Modern English biography

tablet. _A reminiscence of G. A. Mantell_ (1853), _memoir pp._ 18–26; _G.M. xxxviii_ 644–47 (1852), _xxxix_ 2 (1853); _Medical Circular_, _i_ 89, 443 (1852), _portrait_; _Proc. of Linnean society_, _ii_ 235–37 (1855); _Quarterly journal of geological society_, _ix_ 22–25 (1853); _M. A. Lower’s Worthies of Sussex_ (1865) 158–60; _Physic and physicians_, _ii_ 306–8 (1839). MANTELL, SIR JOHN ILES (eld. son of George Mantell, M.D. of Faringdon, Berkshire). _b._ Faringdon 1 Dec. 1813; barrister M.T. 18 June 1847; queen’s advocate of the Gambia 24 Aug. 1841, chief justice and judge of the court of vice admiralty of the Gambia 20 Oct. 1847 to 1866; knighted at Osborne 3 Aug. 1867; stipendiary magistrate for borough of Salford and Manchester petty sessional division of county 7 Sep. 1869 to Dec. 1885. _d._ Biarritz 12 July 1893. MANTELL, JOSHUA (younger brother of G. A. Mantell 1790–1852). _b._ 1795; L.S.A. 1828; surgeon at Newick, Sussex; founded the Newick horticultural society 1832; principal editor of John Baxter’s The library of agricultural and horticultural knowledge. 2 ed. Lewes 1842, 4 ed. 1846, and of The farmer’s annual; author of Floriculture, comprising management of stove, greenhouse and herbaceous plants 1832; thrown from his horse and received an injury to his brain, removed to Dr. Newington’s asylum at Ticehurst 1835 where he _d._ May 1865. _G.M. June 1865 p._ 800. MANTLE, THOMAS ALLEN. _b._ Kates hill near Dudley 31 Jany. 1840; came to London about 1852; a brass finisher by trade; professional cricketer at Westminster school from 3 May 1862 to death; played in the Middlesex eleven, scored 1010 runs in 1866; first played at Lords 10 June 1867 in England v. Middlesex; a good all-round player; resided at the Lodge, Vincent sq. Westminster. _d._ 29 April 1884. MANVERS, CHARLES, stage name of Charles Ward Marshall. _b._ Oxford; a singer in Christ Church cath.; studied in Italy; a leading tenor in U.S. of America; sang in London at the Ancient concerts, the Philharmonic soc. and the Sacred harmonic soc.; leading tenor singer at Covent Garden and Drury Lane during Bunn’s management 1833; retired owing to an attack of chronic asthma. _d._ 22 Feb. 1874. _The Athenæum 28 Feb. 1874 p._ 301. MAPLESON, CHARLES (2 son of James Henry Mapleson, operatic impresario). _b._ 1855; acting manager to his father in London and U.S. of America; m. Malvina Cavalazzi the dancer. _d._ of rheumatic gout at 10 Henrietta st. Covent Garden, London 20 Nov.