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MIERS, JOHN (son of a jeweller). _b._ London 25 Aug. 1789; developed the mineral resources of Chili with lord Cochrane 1819–25; studied botany in England 1825; resided at Buenos Ayres 1826–31 where he erected a mint for the government; an engineer in Rio Janeiro 1831–8 where he also erected a mint for the government; resided in London 1838 to death; F.L.S. 1839, wrote nearly 80 papers in its Transactions, chiefly on South American plants; F.R.S. 9 March 1843; received grand cross of order of Rose of Brazil; Lindley dedicated to him the genus Miersia, a Chilian group of plants; author of Travels in Chili and La Plata 2 vols. 1825; Illustrations of South American plants 2 vols. 1850–7; Contributions to botany 3 vols. 1861–71; On the apocynaceæ of South America 1878; bequeathed his botanical collection to British Museum. _d._ 84 Addison road, Kensington, London 17 Oct. 1879. _Journal of botany_ (1880) 33–6, _portrait_; _Proc. of Royal Society_, _xxix_ 22–3 (1879). MIGNAN, ROBERT. Entered Bombay army 1819; lieut. first European regiment 3 May 1820, captain 11 Sep. 1830, major of the right wing 15 Aug. 1847 to death; brevet lieut.-col. 7 June 1849; author of Travels in Chaldæa, including a journey from Bussorah to Bagdad, Hillah and Babylon performed on foot 1829; A winter journey through Russia, the Caucasian Alps and Georgia in Koordistan 2 vols. 1839. _d._ Poonah 3 June 1852. MIGNOT, LOUIS RÉMY (son of a confectioner at Baltimore). _b._ Charleston, South Carolina 1831; studied art in Holland; opened a studio in New York about 1855; painted tropical scenes in South America; associate member of Academy of design 1858, an academician 1859; came to London 1862; exhibited 8 landscapes at R.A. and 10 at B.I. 1863–71; his picture The source of Susquehannah was exhibited at Paris exposition 1867; a collection of his paintings was exhibited in London after his death. _d._ Brighton, Sep. 1870. MILANO, JOHN, stage name of John Millingham (son of John Millingham _d._ 18 Nov. 1874 aged 95). _b._ 1825; dancer at Grecian saloon, London; harlequin at Sadler’s Wells theatre 7 Dec. 1851, at Surrey Dec. 1852, at Drury Lane Dec. 1853 and Dec. 1854, at Haymarket Dec. 1855 and Dec. 1856, at Drury Lane Dec. 1857, Dec. 1858 and Dec. 1859, at Princess’s Dec. 1862; ballet master and arranger of ballets at many London theatres; wrote with H. T. Arden, Harlequin prince Happy-go-lucky produced at Alhambra palace London 26 Dec. 1871; _m._ (1) 1849 Thérese Cushnie dancer at Covent Garden and Drury Lane, she _d._ 22 Aug. 1857; _m._ (2) Minnie Sidney actress, she _d._ 9 Feb. 1873. _d._ 191 Kennington road, London 20 Aug. 1874. _bur._ Brompton cemet. 24 Aug. _Era 23 Aug. 1874 p._ 4. MILBANK, MARK (1 son of Wm. Milbank of Thorp Perrow, Yorks. _d._ 1802). _b._ 2 May 1795; ed. Harrow, matric. from Oriel coll. Oxf. 6 Nov. 1813; M.P. Camelford 1818–31; sheriff North riding of Yorkshire 1837. _d._ Barningham park near Greta Bridge, Yorkshire 21 Oct. 1881. MILBANKE-HUSKISSON, SIR JOHN RALPH, 8 Baronet (eld. son of sir John Peniston Milbanke of Halnaby, Yorks. 1776–1850). _b._ 5 Nov. or Dec. 1800; clerk in Foreign office 10 Oct. 1823; sec. of legation at Frankfort 6 Sep. 1826; sec. of embassy at St. Petersburg 28 Oct. 1835, and at Vienna 2 Oct. 1838; envoy extraord. and minister plenipo. Munich 14 Nov. 1843 and at the Hague 28 Oct. 1862, retired on a pension 29 Sep. 1867; succeeded as 8 baronet 27 July 1850; assumed by r.l. surname of Huskisson in compliance with will of Eliza Emily widow of rt. hon. William Huskisson 5 Jany. 1866. _d._ Eartham house near Chichester 30 Dec. 1868. _Reg. and Mag. of Biog. Feb. 1869 p._ 110; _F.O. List_, _Jany. 1869 p._ 188. MILDMAY, CAREW ANTHONY ST. JOHN (9 son of sir Henry Paulet St. John, 3 Baronet, who assumed surname of Mildmay by r.l. 8 Dec. 1790, _d._ 11 Nov. 1808). _b._ Winchester 2 Feb. 1800; ed. at Eton and Oriel coll. Oxf., B.A. 1822, M.A. 1825; student of Inner Temple 1822; V. of Dogmersfield 1824; R. of the sinecure rectory of Shorewell, Isle of Wight 1824 to death; V. of Burnham, Essex 1827–58; R. of Chelmsford 1826 to death; chaplain to bishop Wigram 1860; archdeacon of Essex 1861 to death; author of Sermons 1879, which contain an In Memoriam pp. ix–xxiii. _d._ Homburg 13 July 1878. _bur._ Chelmsford. MILES, CHARLES POPHAM (4 son of William Augustus Miles, political writer, _d._ 1817). _b._ 1810; ed. at Morpeth gr. sch.; midshipman in navy of H.E.I. Co.; studied at Caius coll. Camb., B.A. 1838, M.A. 1851; C. of St. Ann, Limehouse, and chaplain of Sailors’ home, Wells st. London 1838–9; C. of St. Luke, Chelsea 1839–41; C. of Bishopwearmouth 1841–3; incumbent of St. Jude’s, Glasgow, Nov. 1843, his benefice was withdrawn from episcopal jurisdiction after a controversy between him and his bishop 1844; principal of Malta protestant college 1858–67; V. of Monkwearmouth, Durham 1867–83; hon. canon of Durham 1872; F.L.S.; author of Lectures on the book of the prophet Daniel 2 parts 1840–41; The voice of the reformation, an apology for evangelical doctrines 1844; The Cyclopædia of religious denominations 1853; The Scottish episcopal church, antagonistic to the church of England in Scotland. Glasgow 1857. _d._ Great Chesterford, Essex 10 July 1891. _John Smith’s Our Scottish Clergy_ (1848) 126–32. MILES, GEORGE FRANCIS, known as Frank Miles (youngest son of Robert Henry Wm. Miles, rector of Bingham, Notts.). _b._ 22 April 1852; studied art on the continent; worked in Wales some time; painted portraits of princess of Wales and some members of her family; best known for a series of portrait studies of female heads, which had a great sale; introduced many Japanese flowers into England; exhibited 8 portraits at R.A. 1874–80; confined in Brislington asylum near Bristol 27 Dec. 1887 to death. _d._ Brislington asylum 15 July 1891. _bur._ Almondsbury near Bristol. MILES, HENRY DOWNES. _b._ 1806; sub-editor of The Constitution 1833, which was started in opposition to The Times; subsequently on The Crown; ring reporter to the London daily press and Bell’s Life in London many years, retired 1871; edited The Sporting Magazine; translated M. J. E. Sue’s The mysteries of Paris 1846 and The Wandering Jew 1846; edited The licensed victuallers’ year book 1873, and The sportsman’s companion 1863–4, twelve parts only; author of The life of J. Grimaldi 1838; Dick Turpin 4 ed. 1845; Claude du Val 1850; The Anglo-Indian word