Modern English biography

1156 (1881). NORTH, JOHN (son of Benjamin North of Woodstock). _b._ 1790; M.R.C.S. 1809, F.R.C.S. 1843; assistant surgeon Oxfordshire militia; had charge of recruits and French prisoners at Bristol to 1814; practised in London, chiefly in midwifery and diseases of women and children; lecturer on these subjects at Westminster hospital and then at Middlesex hospital from 1838; with R. Macleod edited The Medical and physical journal 1829–30; author of Practical observations on the convulsions of infants 1826. _d._ 9a Gloucester place, Portman sq. London 6 March 1873. _Lancet 29 March 1873 p._ 465. NORTH, JOHN. _b._ 1852; conductor of Huddersfield choral soc., of the Glee and madrigal soc., and of the Philharmonic soc. to death; choirmaster Huddersfield parish church to death. _d._ Spring-bank, Fartown, Huddersfield 12 Oct. 1891. NORTH, JOHN SIDNEY (2 son of lieut. general sir Charles William Doyle, G.C.H. 1770–1842). _b._ Alnwick 28 May 1804; educ. Sandhurst; ensign 11 foot 1 Feb. 1821; capt. 87 foot 22 Nov. 1827, placed on h.p. 17 April 1835, sold out 1837; cr. D.C.L. Oxford univ. 12 June 1839; lieut. col. 2 Tower Hamlets militia 1836; lieut. col. Oxfordshire rifle volunteers 1 May 1860, hon. col. 26 March 1873 to death; by R.L. took name of North instead of Doyle 20 Aug. 1838; sheriff of Oxfordshire 1845; M.P. Oxfordshire 1852–85; voted in the minority of 53 who censured free trade Nov. 1852; P.C. 3 April 1886; _m._ 18 Nov. 1835 Susan North, 2 dau. of 3 earl of Guildford, she was _b._ Waldershare, near Dover 6 Feb. 1797, became baroness North by termination of the abeyance 10 Sept. 1841, and _d._ Putney Hill, Surrey 5 March 1884, _bur._ Wroxton church, near Banbury 11 March; he _d._ 11 Oct. 1894. _Graphic 20 Oct. 1894 p._ 454 _portrait_; _Times 12 Oct. 1894 p._ 5. NORTH, MARIANNE (eld. dau. of Frederick North of Rougham, Norfolk, M.P. for Hastings). _b._ Hastings 24 Oct. 1830; resided abroad 1847–50; travelled with her father in Syria and Egypt 1865; painted flowers in Canada, U.S. of America, Jamaica and Brazil July 1871 to Sept. 1873; visited Teneriffe 1875; travelled round the world Aug. 1875 to March 1877, and in India 1878–9; exhibited her drawings at a room in Conduit st. London, summer of 1879, after which she presented them to the Botanical gardens at Kew, where a gallery designed by James Fergusson was built for them and opened 9 July 1882; travelled in Borneo, Australia, and New Zealand 1880–2, in South Africa 1882–3; painted araucarias in Chili 1884–5; five species of flowers, four of which she first made known in Europe, have been named after her; resided at Alderley, Gloucs. 1886 to death. _d._ Mount house, Alderley 30 Aug. 1890. _bur._ Alderley, bust by Conrad Dressler placed in inner room of the North gallery, Kew March 1894. _Recollections of a happy life, the autobiography of M. North_, _edited by her sister Mrs. J. A. Symonds_, 2 _vols._ (1892) 2 _portraits_; _I.L.N. lxxx_ 616 (1882) _portrait and 13 Sept. 1890 p._ 342 _portrait_. NORTH, THOMAS (son of Thomas North of Burton End, Melton Mowbray, Leics.) _b._ Melton Mowbray 24 Jany. 1830; clerk in Paget’s bank, Leicester about 1845–72; hon. secretary of Leicestershire architectural society and editor of its Transactions 1861 to death, to which he contributed more than 30 papers; F.S.A. 1875; author of Tradesmen’s tokens, Leicestershire 1857; A chronicle of the church of St. Martin in Leicester during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth 1866; The church bells of Leicestershire 1876, of Northamptonshire 1878, of Rutland 1880, of Lincoln 1882, of Bedfordshire 1883, and of Hertfordshire 1886, six volumes; English bells and bell lore 1888; The accounts of the churchwardens of St. Martin’s, Leicester 1489–1844, 1884. _d._ The Plas, Llanfairfechan, North Wales 27 Feb. 1884. _Transactions of the Leicestershire architectural society vi_ 91–3 (1885); _Church Bells 8 March 1884 p._ 318. NORTH, WILLIAM. _b._ Nottingham 1807; a schoolmaster Nottingham, then inspector of corn returns; played in Nottingham _v._ Sheffield on the Forest ground, Nottingham 20–22 Aug. 1827; author of Nottingham cricket scores 1771–1829, 1830. _d._ 6 March 1855. _Lillywhite’s Cricket scores ii_ 32 (1862). NORTH, WILLIAM. _b._ 17 Oct. 1811; member of firm of Payne, Eddison, and Ford solicitors, Leeds 1849; engaged in carrying out the Leeds and North Midland railway; the first secretary of the Midland railway company 1844; founded firm of North and Sons, solicitors, Leeds 1858; legal adviser of the Yorkshire banking company from its formation to his death, a director to 1880; steward to earl of Mexborough for his five manors. _d._ Potternewton, near Leeds 24 July 1883. _bur._ Woodhouse cemetery, Leeds. _Law Times 11 Aug. 1883 p._ 285. NORTH, WILLIAM (2 son of George North of St. John’s, Brecon). _b._ 1808; educ. Jesus coll. Oxf., scholar 1830–5; B.A. 1829, M.A. 1832; C. of St. John, Brecon 1833–40; professor of Latin in St. David’s coll. Lampeter 1840–62; R. of Llangoedmore, Cardiganshire 10 Dec. 1840 to death; archdeacon of Cardigan and prebendary of Llandyfriog in St. David’s cathedral 1860 to death; author of A charge to the clergy 1865. _d._ Treforgan, Cardigan 7 June 1893. NORTHAMPTON, SPENCER JOSHUA ALWYNE COMPTON, 2 Marquess of (2 son of 1 Marquess of Northampton 1760–1828). _b._ Stoke park, Wiltshire 1 Jany. 1790; styled lord Compton 1796–1812; educ. Trin. coll. Camb., M.A. 1810, LL.D. 1835; capt. central regt. Northamptonshire militia 10 Sept. 1810; styled earl Compton 1812–28; M.P. Northampton 1812–20; lived in Italy 1820–30; succeeded as 2 marquess 24 May 1828; recorder of Northampton 1828–32; F.R.S. 27 May 1830, president 30 Nov. 1838, resigned 30 Nov. 1849; F.S.A. 10 March 1836; F.G.S., president; president of British Association at Bristol 1836, and Swansea 1848; president of Royal soc. of literature 26 April 1849 to death; a trustee of the British museum 1849; D.C.L. of Oxford 24 June 1850; edited Irene, a poem by Margaret, marchioness of Northampton 1833; The Tribute, a collection of unpublished poems 1837; author of Observations on the motion of sir R. Heron, M.P. respecting vacating seats in parliament on the acceptance of office 1835. _d._ Castle Ashby, near Northampton 17 Jany. 1851. _bur._ Castle Ashby 25 Jany. _P. F. Robinson’s Vitruvius Britannicus_ (1847) _part_ 3 _pp._ 1–24; _H. Drummond’s Noble British families i_ 12–6 (1846); _G.M. xxxv_ 425–9 (1851); _I.L.N. xviii_ 59, 60 (1851) _portrait_; _Athenæum 25 Jany. 1851 pp._ 110–11; _Doyle’s Baronage ii_ 631 (1886) _portrait_; _Times 18 Jany. 1851 p._ 5, _22 Jany. p._ 5. NORTHBOURNE, SIR WALTER CHARLES JAMES, 1 Baron (son of John James, minister plenipotentiary to Holland, _d._ 4 June 1818). _b._ 3 June 1816; educ. Westminster school 1826–33, and Christ Church, Oxf., B.A. 1836, M.A. 1840; succeeded his grandfather as second baronet 8 Oct. 1829; by his marriage in 1841 came into the Ellison properties in Gateshead, Hebbern and the neighbourhood; M.P. Hull 1837–47; sheriff of Kent 1855; a commissioner on the constitution and working of the ecclesiastical courts 1880; a trustee of the national gallery; cr. baron Northbourne of Betteshanger, Kent 5 Nov. 1884. _d._ Betteshanger, near Sandwich 4 Feb. 1893. _Daily Graphic 9 Feb. 1893 p._ 8 _portrait_. NORTHBROOK, FRANCIS THORNHILL BARING, 1 Baron (eld. son of sir Thomas Baring, 2 bart. 1790–1848). _b._ Calcutta 20 April 1796; educ. Winchester and Christ Church, Oxf., double first class and B.A. 1817, M.A. 1821; capt. North Hants. regt. of militia 1 July 1818; barrister I.T. 7 Feb. 1823; M.P. Portsmouth 1826–65; a lord of the treasury 24 Nov. 1830 to 6 June 1834; joint secretary to the treasury 6 June to 17 Nov. 1834, and 21 April 1835 to Aug. 1839; chancellor of the exchequer 26 Aug. 1839 to 3 Sept. 1841; P.C. 26 Aug. 1839; succeeded as 3 baronet 3 April 1848; first lord of the admiralty 18 Jany. 1849 to 27 Feb. 1852; F.R.S. 22 Sept. 1849; cr. baron Northbrook of Stratton, county of Southampton 4 Jany. 1866. _d._ of apoplexy Stratton park, near Winchester 6 Sept. 1866. _bur._ Michelde church, Hants. 13 Sept. _G.M. ii_ 543–4 (1866). NORTHCOTE, STAFFORD HENRY, 1 Earl of Iddesleigh (eld. son of Henry Stafford Northcote 1792–1830, M.P. Haytesbury 1826–30). _b._ 23 Portland place, London 27 Oct. 1818; educ. Eton 1831–6, rowed bow oar in the Eton eight 1835; matric. from Balliol coll. Oxf. 3 March 1836, scholar 1836–42, rowed in the college boat 1839; B.A. 1839, M.A. 1840, D.C.L. 1863; private secretary to W. E. Gladstone, the vice-president of board of trade 30 June 1842 to 1845; legal assistant at board of trade Feb. 1845 to Aug. 1850; barrister I.T. 19 Nov. 1847; one of secretaries of Great Exhibition 3 Jany. 1850 to Oct. 1851; succeeded his grandfather as 8 baronet 17 March 1851; C.B. 17 Oct. 1851; G.C.B. 20 April 1880; a comr. for reorganising board of trade Dec. 1852 to March 1853; M.P. Dudley 1855–7; contested North Devon 6 April 1857; M.P. Stamford 1858–66; M.P. North Devon 1866–85; financial sec. to the treasury Jany. to June 1859; member of public schools commission 18 July 1862, and of endowed schools commission 20 Dec. 1865; president of board of trade 1 July 1866 to 1867; P.C. 6 July 1866; secretary for India 2 March 1867 to Dec. 1868; chairman of Hudson’s Bay company Jany. 1869, governor March 1869 to March 1874; one of the six comrs. to arrange matters in dispute between Great Britain and the United States 13 Feb. 1871, the treaty of Washington was signed 8 May 1871; president of commission to inquire into working of friendly societies 14 Jany. 1871; chancellor of the exchequer 18 Feb. 1874 to April 1880; abolished the sugar duties of £2,000,000, 1874; applied an annual sinking fund of 28 millions to reduction of the national debt 1875; exempted incomes of £150 from income tax instead of £100 as before 1876; carried his Savings’ bank bill 1875, his Friendly societies’ bill 1875, and his Public works loan bill 1878; F.R.S. 18 Feb. 1875; leader of the house of commons 8 Feb. 1877 to 24 March 1880; led the opposition April 1881 to June 1885; first lord of the treasury June 1885 to Feb. 1886; created viscount Saint Cyres of Newton Saint Cyres, Devon, and earl of Iddesleigh 3 July 1885; president of commission to inquire into depression of trade 29 Aug. 1885, the last report dated 21 Dec. 1886; presented by members of house of commons with a service of plate 8 March 1886; foreign secretary 27 July 1886 to 4 Jany. 1887; lord lieutenant of Devon 8 Jany. 1886 to death; lord rector of univ. of Edinb. 3 Nov. 1883 to death; author of The case of sir Eardley Wilmot 1847, 2 ed. 1847; A short review of the navigation laws of England. By A Barrister 1849, 2 ed. 1849; A statement connected with the election of W. E. Gladstone for the university of Oxford in 1847, 1852, and 1853, 1853; Twenty years of financial policy 1862; The pleasures, the dangers, and the uses of desultory reading 1885; Lectures and essays 1887. _d._ in lord Salisbury’s ante-room, Downing st. London 12 Jany.