Modern English biography

1888. _Sir H. Maine: a memoir. By Sir M. E. Grant Duff, with

his speeches_ (1892), _memoir pp._ 1–83, _portrait_; _Bristed’s Five years at an English university_, _i_ 174, 234, 237, 268–70 (1852); _Escott’s Pillars of the empire_ (1879) 197–204; _The Biograph_, _Jany. 1882 pp._ 69–74. MAINWARING, EDWARD VINCENT. _b._ 1809; M.R.C.S. 1827; served in the H.E.I.C. service; M.D. Glasgow 1842; practised at Bournemouth, Hants. to death; originated and promoted the Bournemouth Sanatorium for consumption 1854; contributed to The Lancet. _d._ of pleuro-pneumonia at Bournemouth 30 Jany. 1855. MAINWARING, FREDERICK. Ensign 51 foot 1 Nov. 1810, major 27 June 1838, placed on h.p. 4 Sep. 1849; lieut.-col. 59 foot 7 Sep. 1852, sold out 29 April 1853. _d._ Jersey 25 Sep. 1858 aged 62. MAINWARING, GEORGE BYRES. _b._ 18 July 1825; ensign 2 Bengal N.I. 1 July 1842; ensign 16 Bengal N.I. 20 April 1843, captain 1 Oct. 1856; lieut.-col. Bengal staff corps 8 Jany. 1868; placed on unemployed supernumerary list 1 Jany. 1884; L.G. 1 July 1887; author of A grammar of the Róng, Lepcha, language as it exists in the Dorjeling and Sikim hills, Calcutta 1876. _d._ Serampore, Bengal 16 Jany. 1893. MAINWARING, SIR HENRY MAINWARING, 1 Baronet (eld. son of Thomas Wetenhall 1736–98, who assumed surname of Mainwaring). _b._ 25 April 1782; master of the Cheshire hounds 1818–37, Joe Maiden was for some time his huntsman; created a baronet 26 May 1804. _d._ Marbury, Cheshire 11 Jany. 1860. _Sporting Review_, _xliii_ 83 (1860). MAINWARING, ROWLAND (2 son of Rowland Mainwaring of Four Oaks, Warwickshire 1745–1815). _b._ 31 Dec. 1783; entered navy May 1795; midshipman in the Majestic at battle of the Nile 1798; commander of the Caledonia 120 guns 13 Aug. 1812; captain 22 July 1830, retired R.A. 27 Sep. 1855; author of Instructive gleanings from the best writers on painting and drawing 1832; Annals of Bath from 1800 to the passing of the new municipal act. Bath 1838. _d._ Whitmore hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme 11 April 1862. MAINWARING, SWEEDLAND. _b._ 28 May 1819; ensign Indian army 15 Jany. 1839; ensign 2 Madras N.I. 8 Nov. 1839, captain 23 Nov. 1856; lieut.-col. Madras staff corps 15 Jany. 1865, placed on unemployed supernumerary list 1 July 1881; M.G. 1 July 1881. _d._ Wiesbaden 15 Feb. 1883. MAINWARING, TOWNSHEND (2 son of rev. Charles Kynaston Mainwaring of Oteley park, Shropshire 1768–1807). _b._ Oteley park 16 March 1807; ed. at Rugby; matric. from Brasenose coll. Oxf. 3 Nov. 1825; sheriff of Denbigh 1840; M.P. Denbigh district 1841–7 and 1857–68. _d._ Galltfaenan near Rhyl 25 Dec. 1883. MAINZER, JOSEPH. _b._ Trèves 21 Oct. 1801; ed. in the maitrise of Trèves cathedral; ordained priest 1826, became an abbé; singing master to the college at Trèves; left Germany on account of his political opinions and went to Brussels 1833; musical editor of L’Artiste; taught singing classes at Paris 1834; came to England 1839, in Edinburgh 1842 to 1848, at Manchester 1848 to death; LL.D.; author of Singing for the million 1841–2, 6 ed. 1843; A treatise on musical grammar with principles of harmony 1843; The Gaelic psalm tunes of Rossshire and the neighbouring counties. Edinb. 1844; The standard psalmody of Scotland. Edinb. 1845; Music and education 1848; edited The musical athenæum 1842, four numbers only; edited Mainzer’s musical times 1842–4, continued as The musical times 1844. _d._ Manchester 10 Nov.