Modern English biography

_T. Fowler’s History of Corpus Christi college_ (1893) 75, 304, 318–9, 326. NORRIS, JOHN PILKINGTON (son of Thomas Norris, physician). _b._ Chester 10 June 1823; educ. Rugby and Trin. coll. Camb., scholar, fellow 1848; B.A. 1846, M.A. 1849, B.D. 1875, D.D. 1881; C. of Trumpington, Cambs. 1849; an inspector of schools in Staffs., Shropshire, and Cheshire 6 Oct. 1849 to 1863, and in Kent and Surrey 1863–4; C. of Lewknor, Oxfordshire 1864; canon of Bristol 14 July 1865 to death; P.C. of Hatchford, Surrey 1864–70; V. of St. George, Brandon Hill, Bristol 1870; rural dean of Bristol 1876; V. of St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol 1877–8; archdeacon of Bristol Aug. 1881 to death; examining chaplain to bishop Fraser of Manchester 1870–85; inspector of church training colleges 1871–6; appointed dean of Chichester 25 Dec. 1891, but died 4 days later; author of Translation of Demosthenes, De Corona 1849; The education of the people 1869; A key to the Gospels 1869; Manual of religious instruction, 3 vols. 1874; A key to the narrative of the Acts of the Apostles 1871, 3 ed. 1884; The new testament with introduction and notes 1880; Some account of the church of St. Mary Redcliffe 1882; A key to the epistles of St. Paul 1890. _d._ 7 Great George st. Bristol 29 Dec. 1891. _bur._ in the graveyard adjoining Bristol cathedral. _The Biograph vi_ 64–6 (1881); _I.L.N. 9 Jany. 1892 p._ 38 _portrait_. NOTE.--The inauguration of the building of the nave of Bristol cathedral was due to him, he also set on foot the scheme for the revival of the bishopric of Bristol and obtained the act of parliament legalizing it, he raised more than £113,000 for the cathedral, see and spiritual wants of the city of Bristol. NORRIS, JOHN THOMAS (youngest son of Edmund Norris of Sutton Courtney). _b._ 1808; contested Abingdon 13 Dec. 1854 and 13 July 1865; M.P. Abingdon 1857–65. _d._ Sutton Courtney, Abingdon, Berks. 15 Jany. 1870. _I.L.N. xxxiii_ 92, 94 (1858) _portrait_, _lvi_ 131 (1870). NORRIS, SIR WILLIAM (4 son of Wm. Norris of Old Jewry, London). _b._ 7 Nov. 1793; barrister M.T. 29 June 1827; practised in India 1829; a puisne judge at Ceylon, chief justice there 1 Oct. 1835 to 7 March 1836; knighted at Whitehall 7 Nov. 1835; recorder of Prince of Wales Island, Singapore, and Malacca 7 March 1836 to March 1847. _d._ Ashurst lodge, near Sunningdale, Berks. 7 Sept. 1859. _bur._ Sunninghill churchyard. NORTH, BROWNLOW (only son of Charles Augustus North 1785–1825, rector of Alverstoke, Hants.). _b._ Winchester house, Chelsea, 6 Jany. 1810; appointed registrar of diocese of Winchester 1817 in reversion upon the death of his father; educ. Eton 1819–25; sent to Corfu 1825; travelled with a tutor in France and Italy; served in Don Pedro’s army at Oporto 1832–3; matric. from Magd. coll. Oxf. 21 March 1839, B.A. 1842; conducted evangelical meetings in Scotland from 1855; formally recognised as an evangelist by the Free church of Scotland 1859; took part in revivalist meetings in Ulster 1859; preached in London 20 Dec. 1859 to May 1860; sometimes gave discourses in drawing rooms; author of Ourselves, a picture selected from the history of the children of Israel 1865, 10 ed. 1888; Yes or no, Genesis xxiv 1–58, 1867, 3 ed. 1871; The rich man and Lazarus 1869; The prodigal son, or the way home 1871. _d._ Tullichewan castle, Dumbartonshire, the residence of Mr. James Campbell 9 Nov. 1875. _bur._ Dean cemet. Edinb. _B. North, Records and Recollections._ _By K. Moody-Stuart_ (1878) _portrait_; _J. Baillie’s B. North, esq._ (1876). NORTH, CHARLES NAPIER (eld. son of Roger North, captain 71 foot, _d._ 1822). _b._ 12 Jany. 1817; ensign 6 foot 20 May 1836, lieut. 28 Dec. 1838; served against the Arabs at Aden 1840–1; 1 lieut. 60 rifles 7 Jany. 1842, major 19 June 1857; served in Punjab war 1849; deputy judge advocate of Havelock’s column in the Indian mutiny from 21 July 1857 until the arrival of sir Colin Campbell’s force at Lucknow; invalided home Jany. 1858; colonel in the army 30 March 1865, sold out 26 Oct. 1868; author of Journal of an English officer in India 1858. _d._ Bray, co. Wicklow 20 Aug. 1869. _bur._ in cemetery at Aldershot. NORTH, FREDERICK (eld. son of Frederick F. North). _b._ Hastings 2 July 1800; educ. Harrow and St. John’s coll. Camb., B.A. 1822, M.A. 1825; a student of the Inner Temple; M.P. Hastings 1831–7, 1854–65, and 1868 to death. _d._ Hastings 29 Oct. 1869. _Reg. and mag. of biog. ii_ 266 (1869). NORTH, ISAAC WILLIAM (son of rev. Henry North, assistant minister of Welbeck chapel, London, who _d._ 16 April 1838). _b._ St. Marylebone, London 28 July 1810; educ. Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1833, M.A. 1836; C. of Fulham, Middlesex; chaplain of the Isles of Scilly 1841–51; V. of Holy Trinity, Greenwich 1851 to death; author of Sermons on the liturgy 1844; A sermon preached at the visitation of the archdeacon of Cornwall 1849; A week in the Isles of Scilly 1850, revised and rewritten by L. H. Courtney 1867; Sermons preached in Trinity church, Greenwich