Modern English biography

MAINE, MISS E. S. (cousin of the succeeding). Author of Among strangers, an autobiography 1870; Annie, an excellent person 1872; Marchmont of Redlands 2 vols. 1872; Scarscliff rocks 3 vols. 1875; Angus Gray 3 vols. 1878. _d._ Wales 24 Jany. 1891. MAINE, SIR HENRY JAMES SUMNER (son of James Maine, M.D.) _b._ Caversham Grove, Oxon. 15 Aug. 1822; ed. at Christ’s hospital 1829, exhibitioner to Pemb. coll. Camb. 1840, scholar 1841; Craven univ. scholar 1843, senior classic and first chancellor’s medallist 1844, B.A. 1844, M.A. 1847, LL.D. 1847; tutor of Trinity hall 1845–7; regius professor of civil law at Camb. 28 April 1847 to 1854; barrister L.I. 11 June 1850; barrister M.T. 4 Oct. 1862, bencher of M.T. 21 Nov. 1873 to death; contributed to Morning Chronicle 1851; reader on Roman law and jurisprudence to the Inns of Court, London 7 July 1852; an original contributor to the Saturday Review from Nov. 1855, wrote in it to 1861; legal member of council of India at Calcutta 1862–9; vice chancellor of univ. of Calcutta 1863; elected a member of the Athenæum club 1862; Corpus professor of jurisprudence Oxford, Dec. 1869 to 1878; fellow of C.C. coll. Oxf. 1867–79; fellow of univ. of London 1871–85; K.C.S.I. 20 May 1871; member of council of India 2 Nov. 1871; F.R.S. 4 June 1874; Rede’s lecturer at Cambridge 26 Jany. 1875; master of Trinity hall, Cambridge 28 Dec. 1877 to death; Whewell professor of international law at Cambridge 1887 to death; hon. fellow of Pemb. coll. Camb. 1887; author of Ancient law, its connection with the early history of society and its relation to modern ideas 1861, 10 ed. 1885; Village Communities 1871, 3 ed. 1876; Lectures on the early history of institutions 1875 and 10 other books; resided 27 Cornwall gardens, London. _d._ Cannes 3 Feb.