Modern English biography

_Quarterly journal of Geol. Soc. xxxviii_ 51–2 (1882). MOORE, CHARLES HEWETT. _b._ Plymouth 12 June 1821; house pupil to F. C. Skey surgeon 1837; M.R.C.S. 1842, F.R.C.S. 1848; demonstrator of anatomy Middlesex hospital school 1847, lecturer on anatomy 1848, assist. surgeon 1848 then surgeon, conjoint lecturer on surgery with Mr. De Morgan 1869; F.R. Med. and Chir. soc. 1848, librarian 1858, surgical sec. 1859–62, a councillor 1864–5, vice-president 1866–7, and treasurer 1868–9; translated C. Rokitansky’s A manual of pathological anatomy 1854; wrote on Cancer, and wounds of vessels, in T. Holmes’ System of surgery i 508–69, 650–702 (1860), and in iii 259–83 on Diseases of the absorbent system; author of The antecedents of cancer 1865; Rodent cancer 1867; On going to sleep 1868; and with A. Shaw and others Report of the staff at Middlesex hospital on treatment of cancerous diseases 1857. _d._ at residence of his brother William Foster Moore, Friary st. Plymouth 6 June 1870. _Proc. of Med. and Chir. soc. vi_ 351–3 (1871). MOORE, DAVID. _b._ Dundee 1807; assistant to Dr. J. T. Mackay, director of Dublin univ. botanic garden 1828–38; changed his name from Muir to Moore 1828; director of botanic garden at Glasnevin, co. Dublin 1838 to death; an authority on the mosses and hepaticæ of Ireland; wrote many papers in the Phytologist, Natural history review, Seeman’s journal of botany and other periodicals; author of Concise notices of British grasses best suited for agriculture, 2 ed. 1850; with A. G. More of Contributions towards a Cybele Hibernica, being outlines of the geographical distribution of plants in Ireland 1866. _d._ Glasnevin, co. Dublin 9 June 1879. _Journal of botany_ (1879) 224. MOORE, EDMUND FITZ (youngest son of Richard Moore of Hampton Court palace). _b._ 1801; ed. at Caius coll. Camb., B.A. 1824, M.A. 1827; barrister M.T. 23 Nov. 1827, bencher 1869; Q.C. 8 Dec. 1868; authorised reporter of the judicial committee; member of Royal Botanical society; author of Reports of cases determined by the privy council on appeal from the Supreme and Sudder Dewanny courts 1836–72, 14 vols. 1838–73; Reports of cases determined by judicial committee of privy council 1836–62, 15 vols. 1840–67, New Series 9 vols. 1862–73; The case of the rev. G. C. Gorham against the bishop of Exeter 1852; Reports of cases before the privy council by J. W. Knapp 3 vols. 1831–6, Moore completed vol. 3; The case of Westerton against Liddell in the consistory court 1857; In The Law Reports, English and Irish appeal cases by C. Clark 6 vols. 1866–73, Moore reported the Privy council appeals. _d._ 112 Gloucester place, Portman square, London 11 Aug. 1873. _Law Times lv_ 317 (1873). MOORE, EDWARD. _b._ 1811; ed. St. John’s coll. Camb., B.A. 1835, M.A. 1838; V. of Weston, St. Mary, Lincoln 1835–66; V. of Whaplode-Drove, Lincoln 1837–66; chaplain of Wykeham-in-Spalding 1835 to death; P.C. of Spalding 1866 to death; canon of Lincoln 1870 to death; president of Holland bench of magistrates, Lincolnshire; president of Spalding conservative association; F.S.A. 21 Jany. 1858. _d._ Spalding 13 June 1889. _Proc. Soc. of Antiq. xlii_ 138 (1889). MOORE, ELEANORA. _b._ 1844; played in Manchester; first appeared in London at St. James’s theatre as the original Winifred in Leicester Buckingham’s Cupid’s Ladder 29 Oct 1859; the original Margaret Lovell in Tom Taylor’s Up at the hills, at St. James’s 29 Oct. 1860; played Venus in Burnand’s Venus and Adonis at Haymarket 29 March 1864; the original Ada Ingot in Robertson’s David Garrick 30 April 1864; played Venus in Planché’s Orpheus in the Haymarket 26 Dec. 1865; the original Lucy Lorrington in Marston’s Favourite of fortune 2 April 1866, and Maud in G. à Becket’s Diamonds and hearts 4 March 1867; played Mabel in Slous’s True to the core at Princess’s 15 June 1867; played Nancy in Oliver Twist at the Queen’s 11 April 1868; the original Marian Beck in Simpson and Dale’s Time and the hour 29 June, and Ruth Kirby in Byron’s Lancashire Lass 24 July, both at the Queen’s; always known as Nelly Moore. _d._ Soho sq. London 22 Jany. 1869. _bur._ Brompton cemet. 1 Feb. _Illust. Sporting News vi_ 417 (1867) _portrait_; _Life of E. L. Blanchard_ (1891) 228, 717. NOTE.--Nelly Moore’s performances at the Haymarket are mentioned in H. S. Leigh’s verses called Chateaux d’ Espagne in Carols of Crockayne (1869) 195–8. MOORE, EDWIN (eld. son of Wm. Moore 1790–1851). _b._ Birmingham 29 Jany. 1813; pupil of David Cox and Samuel Prout the water-colour painters; employed many years as a teacher of painting in water-colours at York, especially in the schools of the Society of Friends, from whom he received a pension after 57 years work; exhibited 11 landscapes at R.A. 1855–73. _d._ York 27 July 1893. MOORE, MISS FRANCES. _b._ 1789 or 1790; author of Manners, a novel, 3 vols. 1817, anon; A year and a day, a novel in two volumes by Madame Panache, author of Manners 1818; Historical life of Joanna of Sicily, queen of Naples and countess of Provence, 2 vols. London 1824, anon. _d._ Exeter 6 June 1881. _Times 13 June 1881 p._ 1; _Trewman’s Exeter Flying Post 15 June 1881 p._ 5. MOORE, FRANCIS. Ensign 28 foot 30 Sept. 1787, captain 22 June 1793; major in Lord Belvedere’s corps 20 July 1794; lieut. col. 128 foot 20 Dec. 1794; brigadier general on the staff in Great Britain 25 July 1804 to 24 June 1806; brigadier general on the staff in North America 3 Dec. 1807; commander of the forces in Newfoundland 25 April 1808; L.G. 4 June 1813; general 22 July 1830; the senior general in the British army. _d._ Bath 22 Aug. 1861, aged 93. MOORE, GEORGE. _b._ 1791; entered Bombay army 1807, ensign 9 Bombay N.I. 26 March 1809, lieut. 7 July 1813; captain 18 N.I. 1 May 1824, major 19 Aug. 1831 to 28 June 1838; lieut. col. of 10 N.I. 28 June 1838 to 1840, of 11 N.I. 1840 to 1843, of 19 N.I. 1843 to 1844, of 25 N.I. 1845–46, and of 26 N.I. 1846–8; military auditor general 9 Dec. 1846 to 18 Feb. 1853; lieut. col. of 3 N.I. 1848–9; col. of 8 N.I. 9 July 1849 to death; general 19 Oct. 1868. _d._ Oxford st. London 18 Aug. 1869. MOORE, GEORGE (2nd son of John Moore of Mealsgate, Cumberland, statesman). _b._ Mealsgate 9 April 1806; apprenticed to Messenger of Wigtown, draper, 4 years; arrived in London 1 April 1825; assistant at Flint, Ray & Co.’s Grafton house, Newport Market April 1825; assistant and traveller at Fisher, Stroud and Robinson’s Watling st. Jany. 1826 to June 1830; entered as partner firm of Groucock and Copestake 62 Friday st. London June 1830; removed the business to Bow churchyard 1834; established a branch of the firm at Nottingham end of 1844, erected a lace factory there 1845; picked as sheriff of London June 1852, paid the fine of £400 not to serve; removed from Oxford terrace to Kensington palace gardens 1854; purchased the Whitehall estate, Cumberland Oct. 1858; freeman of the Fishmongers’ Co. 1856, prime warden June 1868; built church and schools in Somer’s Town, London 1869; with col. Stuart Wortley dispensed city of London relief Fund at Paris Feb. 1871; sheriff of Cumberland 1872–73; chairman of commission to inquire into money order system of the post office 1876; declined to stand as candidate to parliament for Nottingham, Marylebone, city of London, Surrey, Cumberland and Middlesex; knocked down by a horse 20 Nov. and _d._ the Grey Goat inn, Carlisle 21 Nov.