Modern English biography

words to her husband’s songs Doubt not my love 1835, Sterne’s Maria 1840, and The infant’s prayer 1845. NOVERRE, ARTHUR. _b._ London 1815; in a government office; educ. St. George’s hospital; L.S.A. and M.R.C.S. 1836; in practice at Stanmore, Middlesex 1838–59; removed to 25 South st. Park lane, London 1859 where he had a high class practice; fellow Med. and Chir. soc. 1849, member of council 1870–71. _d._ 16 Park st. Grosvenor square, London 22 April 1878. _Proc. of Med. and Chir. soc. viii_ 385 (1880). NOWELL, JOHN. _b._ Todmorden, Lancs. 1802; a hand loom weaver; a twister at Fielden Brothers’ works, Waterside, Todmorden to death; botanized over greater part of England, Wales and Ireland, and studied crypto-gamic botany; discovered a cavern moss, schistostega pennata 1840; assisted Thomas Baines in his Flora of Yorkshire; for Baines and Baker’s Yorkshire Flora 1854, he edited The mosses of of the county; the mosses Nowellia curvifolia, Zygodon Nowellii and Lastrea montana Nowelliana were called after him. _d._ Todmorden 1867. _bur._ Cross stone. _Manchester quarterly i_ 205–18 (1882). NOWELL, JOHN. _b._ Farnley Wood, Yorkshire 1 March 1794; educ. Almondbury gram. sch.; gave lectures in Huddersfield on chemistry; engaged in the fancy trade; aided in founding Huddersfield college; an original member of Archæological soc.; made a copy of the first register book of Almondbury parish 1864; author of An essay on farms of industry, and an essay on cottage allotments, also an essay on self-supporting schools of industry and mental discipline 1844; Manual of field gardening or Belgian agriculture made easy 1845, 2 ed. 1846. _d._ Almondbury 4 March 1869. _Hulbert’s Annals_ (1882) 63, 144, 256, 448–52. NOWOSIELSKI, FELIX. _b._ Bruinow, Poland 1800; lieutenant colonel in the Polish army of 1831; knight of the military order Virtuti Militari; an exile in London. _d._ London 22 April 1864. _bur._ Highgate cemetery. NOYES, THOMAS HERBERT (eld. son of rev. Thomas Herbert Noyes, V. of Bath-Easton, Somerset Dec. 1797 until his death 8 Aug. 1812). _b._ 31 Aug. 1800; educ. Harrow and Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1823; barrister L.I. 11 May 1830; F.G.S.; author of Some notices of the family of Newton 1857; An Idyll of the Weald, with other lays and legends 1868; Hymns of modern man 1872; translated Lyrics and bucolics, the eclogues of Virgil, a selection of the odes of Horace, &c. 1868; author with G. de Mirelles Soares of Mind or more than matter, a spirit drama, by Pro and Con 1873. _d._ Craig-en-ross, Millport, Scotland 19 Dec. 1881. NUGEE, GEORGE (youngest son of Francis James Nugee of St. James’s, London, tailor, d. 1844). _b._ London 24 July 1819; educ. Shrewsbury and Trin. coll. Camb., senior classical scholar, B.A. 1842, M.A. 1846; student at Inner Temple; curate to rev. W. J. E. Bennett at St. Paul’s, Wilton place, London 1845; warden of the House of mercy at Park house, Highgate 1846, a most successful penitentiary; principal of St. Paul’s mission college Dean st. Soho, London; sec. of London diocesan home mission; V. of Wymering and R. of Widley, Hants Jany. 1859–72; founded the order of St. Augustine at Wymering 1872; founded a May meeting at Wymering with a May Queen, and in London with a Rose Queen; founded the Sisterhood of St. Mary the Virgin at Wymering, a nursing society partly paid by the English government; worked in conjunction with Father Ignatius; founded St. Austin’s priory New Kent road, London 1872, provost 1872 to death; author of The necessity for Christian education to elevate the native character in India 1846; Instruction on confirmation 1848; Emmaus or things in the way 1848; The holy women of the gospel, lectures 1856; A penitential. By G. N. 1857; The words from the cross as applied to our own deathbeds 1856; St. Austin’s mission handbook of prayer and praise 1875; England and the Jews, their destiny and her duty 1881. _d._ at residence of his brother-in-law, rev. A. J. Street, Talaton rectory, Devon 5 Oct. 1892. _The very rev. provost Nugee, M.A._, _a retrospect reprinted from the South London gazette_ (1879); _Biograph iv_ 344–50 (1880); _Church portrait journal iii_ 111 (1879) _portrait_; _Illust. sp. and dr. news xxiii_ 626 (1885) _portrait_. NUGENT, CHARLES LAVALLIN (son of colonel Andrew Nugent of Portaferry, co. Down). _b._ 4 Dec. 1815; ensign 58 foot 21 Aug. 1835, major 18 July 1851; major depôt battalion 28 Jany. 1859, placed on h.p. 1 June 1865; deputy judge advocate 1 April 1865 to 30 June 1875; L.G. 16 March 1880; placed on retired list with hon. rank of general 1 July 1881; served in New Zealand war 1845–6; commanded the advance guard which penetrated the forest at Ruapekapeka, present at the capture of that pah. _d._ Southsea 3 Nov. 1884. NUGENT, SIR EDMOND. Alderman of Dublin 15 Jany. 1820, lord mayor 1827–28; knighted by lord lieutenant of Ireland 1828; resided at Airfield, St. Dolough’s, co. Dublin. _d._ 1856. NUGENT, GEORGE HODGES. Vice-consul at Arica, Peru 16 March 1846, and consul there 16 June 1871 to death; acting chargé d’affaires at Lima 13 June to 4 Sept. 1874. _d._ Mollendo 25 March 1879. _I.L.N. lxxv_ 505 (1879) _portrait_. NUGENT, GEORGE WILLIAM. _b._ 1814; proprietor of royal Cambridge music hall, Commercial st. Whitechapel, London 1869–79. _d._ at his house 59 Maida Yale, London 8 March 1884. _bur._ St. Mary’s cemetery, Kensal Green 14 March. NUGENT, LAVALL, Count Nugent (elder son of John Nugent of Ballinacor, co. Wicklow). _b._ Ballinacor 3 or 30 Nov. 1777; a cadet in the Austrian engineer corps 1 Nov. 1793, captain in the corps to 1 March 1799 when transferred to the quartermaster general’s staff; served in the Italian campaign 1799, and the Marengo campaign 1800; won the cross of Maria Theresa for the battle of Monte Croce 10 April 1800; commandant of 61st infantry regiment 1807–9; served on the staff during campaign of 1809; placed again on active list of Austrian army 1 July 1813; persuaded the Croats to fight against the French on Austria declaring war 11 Aug. 1813; drove the French behind the Isongo after many fights, besieged Trieste castle 16–30 Oct. 1813 when it surrendered; fought actions at Ferrara, Forli and Ravenna, and blockaded Venice Dec. 1813; defeated the French at Reggio, Parma and Piacenza 1814; honorary K.C.B. 5 Jany. 1815; as commander of a division of Marshall Bianchi’s army entered Florence 15 April 1815; invested Rome early in May 1815; commanded the Austrian troops in Naples 1816; created a prince of the Holy Roman empire 1816; colonel proprietor of 30th infantry regiment 1816; commanded the Neapolitan army as captain-general 1817–20; created a magnate of Hungary 1826; commanded a division at Venice 1828; master of the ordnance and commander of the troops in Lower Austria, the Tyrol, &c. 1830–40; general 1838; commanded in the Banat 1841–2, and in Lower Austria 1843–8; marched into Hungary with a reserve corps which he had organized on breaking out of the revolution 11 Sept. 1848; effected capitulation of Essig 14 Feb. 1849; organised a second reserve corps in Styria, but was driven back towards Servia July 1849; field-marshal Nov. 1849; present as a volunteer at battle of Solferino 24 June 1859. _d._ Bosilgevo, near Karlstadt, Croatia 21 Aug. 1862. NUGENT, SIR OLIVER (son of hon. Nicholas Nugent, M.D.) _b._ Antigua 1815; educ. Edinb. univ.; private sec. to sir Henry Light, governor of Antigua 1836; speaker of legislative assembly Antigua 1845; vice-president of legislative council 1867 and president 1869; commanded Antigua yeomanry cavalry 20 years; member of the executive council of Antigua and the Leeward islands to death; knighted at Osborne 21 Feb. 1872; president of legislative council of the Leeward islands 1872–81. _d._ Millars, Antigua 28 Aug. 1894. NUGENT, SIR PERCY FITZGERALD, 1 Baronet (son of Thomas Fitzgerald). _b._ Baltinoran, co. Westmeath 29 Sept. 1797; educ. Old hall green, Herts.; assumed name of Nugent 14 Sept. 1831; created baronet 30 Sept. 1831; M.P. Westmeath 1847–52. _d._ Donore, near Multifarnham, co. Westmeath 25 June 1874. _I.L.N. lxv_ 23 (1874). NUGENT, ST. GEORGE MERVYN (6 son of C. E. Nugent of Farran Connell house, co. Cavan). _b._ 19 Jany. 1825; ensign 29 foot 25 Oct. 1842, captain 15 March 1853; served in Sutlej campaign against the Sikhs 1845, present at Ferozeshah, Modkee, and Sobraon where wounded; captain 96 foot 26 Dec. 1854 to 18 Nov. 1859; D.A.A.G. Aldershot 1858–61; A.Q.M.G. Nova Scotia 1861–7, made arrangements for arrival in Halifax of 12,000 men and for sending them on to Rivièrè de Loup in winter; A.Q.M.G. at head quarters, Ireland 1870–5; D.Q.M.G. Malta 1877–8, where he received the Indian troops; A.A. and Q.M.G. North Britain 1878–80; lieut. col. 13 March 1880; hon. M.G. 21 July 1880. _d._ 29 May 1884. _Times 4 June 1884 p._ 10. NUN, RICHARD. Called to Irish bar 1808; Q.C. 6 Nov. 1844. _d._ 1867. NUNN, ANN (dau. of captain Boyle of the R.N.). _b._ Southampton 1811; first appeared Royalty theatre, Wellclose sq. London as Young Norval in Douglas 1824; acted at the New Pavilion, the Queen’s, and Sadler’s Wells; made a provincial tour; acted at the Queen’s, London with Madame Vestris 1829; had the entire lead at Sadler’s Wells under Osbaldiston for one season; acted in Nottingham where she was the original Pauline in the Lady of Lyons in the provinces; acted in Nottingham, Worcester, Liverpool, Norwich, Preston, and Sheffield circuits; appeared at Bradford in West York circuit as Julia in the Hunchback 12 Aug. 1844, remained in the circuit 12 years, often took the parts of Othello, Romeo, Hamlet, Claude Melnotte, and William in Black eyed Susan; was good as Rosalind, Lady Macbeth, Constance in the Love Chase, and Miami in the Green Bushes; often played 14 different characters in a week; _m._ John Nunn a comedian at Bradford; made her last appearance as Mrs. Haller in The stranger and William in Black eyed Susan at Bradford 1863. _d._ at the residence of her son John F. Nunn, Granville road, Frizinghall, Bradford 1 Nov. 1890. _bur._ Undercliff cemet. 4 Nov. _The Era 8 Nov. 1890._ NUNNELEY, THOMAS (son of John Nunneley). _b._ Market Harborough, Leics. March 1809; educ. Guy’s hospital; L.S.A. 12 July 1832; M.R.C.S. 1832, hon. F.R.C.S. 1843; a surgeon at Leeds 1833 to death; surgeon to the Eye and ear hospital, Leeds, 20 years; lectured on anatomy, physiology and surgery in Leeds school of medicine till 1866; surgeon to Leeds general infirmary 1864; gave evidence at the trials of the poisoners Wm. Palmer and Wm. Dove 1856; removed the whole tongue for cancer 1861; performed upwards of 1,000 operations for cataract; author of A treatise on erysipelas 1841, 2 ed. 1844; Anatomical tables 1838; On anæsthesia and anæsthetic substances generally, Worcester 1849; On the organs of vision, their anatomy and physiology 1858. _d._ 22 Park place, Leeds 1 June 1870. _Barker’s Photographs of medical men ii_ 33 (1867) _portrait_; _Proc. of royal med. and chir. soc. vi_ 354 (1870); _Lancet i_ 823 (1870). NURSE, WILLIAM MOUNTFORD. _b._ 1789; a builder; erected some of the terraces which surround Regent’s park, London; resided at 5 Langham place; built the Polytechnic, Regent st. 1837, in Dec. 1838 he leased it to the Polytechnic Institution, which had been incorporated by charter Aug. 1838, erected a new theatre adjoining the building 1847, the Institution took a lease of the new theatre 1848. _d._ York terrace, Regent’s Park, London 7 Dec. 1855. NUSSEY, JOHN. L.S.A. 1818; apothecary at 4 Cleveland row, St. James’s, London; apothecary to prince Albert to Dec. 1861; joint apothecary in ordinary to her majesty and the royal household to death; representative of the Apothecaries society of London in the general medical council 29 Oct. 1858, resigned 21 March 1862, treasurer of the council 25 Nov. 1858, resigned 23 June