Modern English biography

1889. OLIVER, RICHARD SILVER (1 son of Robert S. Oliver of Darrington, Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, _d._ 1842). Educ. Eton; cornet royal horse guards 29 July 1830, captain 16 Dec. 1836, sold out 25 June 1844; hunted at Melton, Bicester and Northampton; settled at Bolton Percy, Yorkshire; a supporter of the Bramham Moor hounds; a coachman and a good shot. _d._ Bolton lodge Feb. 1889. _Baily’s Mag. li_ 208–9 (1889). OLIVER, SAMUEL. _b._ 1801; V. of Calverton, near Nottingham 1826 to death; author of Emma Whiteford, or death in the bosom of the church 1852; War and its probable consequences as foreshadowed in holy scripture 1855; Village lectures on some controverted articles of Catholic faith. _d._ in a cottage in Calverton village Sept. 1874. _bur._ 1 Oct. OLIVER, THOMAS. _b._ about 1776; founded with George Boyd, firm of Oliver and Boyd, publishers, Edinburgh 1806, retired in 1843 after George Boyd’s death. _d._ Newington lodge, Edinburgh 26 April 1853. OLIVER, THOMAS. _b._ Breadlow, Bucks. June 1789; employed by Mr. Baker of Millbank, London, gardener; fought and beat Kimber a stone-mason at Tothill Fields, Westminster 1811; always known afterwards as the Chelsea gardener; beat George Cooper at Moulsey Hurst, Surrey 15 May 1813, and Edward Painter at Shepperton Range, Middlesex 17 May 1814; landlord of the Duke’s Head 31 Peter st. Westminster 1814; fought Jack Carter at Gretna Green for 100 guineas a side 4 Oct. 1816, when he was badly beaten in 32 rounds lasting 46 minutes; beaten by Wm. Neat at Rickmansworth, Herts. 10 July 1818 in 28 rounds lasting one hour; beat Kendrick the black 28 May 1819; beaten by Daniel Donnelly, the Irish champion 21 July 1819 at Crawley Hurst, Sussex for 100 guineas a side; beat Tom Shelton at Sawbridgeworth, Herts. 13 Jany. 1820; beaten by Edward Painter at North Walsham, Norfolk 17 July 1820; beaten by Tom Spring at Hayes, Middlesex 20 Feb. 1821 for 100 guineas a side 25 rounds in 55 minutes; beaten by T. Hickman 12 June 1821 at Blindow Heath, Surrey for £100 a side; beaten by Wm. Abbott at Moulsey Hurst 6 Nov. 1821, 33 rounds in 54 minutes; commissary of the ring, taking charge of the ropes and stakes; beat Benjamin Burn at Hampton, Middlesex 28 Jany. 1834; a fruiterer and greengrocer in Pimlico and Chelsea. _d._ London June 1864. _H. D. Miles’s Pugilistica ii_ 89–103 (1880) _portrait_; _The Fancy. By An Operator i_ 609–16 (1826) _portrait_; _Boxiana ii_ 954 (1818), _iii_ 262 (1825) _portrait_, _iv_ 233 _etc._; _Hannan’s British boxing_, _part_ 2, _pp._ 43–6. OLIVER, THOMAS. _b._ 1790; entered Bengal army 1803; lieut. 6 Bengal N.I. 18 May 1805, captain 16 Nov. 1818; major 3 N.I. 13 July 1827; lieut. col. of 3 N.I 3 July 1832 to 1838, and of 12 N.I. 1838 to 10 April 1843; col. of 37 N.I. 13 March 1844 to 1869; general 19 June 1866. _d._ 43 Duke street, Grosvenor square, London 22 April 1872. OLIVER, THOMAS (son of a farmer and maltster). _b._ Angmering, Sussex; a stable boy to his uncle, Mr. Page of Epsom; rode light weights for lord Mountcharles; sold horses at fairs for Mr. Farrell of Liverpool; became a steeple chase rider; rode Harlequin at Clifton and won; won the Great Dunchurch steeplechase on Foreigner; a partner with Mr. Curlewis; in Northampton gaol for debt; landlord of The Star at Leamington; won the Great Liverpool on Jerry; a steeple chaser trainer at Prestbury; brought out Charles Boyce and Robert James. _Sporting Review xli_ 249–54 (1859). OLIVER, WILLIAM. _b._ about 1804; landscape painter, chiefly in water-colours; member of the New society (now royal institute) of painters in water-colours 1834; exhibited 29 pictures at R.A., 54 at B.I., and 36 at Suffolk st. 1829–53; published Scenery of the Pyrenees, lithographed by G. Barnand, T. S. Boys, Carl Hughe and others 1843. _d._ Langley Mill house, Halstead, Essex 2 Nov. 1853. OLLENDORFF, HEINRICK GODEFROY, OR HERMANN GERSCHAL. _b._ Rewitsch, Posen, Prussia about 1802; professor of the German language and literature; resided in 1843 at 23 Titchbourne st. Westminster; his system of acquiring a language was founded on the principle, that each question contained nearly the answer required to be returned; Capt. Basil Hall recommended this system to the English; naturalised in England 20 Dec. 1850; author of A new method of learning to read, write and speak a language in six months, adapted to the German, two parts 1838–41; A new method of learning to read, etc., adapted to the French 1843, 9 ed. 1861; A new method of learning to read, etc., applied to the Italian 1846, 5 ed. 1865; Nouvelle méthode pour apprendre à lire, à écrire et à parler une language en six mois, appliquée à l’Anglais, Paris 1848, 6 ed. 1856; A new method of learning to read, etc., adapted to the Spanish 1858;