Modern English biography

MYERS, ARTHUR THOMAS (eld. son of rev. Frederick Myers of Keswick, Cumberland). _b._ 1841; educ. at Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1873, M.A. 1876, M.D. 1881; L.S.A. 1879; M.R.C.P. Lond. 1882; house physician St. George’s hospital 1879–80, medical registrar 1880–4; physician Belgrave hospital for children 1887 to death; contributed to Clinical society transactions. _d._ from effects of a dose of some narcotic at 2 Manchester sq. London 10 Jany. 1894. MYERS, FREDERICK (son of Thomas Myers 1774–1834, professor of mathematics at royal military academy, Woolwich.) _b._ Blackheath 20 Sept. 1811; scholar of Clare hall, Camb. 1829, Crosse scholar 1833, fellow 1833; B.A. 1833; Tyrwhitt Hebrew scholar 1836; C. of Ancaster, Lincs. 1835; P.C. of St. John’s, Keswick 1838 to death; author of Catholic Thoughts, privately printed, in 4 books 1834–48, published 1873 in the series of Present-day papers, edited by Bishop Ewing, issued again in 1883; Four sermons preached before the university of Cambridge, Keswick 1846; Six lectures on great men 1848. _d._ Clifton 20 July 1851. _bur._ Keswick churchyard 26 July. _The life of Wm. Whewell_, _By Mrs. Stair Douglas_ (1881) _passim_. MYERS, JAMES WASHINGTON. _b._ Providence, Rhode island, U.S. of America 1823; an equestrian apprentice to Aaron Turner and Sons 1832; the first person who did a double somersault over horses; proprietor of a circus and menagerie 1844, travelled in United States 7 years, sold his establishment to James Nixon and P. T. Barnum 1851; came to England and performed before the queen at Windsor Castle 1851; travelled with Howes and Cushing’s circus 17 months; circus proprietor performing in the English provinces and on the Continent; had a very large establishment in Paris; his circus was at Crystal palace, Sydenham, summer of 1876; opened at the Agricultural hall, Islington 12 Jany. 1879; sold his circus, horses, lions, and elephants for about £5,000 at North Woolwich gardens 18 Oct. 1882; travelled with Hengler’s circus to death. _d._ Bristol 1 Dec. 1892. _Era 21 Oct. 1882 p._ 7, _cols._ 3–4; _Graphic xxvi_ 501 (1882); _Illust. Sp. and Dr. news xviii_ 145 (1882). MYERS, WILLIAM. Apprenticed to a land surveyor; acted under Mr. Thornhill at Bilston, then at Birmingham; played under Charles Kean’s management; acted Buckingham in Richard iii, and Appius Claudius in Virginius; played Quasimodo in Notre Dame in Jersey and was complimented by Victor Hugo; acted with W. C. Macready; last appeared as the Baillie in Rob Roy at Jersey; was the successor to T. P. Cooke in the character of William in Black-eyed Susan; correspondent of The Era in Guernsey. _d._ Guernsey 31 Dec. 1891, left a daughter Katherine Myers, professionally known as Kate Maynard. MYERS, WILLIAM. _b._ Norwich 5 March 1836; at Shrewsbury walked 300 miles in 6 days 1853; jumped 500 hurdles, 10 yards apart, in 30 minutes at Huntingdon 30 Dec. 1856; won a gold cup over 500 hurdles at Aldershot 1858; won a silver cup in a distance of 34 miles at Brompton; walked Bailey of Oxford st. London for £10 a side at Brompton; won a 3 mile handicap at Holloway grounds; beat W. Priestly for the championship £25 a side on Good Friday 1861; beat T. Beeston 7 miles £25 a side at Chalk farm, Primrose hill, London. _Illust. sporting news_ (1862) 45 _portrait_. MYLES, JAMES. _b._ parish of Liff, Scotland 1819; worked as a mason several years; a public speaker on the people’s rights; bookseller in the Overgate, Dundee to death; published A Feast of literary crumbs, By Foo Foozle and friends; author of Chapters in the life of a Dundee factory boy, reprinted from Northern Warder newspaper; Rambles in Forfarshire, or sketches in town and country 1850, mostly reprinted from Dundee Courier; issued prospectus of a periodical entitled Myles’s Forfarshire telegraph and monthly advertiser, shortly before his death. _d._ Dundee 26 Feb. 1851. _W. Norries’ Dundee Celebrities_ (1873) 132–3. MYLES, PERCY WATKINS (son of rev. T. P. Myles, rector of Kilmore, co. Cork). _b._ Kilmore Feb. 1849; educ. Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1872; C. of St. John, Wednesbury, Staffs. 1871–4; Senior C. of Holy Trinity, Upper Chelsea 1874–8; C. of Hillingdon, Middlesex 1878–82; C. of St. George, Old Brentford 1882–4; C. of St. Stephen, Ealing 1884 to death; agent of Additional curates aid soc.; F.L.S.; his lecture before Rudy institute, Paris on Contemporary English literature Jany. 1890, printed as a pamphlet March 1890; a writer in The Academy; edited for the Selbourne Society, its monthly magazine Nature notes 1890 to death. _d._ 1 Argyll road, Castle Hill, Ealing 7 Oct. 1891. _Academy 10 Oct. 1891 p._ 335. MYLNE, ROBERT WILLIAM (son of the succeeding). _b._ 14 June 1817; assisted his father for about 20 years; engineer to Limerick water company some years; obtained a supply of water from a sunk fort in the sea off Portsmouth; surveyor to the Stationers’ company 1861 to death; F.R.I.B.A. 1849–89; F.G.S. 1848, member of council 1854–68; F.S.A. 8 Feb. 1849; author of On the supply of water from Artesian wells in the London basin 1840; Account of the ancient basilica of San Clemente at Rome 1845; Sections of the London strata with a block plan of the metropolis 1850; Topographical map of London and its environs 1851 and 1855; Map of the geology and contours of London and its environs 1856; Map of London shewing the districts supplied by the waterworks 1856. _d._ Home lodge, Great Amwell, Herts. 2 July 1890. _Proc. of Royal Soc. xlviii pp. xx–xxi_ (1891); _Proc. of Soc. of Antiq. xiii_ 317 (1890). MYLNE, WILLIAM CHADWELL (2 son of Robert Mylne, architect and engineer 1734–1811). _b._ London 6 April 1781; assistant engineer to the New River company 1804, engineer 1811–61; designed and executed water works for Lichfield 1821, and for Stamford 1836; laid out 50 acres of land for building purposes near Islington, and designed St. Mark’s ch. Myddelton sq. 1826–8; constructed many settling reservoirs at Stoke Newington 1828; surveyor to the Stationers’ company 1811–61; F.R.A.S. 1821; F.R.S. 16 March 1826; F.R.I.B.A. 1834; M.I.C.E. 1842, member of council 1844–8; treasurer to Smeatonian society of engineers 41 years. _d._ Amwell, Herts. 25 Dec. 1863. _R. S. Mylne’s Master masons to the crown of Scotland_ (1893) 284–98 _portrait_; _Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xxx_ 448–51 (1870). MYNN, ALFRED (4 son of Wm. Mynn, farmer). _b._ Twisdon lodge, Goudhurst, Kent 19 Jany. 1807; a hop merchant with his brother at 12 Counter st. Borough, London 1833; played with lord Sondes’ club at Leeds court from 1825; first appeared at Lord’s in Gentlemen _v._ Players 27 Aug. 1832; served with the Gentlemen 20 times; played for county of Kent regularly till 1854; in 1836 he scored 283 runs in 4 consecutive innings, besides being twice not out; on an average he made about 30 runs in an hour; member of All England eleven 1846–54; a second Kent and England match was played in his honor at Lord’s 1847, when he got most runs, most wickets, and also hit the winning ball; the champion single wicket player of England, and beat, twice each, Thomas Hills in 1832, James Dearman in 1838, and N. Felix in 1846, all of whom had challenged him; a fast and ripping round armed bowler; resided at Harrietsham from 1825, removed to Thurnham and then to London. _d._ Merrick sq. Borough, London 1 Nov.