleman st. 3 Sep. 1872 to death, lord mayor 1880–1; master of spectacle makers’ company 6 Oct. 1875; K.C.M.G. 17 Nov. 1882. _d._ in a carriage at the Praed st. station of Metropolitan railway, London 16 Nov. 1887. _bur._ Norwood cemet. 21 Nov. Will proved for £120,937 2s. 5d., which did not include his estate in the colonies. _T. Mc Cullagh’s Sir W. M’Arthur_ (1891), _portrait_; _I.L.N. lxxvii_ 448 (1880), _portrait_; _Graphic xxii_ 436 (1880), _portrait_; _J. E. Ritchie’s Famous city men_ (1884) 85–95. MACARTHY or CARTER, JOHN or THOMAS, known as Macarte and Massarti. _b._ Cork 1838; a servant in Bell’s circus 1862, when passing the lions’ cage in Bell’s menagerie, Crosshall st. Liverpool, a lioness seized him by the left arm, he was rescued by Batty and being removed to the Northern hospital his fore-arm was amputated 13 Nov. 1862; lion tamer in Bell and Myers’s circus 1862; lion tamer in Rosina Manders’s menagerie Jany. 1871 to death; attacked by 4 lions at Market square, Bolton 3 Jany. 1872. _d._ in infirmary, Bolton 3 Jany. 1872. _bur._ Bolton cemetery 6 Jany. _Times 17 Nov. 1862 p._ 12; _Illust. sp. and dr. news_, _ii_ 209 (1874); _Baily’s Mag. xliii_ 16–17, 20 (1885); _T. Frost’s Circus Life_ (1876) 293–6. MACAULAY, THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY, 1 Baron (eld. child of Zachary Macaulay, philanthropist 1768–1838). _b._ Rothley Temple, Leics. 25 Oct. 1800; began residence at Trin. coll. Camb. Oct. 1818, a fellow 1 Oct. 1824 to 1831; Craven univ. scholar 1821; B.A. 1822, M.A. 1825; D.C.L. Oxford 1853; barrister L.I. 10 Feb. 1826, bencher Jany. 1850 to death; contributed to Edinburgh Review, May 1825 to 1845; a comr. in bankruptcy Jany. 1828 to 1831; M.P. Calne 1830–2, M.P. Leeds 1832–4, M.P. Edinburgh 1839–47 and 18 July 1852 to Jany. 1856; a comr. of board of control July to Dec. 1832, secretary to the board 19 Dec. 1832 to 26 Dec. 1833; fifth member of supreme council of India at Calcutta 4 Dec. 1833 to Dec. 1838; compiled a criminal code for India 1835–7; began his History of England, March 1839; secretary at war with a seat in the cabinet 26 Sep. 1839 to 4 Sep. 1841; proposed a copyright of 42 years from publication, which became law 1842; paymaster general 7 July 1846 to 11 May 1848; lord rector of univ. of Glasgow, Nov. 1848, installed 21 March 1849; F.R.S. 22 Nov. 1849; fellow of univ. of London 1850–9; professor of ancient history in royal academy 1850; created baron Macaulay of Rothley, Leicestershire 10 Sep. 1857; high steward of borough of Cambridge 1857, sworn in 11 May 1858; lived at El The Albany, Piccadilly 1840–56, and at Holly lodge afterwards called Airlie lodge, Campden Hill 1856 to death; author of Critical and miscellaneous essays 5 vols. 1841–4; Lays of ancient Rome 1842; The history of England 5 vols. 1849–61; Speeches 2 vols. 1853; The works of lord Macaulay. Ed. by lady Trevelyan 8 vols. 1866, portrait. _d._ in his library at Holly lodge, Campden hill, Kensington 28 Dec.