Modern English biography

IMRAY, JOHN. _b._ in north of Scotland 11 Jany. 1811; L.R.C.S. Edin. 1831; M.D. Heidelberg 1842; practised at Roseau, Dominica, West Indies from 1832 to death; introduced the cultivation of limes and of Liberian coffee; member of executive council; chairman of board of health; a founder of the Roseau infirmary; author of Memoir on yaws in Gavin Milroy’s Report on leprosy and yaws in the West Indies 1873; wrote papers on The yellow fever, in Edin. Med. Journ. 1838–48; contributed to the Gardener’s Chronicle, the Technologist, the Journal of applied sciences and Nature. _d._ Dominica 22 Aug. 1880. _Medical Times, ii_ 417 (1880). IMRAY, KEITH. M.D., F.R.S.; author of A popular cyclopedia of modern domestic medicine 1842. _d._ Stonehaven 27 Aug. 1855. IMRIE, GEORGE (son of George Imrie of Perth). _b._ Scotland 2 July 1829; ed. at Christ hospital; clerk to Thomas Jones, solicitor, city of London 1844; kept the accounts of the parish of St. Stephen, Coleman st. 1847–64; assist. sec. Licensed victuallers’ asylum, Old Kent road, London 1854, sec. 1864 to death, presented with a purse of 100 guineas 1864, presented with a silver cup and 250 sovereigns 1867. _d._ The Asylum, London 6 Sep. 1872. _Licensed Victuallers’ Almanack_ (1868) 113–5, _portrait_, (1873) 156–7; _Illust. Sporting News_, _vi_ 145 (1867), _portrait_. INCE, HENRY BRET (eld. son of Edward Bret Ince, publisher of the Law Journal, who _d._ 1882). _b._ London 1830; in business connected with shipping; a leader writer on the Daily News; barrister I.T. 1 Nov. 1852; admitted ad eundem at L.I. 7 Nov. 1859, bencher 4 Nov. 1878; reported for The Jurist in court of V. C. Wood; Q.C. 28 June 1875; M.P. for Hastings 1883 to 1885, for East division of Islington 1885 to 1886, contested the seat 1886; author of A systematic treatment of the Trustee act and the Extension act of 1852, 1858, 2 ed. 1858. _d._ suddenly at 20 Old sq. Lincoln’s Inn 7 May 1889. INCE, JOSEPH MURRAY. _b._ Presteign, Radnorshire 1806; pupil of David Cox 1823–6; came to London 1826; exhibited 16 pictures at R.A., 23 at B.I. and 137 at Suffolk st. 1826–58; a good painter of landscape in water-colours; painted at Presteign about 1835 to death; published Views illustrating the county of Radnor, Seven lithographic plates 1832. _d._ 24 Sep. 1859. _bur._ Kensal Green cemetery, _monu._ erected to his memory at Presteign. INCE, WILLIAM. _b._ 1794; connected with Godfrey & Cook, pharmaceutical chemists, Southampton st. Covent Garden, London from an early age to his death; a founder of the Pharmaceutical society of Great Britain 20 March 1841, V.P. 1849–50 and president 1850–1. _d._ Kensington 26 March 1853. _J. Bell and T. Redwood’s Pharmacy_ (1880) 228. INCHBOLD, JOHN WILLIAM (son of Thomas Inchbold, proprietor and editor of the Leeds Intelligencer). _b._ Leeds 29 April 1830; studied under Louis Haghe; a student at the R.A. 1847; exhibited 27 pictures at R.A., 1 at B.I. and 3 at Suffolk st. 1849–79; his pictures The Moorland 1855 and The White Doe of Rylstone were much praised by Ruskin; made a sketching tour in Algeria; many of his pictures were exhibited by Leeds Philosophical soc. 1887; author of Annus Amoris. Sonnets 1876. _d._ at his sister’s residence, Headingley near Leeds 23 Jany. 1888. _bur._ Adel ch. yard 25 Jany. Swinburne wrote a memorial funereal ode for him. _Athenæum, i_ 123, 154, 188 (1888). INCHIQUIN, SIR LUCIUS O’BRIEN, 13 Baron. _b._ Dromoland, county Clare 5 Dec. 1800; M.P. for co. Clare 1826–30 and 1847–52; succeeded his father as 5 baronet 13 March 1837; lord lieut. of Clare, May 1843 to death; succeeded James O’Brien 3rd marquis of Thomond and 12 baron Inchiquin, as 13 baron 3 July 1855, his right to the barony was confirmed by House of Lords 11 April 1862; a representative peer for Ireland 20 Oct. 1863 to death; author of Ireland: the late famine and the poor laws 1848. _d._ Dromoland 22 March 1872. INCLEDON, CHARLES (eld. son of Charles Incledon, vocalist 1763–1826). _b._ 1791; had a pure tenor voice; appeared at Drury Lane as Meadows in Love in a Village 3 Oct. 1829; an English teacher at Vienna many years. _d._ Bad Tuffé department of Sarthe, France 1865. INGALL, WILLIAM LENOX. _b._ 2 June 1822; ensign 62 foot 27 Dec. 1842, lieut. col. 25 Oct. 1855 to 6 March 1868; served in Sutlej campaign 1845–6 and in Crimean war 1854–5; brigadier general Bengal, April to Oct. 1869 and April 1870 to Jany. 1874; L.G. 1 Oct. 1877; placed on retired list with hon. rank of general 1 July 1881; col. Royal Sussex regiment 14 Sep. 1885 to death; C.B. 22 Jany. 1857. _d._ Queen’s park, Chester 11 Jany. 1888. INGALTON, WILLIAM (son of a shoemaker at Worplesdon, Surrey). _b._ Worplesdon 1794; lived at Eton long time, where he painted domestic and rustic scenes; published lithographed views of Eton 1821; exhibited 9 pictures at R.A., 19 at B.I. and 5 at Suffolk st. 1816–26; an architect and builder at Windsor from 1824. _d._ Clewer, Windsor 1866. INGHAM, CHARLES CROMWELL. _b._ Dublin 1796; pupil of Wm. Cumming 1810–14; a portrait painter in New York 1816 to death; noted for his portraits of women and children; a founder of National Academy of Design, V.P. 1845–50 and an originator of the Sketch club, New York; his works include The laughing girl and The White plume. _d._ New York city 10 Dec. 1863. _Appleton’s American Biog. iii_ 348 (1887). INGHAM, JAMES PENROSE (elder son of the succeeding). _b._ 1839; ed. at Westminster and Trin. coll. Cam., B.A, 1861; rowed in the Cambridge boat against London and Oxford at Henley 1859; sculled with David Ingles in the University pairs 1859 and with Robert U. P. Fitzgerald 1860; barrister I.T. 26 Jany. 1866; practised as a special pleader; went South Eastern circuit. _d._ 40 Gloucester sq. Hyde park, London 28 Nov. 1879. INGHAM, SIR JAMES TAYLOR (younger son of Joshua Ingham of Blake hall, West Riding of Yorkshire). _b._ 17 Jany. 1805; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1829, M.A. 1832; barrister I.T. 15 June 1832; magistrate Thames police court March 1849, transferred to Hammersmith and Wandsworth 1856; chief magistrate at Bow st. July 1876 to death; knighted at Osborne 21 July 1876; adjudicated upon many important extradition cases. _d._ 40 Gloucester sq. Hyde park, London 5 March 1890. _Vanity Fair 20 Feb. 1886_, _portrait_; _Graphic_, _xxiii_ 341 (1881) _portrait_. INGHAM, ROBERT (son of Wm. Ingham of Newcastle on Tyne). _b._ 1793; ed. at Harrow and Oriel coll. Oxf., fellow 1816–26; B.A. 1815, M.A. 1818; barrister L.I. 16 June 1820, barrister I.T. 1825, bencher 1850 to death, reader 1862, treasurer 1863; Q.C. July 1851; M.P. for South Shields 1832–41 and 1852–68; recorder of Berwick on Tweed June 1832, resigned Nov. 1870; attorney general of county palatine of Durham 1846–61. _d._ Weston, South Shields 21 Oct. 1875. INGILBY, REV. SIR HENRY JOHN, 1 Baronet (eld. son of rev. Henry Ingilby of Ripley, Yorkshire 1761–1833). _b._ 28 Jany. 1790; ed. at Univ. coll. Oxf., scholar to 1816; B.A. 1812, M.A. 1816; created baronet 26 July 1866. _d._ Ripley castle, Yorkshire 5 July 1870. INGILBY, SIR WILLIAM AMCOTTS-, 2 Baronet. _b._ Yorkshire, June 1783; succeeded his maternal grandfather as 2 baronet 26 Sep. 1807, his father as 2 baronet 8 May 1815; assumed name of Amcotts before that of Ingilby 1812; M.P. for Lincolnshire 6 Dec. 1823 to 3 Dec. 1832, for North Lincolnshire 24 Dec. 1832 to 29 Dec. 1834. _d._ 23 Abingdon st. Westminster 14 May 1854. INGILBY, SIR WILLIAM BATES (brother of rev. sir H. J. Ingilby 1790–1870). _b._ North Deighton, Yorkshire 30 April 1791; ed. at Houghton le Spring, Marlow and Woolwich; 2 lieut. R.A. 1 April 1809, col. 6 Nov. 1854 to 22 June 1860, colonel commandment 24 Aug. 1866 to death; general 1 Oct. 1877; K.C.B. 13 March 1867. _d._ 9 Roland gardens, South Kensington, London 6 Aug. 1879. INGLEBY, CLEMENT MANSFIELD (only son of Clement Ingleby of Birmingham, solicitor, _d._ 1859). _b._ Edgbaston 29 Oct. 1823; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1847, M.A. 1850, LL.D. 1859; solicitor at Birmingham 1849–59; professor of logic at Birmingham and Midland institute 1858; foreign sec. and V.P. of R. Soc. of literature; an original trustee of Shakespeare’s birthplace 1861; V.P. New Shakespeare soc.; author of Outlines of theoretical logic 1856; The Shakespeare fabrications 1859; An introduction to metaphysics 1869; The Still lion 1874, republished as Shakespeare hermeneutics 1875; Shakespeare’s Centurie of prayse 1874, three editions. _d._ Valentines, Ilford, Essex 26 Sep. 1886. _Edgbastonia_, _iii_ 65–7 (1883), _portrait_; _Biograph_, _iii_ 283–8 (1880). INGLEDEW, HENRY. _b._ 1786; solicitor at Newcastle 1817 to death; registrar of Gateshead county court; alderman of Newcastle to death, sheriff 1852–3, mayor 1860. _d._ Lovaine place, Newcastle 24 May 1882. INGLIS, ANDREW. _b._ 1838; M.D. Edin. 1859; F.R.C.S. Edin. 1863; professor of midwifery in Univ. of Aberdeen 1869 to death; author of papers in Edin. Medical Journal 1864–71, and of Case of deformity of the pelvis in which cæsarean section was performed. Edin. 1871. _d._ 1 East Craibstone st. Aberdeen 13 March 1875 aged 37. INGLIS, REV. DAVID. _b._ Greenlaw, Berwickshire 8 June 1825; ed. at Edin. univ. 1841–5; went to U.S. of America 1846; presbyterian minister at Washington Heights, New York, at Bedford, N.Y., at Montreal and at Hamilton; professor of systematic theology, Knox coll. Toronto 1871–2; minister Dutch reformed ch. Brooklyn, N.Y. 1872; LL.D. of Olivet 1872; D.D. of Rutgers 1874; author of Systematic theology in its relation to modern thought 1876. _d._ Brooklyn, New York 15 Dec. 1887. _Appleton’s American Biog. iii_ 349 (1887). INGLIS, JAMES. _b._ Glasgow, Sep. 1813; ed. at gr. school Musselburgh and univ. of Edin.; apprenticed to sir George Ballingall, Edin.; M.R.C.S. Eng. 1834; M.D. Edin. 1834; practised at Castle Douglas 1835–37, then at Ripon and finally at Halifax; physician to Ripon public dispensary; curator of geology to Halifax Lit. and Philos. soc.; author of Hope Prize essay on Iodine and bromine 1835; Treatise on English bronchocele with remarks on the use of iodine and its compounds 1838, and of contributions to medical periodicals. _d._ Green Royde near Halifax 9 March 1851. INGLIS, JAMES GORDON. _b._ 1816; M.D. Glasgow 1836; L.R.C.S. Edin. 1838; assistant surgeon in army 29 March 1839, surgeon 1852; surgeon general 7 Jany. 1875 to 19 July 1876 when placed on h.p.; served in Punjab campaign 1848–9, Persian campaign 1856–7 and in Indian mutiny 1857–8; medical superintendent of Meerut division 1873–6; C.B. 1859. _d._ Floriana, Jersey 6 Sep. 1879. INGLIS, JOHN, Lord Glencorse (youngest son of rev. John Inglis, minister of Old Greyfriars’ ch. Edinburgh). _b._ Edin. 21 Aug. 1810; ed. at high sch. Edin., univ. of Glasgow and Ball. coll. Ox., B.A. 1833, M.A. 1837, D.C.L. 1859; LL.D. Aberdeen 1857, LL.D. Edin. 1858; called to bar in Scotland 1838; solicitor general for Scotland 28 Feb. to May 1852, lord advocate 19 May to Dec. 1852 and Feb. to June 1858; dean of faculty of advocates Nov. 1852; defended Madeline Smith, June–July 1857; lord rector of univ. of Aberdeen 1857; M.P. Stamford 3 March to 10 July 1858; H.M. advocate for Scotland 1 March 1858; lord justice clerk in Scotland and president of 2 division of court of session with title of Lord Glencorse 10 July 1858 to Feb. 1867; P.C. 2 Feb. 1859; lord justice general and president of court of session in Scotland 25 Feb. 1867 to death; nominated chancellor of univ. of Edin. 30 Oct. 1868, installed 21 April 1869; author of The historical study of law. An address. Edin. 1863. _d._ Loganbank, Midlothian 20 Aug. 1891. _W. Hole’s Quasi Cursores_ (1884) 3–4; _Juridical Review_, _i_ (1889) _portrait_; _I.L.N. 29 Aug. 1891 pp._ 270, 271, _portrait_. NOTE.--He brought in a “Bill to make provision for the better government and discipline of the Universities of Scotland” 22 April 1858 which became law 2 Aug. 1858, he was chairman of the executive commission to carry out views of the act from 27 Aug. 1858 to 20 Dec. 1862 and presided at all the 126 meetings. _Sir A. Grant’s Story of the Univ. of Edin. ii_ 91–102, 236 (1884). INGLIS, SIR JOHN EARDLEY WILMOT (son of right rev. John Inglis, bishop of Nova Scotia, _d._ 27 Oct. 1850 aged 72). _b._ Nova Scotia 15 Nov. 1814; ensign 32 foot 2 Aug. 1833, lieut. col. 20 Feb. 1855 to 26 Nov. 1857, col. 5 May 1860 to death; M.G. 26 Nov. 1857; served in Canadian rebellion of 1837, in the Punjab campaign 1848–9 including siege of Moultan when he succeeded to command of right column of attack, in action of Soorjkomd, at capture of Cheniote and in battle of Goojerat; K.C.B. 21 Jany. 1858 for his enduring fortitude and persevering gallantry in defence of residency of Lucknow for 87 days against an overwhelming force of the enemy; commander of forces in Corfu, Jany. 1862. (_m._ 19 July 1851 Julia Selina 4 dau. of Frederic Thesiger 1 baron Chelmsford, she was _b._ 19 April 1833 and was granted civil list pension of £500 June 1864). _d._ Homburg 27 Sep. 1862. _Illust. news of the world_, _ii_ (1858), _portrait_; _Nolan’s Illustrated history of British empire in India_, _ii_ 755 (1878–9), _portrait_; _The siege of Lucknow: a diary. By Lady Inglis_ (1892). INGLIS, SIR ROBERT HARRY, 2 Baronet (only son of sir Hugh Inglis, 1 baronet, _d._ 1820). _b._ London 12 Jany. 1786; ed. at Winchester and Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1806, M.A. 1809, created D.C.L. 1826; a comr. for settlement of affairs of the Carnatic 1814–30; barrister L.I. 8 June 1818; M.P. Dundalk 1824–6; M.P. Ripon 1828; M.P. univ. of Ox. 1829–54; P.C. 11 Aug. 1854; F.R.S. 4 March 1813; F.S.A. 22 Feb. 1816, V.P. 1846–54; member of record commission 12 March 1831; a trustee of British Museum 1834 to death; professor of antiquity in Royal academy 1850 to death; president of Literary club usually called Dr. Johnson’s club; edited Family prayers. By H. Thornton, M.P. 1834 and other editions 1843, 1851 and 1854; with H. Hallam wrote Survey of the principal repositories of the public records of Great Britain and Ireland 1823; many of Inglis’ Speeches were printed 1825–53. _d._ 7 Bedford sq. London 5 May 1855. _Ryall’s Portraits of eminent conservatives and statesmen 1 series_, _portrait_; _Fraser’s Mag. xxxiv_ 648–53 (1846); _I.L.N. i_ 240 (1842) _portrait_, _xxiv_ 49 (1854) _portrait_. NOTE.--He was the champion of the Protestant church and earned sobriquet of “Member for Heaven.” He opposed repeal of the test and corporation acts, Roman catholic relief and reform bills and admission of Jews to parliament. INGLIS, WILLIAM. _b._ Midlem, Roxburghshire 1812 or 1813; partner in firm of W. and R. Chambers, publishers, Edin. to death; author of Book keeping by single entry 1866; Book keeping by single and double entry 1858, other editions 1861 and 1867; Farm book keeping 1866. _d._ Dick place, Edinburgh 11 Oct. 1887. INGLIS, William (son of sir William Inglis, K.C.B. _d._ 1835). _b._ 8 July 1823; ensign 4 foot 7 Feb. 1840; ensign 57 foot 6 March 1840, lieut. col. 21 May 1858 to 29 Jany. 1861; served in Crimean war 1854–6; lieut. col. 9 foot 29 Jany. 1861 to 23 Jany. 1863; lieut. col. depot battalion 23 Jany. 1863 to 17 April 1866 when placed on h.p.; L.G. 15 March 1879; placed on retired list with hon. rank of general 1 July 1881; C.B. 13 March 1867. _d._ Hildersham hall, Cambridge 21 Nov. 1888. INGPEN, ABEL. F.L.S.; author of Instructions for preserving British insects, crustacea and shells 1827; Instructions for collecting, rearing and preserving British insects, also for collecting and preserving British crustacea, together with a description of entomological apparatus 1843; Manual for the butterfly collector 1849. _d._ Chelsea 14 Sep. 1854. INGPEN, WILLIAM ALFRED (youngest son of Thomas Ingpen, sec. to sir James Burroughs, judge of common pleas 1816–20). _b._ Guilford st. Russell sq. London 23 Feb. 1812; exhibited 8 sporting pictures at R.A., 2 at B.I. and 6 at Suffolk st. 1830–8; a clerk of insolvent debtors’ court, Portugal st. Lincoln’s Inn Fields 1842, clerk of the rules 1858 to 12 April 1865 when granted pension of £216. _d._ 3 Pountney road, Lavender hill, London 29 July 1888. INGRAM, ALEXANDER. _b._ Scotland; M.D.; surgeon in army of U.S. of America, May 1861; served with 2nd cavalry in army of the Potomac 1862–3; in charge of St. Aloysius hospital, Washington 1863, then of Judiciary sq. hospital; chief surgeon of the troops in Southern California; chief medical officer in general Wright’s army in Northern division of the Pacific coast; _lost_ in the wreck of steamship Brother Jonathan off coast of Oregon 30 July 1865. _Appleton’s Annual Cyclop. v_ 645 (1866). INGRAM, AUGUSTUS HENRY. _b._ 1811; entered navy 13 Feb. 1821; commander 8 June 1841 for his conduct in the Blonde’s boat at siege of Canton; captain 5 June 1856, retired 1 July 1867; retired R.A. 1 Jany. 1875; retired admiral 31 March 1885. _d._ 10 Chilworth st. Westbourne terrace, London 5 Oct. 1888. INGRAM, HERBERT (son of Herbert Ingram of Boston, Lincs.) _b._ Boston 27 May 1811; a journeyman printer in London 1832–4; printer and bookseller with his brother-in-law Nathaniel Cooke at Nottingham 1834; purchased from T. Roberts a druggist at Manchester, a receipt for an aperient pill called Parr’s Life Pill; they moved to London and started The Illustrated London News at 198 Strand 14 May 1842 mainly to advertize their pill, they dissolved partnership 1848; bought The Pictorial Times 1845, merged it in The Lady’s Newspaper which he started 2 Jany. 1847; started The London Telegraph 1 Feb. 1848, last number appeared 9 July 1848; bought copyright and plant of The London Journal from George Stiff 8 Oct. 1857 for £24,000; M.P. for Boston 7 March 1856 to death; drowned with his eldest son Herbert on board steamer Lady Elgin on Lake Michigan 8 Sep.