Modern English biography

_portraits_; _C. Worthy’s Life of earl of Iddesleigh_ (1887) _portrait_. NORTHESK, GEORGE JOHN CARNEGIE, 9 Earl of (only son of 8 earl of Northesk 1794–1878). _b._ Longwood, Hants. 1 Dec. 1843; styled lord Rosehill 1843–78; cornet 1 dragoons 10 June 1862; ensign Scots fusilier guards 21 Nov. 1862, captain 26 March 1873, sold out 27 June 1874; succeeded as 9 earl 5 Dec. 1878; a representative peer for Scotland Feb. 1885; made a collection of flint prehistoric weapons, which he lent to the museum of science and arts Edinb., and to the city museum, Winchester; F.S.A. 30 Nov. 1871, vice-president. _d._ Longwood house, near Winchester 10 Sept. 1891. _Proc. of Society of Antiquaries xiv_ 136 (1892). NORTHEY, FRANCIS VERNON (son of E. R. Northey of Epsom). _b._ 1836; educ. Eton, one of the cricket eleven 1852–4; ensign 60 foot 22 March 1855, instructor in musketry 3 Nov. 1858, major 5 July 1873 to death; commanded the third battalion in Zululand; mortally wounded at battle of Ginghilovo 2 April 1879, and _d._ 7 April 1879. _I.L.N. lxxiv_ 576 (1879) _portrait_; _Graphic xix_ 584 (1879) _portrait_. NORTHMORE, THOMAS (eld. son of Thomas Northmore of Cleve house, near Exeter 1735–77). _b._ Cleve house 1766; educ. Tiverton and Emm. coll. Camb., B.A. 1789, M.A. 1792; F.S.A. 19 May 1791; contested Exeter 20 June 1818, and Barnstaple 12 Dec. 1832; discovered the ossiferous nature of Kent’s cavern at Torquay about 1824; published Plutarch’s Treatise upon the distinction between a friend and flatterer 1793; Memoirs of Planetes, or a sketch of the laws and manners of Makar. By Philelentherus Devoniensis 1795; Washington, or liberty restored, a poem in ten books 1809, Baltimore 1809; Of education founded upon principles, Part the first, Time previous to the age of puberty 1800, no more published. _d._ Furzebrook House, near Axminster 20 or 29 May 1851. _I.L.N. xviii_ 545 (1851). NORTHROP, FLORA (dau. of Mr. Macdonald). Principal of the Royal school for officers’ daughters at Castleton, Isle of Man; went to U.S. of America 1885 where she suffered great reverses. _d._ of starvation and of being frozen to death New York 31 Dec. 1893. NORTHUMBERLAND, ALGERNON PERCY, 4 Duke of (younger son of 2 duke of Northumberland 1742–1817). _b._ Northumberland house, Charing Cross, London 15 Dec. 1792; educ. Eton; entered R.N. March 1805; midshipman Sept. 1805, lieut. 1811; served in Mediterranean to 1810; while acting captain of the Caledonia fought in an action off Toulon 1814; captain 19 Aug. 1815, when put on h.p.; cr. baron Prudhoe of Prudhoe castle, Northumberland 27 Nov. 1816; LL.D. Camb. 6 July 1835; D.C.L. Oxf. 15 June 1841; succeeded his brother as 4 duke 11 Feb. 1847; constable of Launceston castle 28 May 1847; R.A. of the Blue 11 Nov. 1850, V.A. 9 July 1857, admiral 13 Oct. 1862; P.C. 27 Feb. 1852; first lord of the admiralty 28 Feb. to 28 Dec. 1852; K.G. 19 Jany. 1853; a trustee of the British museum 24 April 1861; hon. col. 2 Northumberland batt. of artillery volunteers 27 Dec. 1864; F.R.S. 9 April 1818; F.S.A. 10 April 1823; president of Royal Institution; president of Royal united service institution; president of Royal national lifeboat institution, gave premiums for improved boats; introduced the Victoria Regia 1838, which first flowered in England in a tank built for it at Sion house, Isleworth; bought the famous Camuccini collection of 74 paintings at Rome