Modern English biography

ORMSBY, HENRY W. (son of Henry Ormsby, R. of Kilskier, co. Meath). _b._ Kilskier Feb. 1812; educ. Trinity college, Dublin, B.A. 1834; called to Irish bar 1835; Q.C. 26 May 1858; bencher of King’s Inns 1874; solicitor general for Ireland 1868 and 12 March 1874; attorney general 21 Jany. to 12 Nov. 1875; P.C. Ireland Jany. 1875; judge of landed estates court 12 Nov. 1875; judge of chancery division of high court of justice in Ireland 1878–85. _d._ Marine terrace, Bray 17 Sept. 1887. _Law Times 1 Oct. 1887 p._ 386. ORMSBY, JOHN WILLIAM. Second lieut. R.A. 6 Aug. 1828; colonel R.A. 9 Aug. 1858; M.G. 5 April 1866; lieut. governor and commandant royal military academy Woolwich 1 April 1867 to death. _d._ Woolwich 17 March 1869. ORNSBY, GEORGE (eld. son of George Ornsby of the Lodge, Lanchester, Durham, _d._ 1823). _b._ Darlington, Durham 9 March 1809; educ. Durham gr. sch. 1823–7; practised as a solicitor in Durham; studied theology at Univ. coll. Durham 1839–41; C. of Newburn, Northumberland 1841–3; C. of Sedgefield, Durham 1843–4; C. of Whickham, Durham 1845–50; V. of Fishlake, South Yorkshire July 1850 to death; hon. M.A. Durham 1872; F.S.A. 29 May 1873; preb. of York 15 Feb. 1879 to death; author of Sketches of Durham 1846; York 1882 in Diocesan histories; edited for the Surtees society The works and letters of D. Granville, dean of Durham 1861–5; The correspondence of John Cosin, bishop of Durham, 2 vols. 1869–72, and Selections from the household book of lord William Howard of Naworth castle 1878. _d._ Fishlake vicarage 17 April 1886. _Proc. of soc. of antiq. xi_ 376 (1886); _Biograph July 1881 pp._ 26–8. ORNSBY, ROBERT (brother of preceding). _b._ 1820; educ. Linc. coll. Oxf.; exhibitioner 1836–43; B.A. 1840, M.A. 1843; fellow of Trin. coll. 1843–7, and lecturer in rhetoric 1844; master of the schools; C. of St. Peter-the-less, Chichester 1845–7; entered the church of Rome May 1847; helped to manage the Tablet newspaper in Dublin; professor of classical literature in the Catholic univ. Dublin Oct. 1854–82; librarian at Arundel Castle a short time; fellow of royal univ. of Ireland and examiner in Greek 1882 to death; author of The life of St. Francis de Sales 1856; Η Καινη Διαθηκη the Greek testament from cardinal Mai’s edition of the Vatican bible, with notes, Dublin 1860; Memoirs of James Robert Hope Scott, Q.C., 2 vols. 1884. _d._ Earlsfort terrace, Dublin 21 April 1889. _E. G. K. Browne’s Tractarian Movement_ (1861) 145, 151. O’RORKE, PATRICK HENRY. _b._ co. Cavan, Ireland 25 March 1837; taken to U.S. of America 1838; educ. Rochester, New York; a marble cutter; second lieut. of engineers in the Federal army 24 June 1861, first lieut. 3 March 1863, brevet colonel 2 July 1863; served at battle of Bull Run 21 July 1861; colonel of the 140th regiment of New York volunteers Sept. 1862, which became one of the best in the army of the Potomac; _killed_ in the battle of Gettysburg 2 July 1863. _Appleton’s American biography iv_ 591 (1888) _portrait_. O’ROURKE, HUGH. Professor of English, rhetoric and French in royal college of St. Patrick, Maynooth 1862–85; elected bishop of Clonfert 10 Feb. 1881, but declined the charge. _d._ 1885. ORPEN, SIR RICHARD JOHN THEODORE (2 son of Francis Orpen, V. of Kilgarvan, co. Kerry, _d._ 1805). _b._ Cork 6 Nov. 1788; educ. Middleton and Cork; solicitor at Dublin 1809 to death; president of Incorporated society of attorneys and solicitors of Ireland 1860 to death; one of the comrs. to inquire into practice of courts of law and equity in Ireland; knighted by duke of Abercorn 17 Jany. 1868. d. 41 George’s st. Great North, Dublin 4 May 1876. _bur._ Mount Jerome cemet. 8 May. _I.L.N. lxviii_ 478 (1876); _Irish Law Times x_ 266, 281, 300 (1876). ORR, SIR ANDREW (eld. son of Francis Orr of Glasgow, wholesale stationer). _b._ Glasgow 1802; educ. univ. of Glasgow; partner in firm of S. Orr and Co., stationers, Glasgow; member of town council 1842–60; lord provost of Glasgow 1854–7; knighted at St. James’s palace 18 Feb. 1858; took an active part in procuring for Glasgow a water supply, public parks, and a gallery of arts 1857–9; chairman of Glasgow and south western railway 1849; acquired estates of Harvieston and Castle Campbell 1859, Aberdona 1860, and Sheardale 1861. _d._ Bridge of Allan, Perthshire 19 April 1874. _Maclehose’s Glasgow Men ii_ 253–4 (1886) _portrait_. ORR, CHARLES ALEXANDER. Second lieut. Madras engineers 9 June 1831, colonel 29 June 1863; colonel commandant 24 March 1871 to death; L.G. 20 March 1876. _d._ 6 Oct. 1876. ORR, JOHN H. _b._ Grey Abbey, co. Down 26 Nov. 1826; ordained at Antrim 19 March 1851; D.D.; clerk of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in Ireland 1869 to death; moderator of the general assembly 1887; sec. of the trustees of the fund of the Regium Donum; sent letters to The Times on 1 and 6 July 1892 in reply to Mr. Gladstone, giving the views of Irish Presbyterians on home rule. _d._ Antrim 23 Jany. 1895. _Daily Graphic 22 March 1893 p._ 4 _portrait_. ORR, ROBERT SCOTT (son of a chemist). _b._ Edinburgh 1819; apprentice to sir George Newbigging; L.R.C.S. Edinb. 1840, M.R.C.S. 1866, M.D. Edinb. 1840; F.F.P.S. Glasgow 1856; medical assistant royal lunatic asylum; superintendent Glasgow royal infirmary 1843, afterwards physician; member of general medical council 1 April 1878 to death; president of Faculty of physicians and surgeons 1880–3; author of Statistical tables of the Royal infirmary of Glasgow 1845–7, 3 vols.; Historical sketch of epidemic fever in Glasgow 1848. _d._ 9 Albany place, Glasgow 15 May 1886. _Lancet i_ 1001 (1886). ORR, SUTHERLAND GEORGE GORDON. _b._ 1816; ensign European regiment (left wing) 23 Feb. 1836; captain 23 Madras light infantry 12 March 1846 to death; commandant 3 regt. Hyderabad cavalry 27 Jany. 1854 to death. _d._ at the residence of his brother-in-law Greenhill, Barnet, Herts. 19 June 1858. _Mrs. C. Mackenzie’s Storms and sunshine of a soldier’s life._ ORR, WILLIAM ADAM (eld. son of Wm. Orr, _d._ 1816). _b._ 1810; educ. Addiscombe coll.; 2 lieut. Madras artillery 15 Dec. 1826, colonel 9 June 1862 to death; aide-de-camp to the queen 1862 to death; C.B. 21 March 1859; succeeded to the property of Patrick Orr of Bridgeton 1828. _d._ Weston super Mare 11 Sept. 1869. ORR, WILLIAM SOMERVILLE. Publisher at 2 Amen corner, St. Paul’s churchyard, London 1837–59; the London publisher of W. & R. Chambers’ works 1850; published Orr’s Circle of the Sciences, 9 vols. 1854–6; A primary atlas of ancient and modern geography 1855; in the employment of Chapman and Hall, publishers, London, at time of his death. _d._ 129 Blenheim crescent, Notting Hill, London 6 Jany. 1873. _The Publishers’ circular 1 Feb. 1873 p._ 72. ORRIDGE, BENJAMIN BROGDEN. _b._ 1814; a medical agent and valuer at 30 Bucklersbury, London; common councilman for ward of Cheap 1863–9; chairman of the library committee of city of London; F.G.S.; member of London and Middlesex archæological society to 1870; author of A letter on eminent Londoners and civic records 1866; Some account of the citizens of London and their rulers from 1060 to 1867, 1867; Some particulars of alderman Philip Malpas and alderman sir Thomas Cooke, K.B. 1868; Illustrations of Jack Cade’s rebellion from researches in the Guildhall records 1869. _d._ 33 St. John’s Wood park, London 17 July 1870. _Trans. of London and Middlesex Archæol. Soc. iv_ 70–1 (1871). ORRIDGE, ELLEN AMELIA (eld. dau. of Edward Orridge of 2 Houghton place, Ampthill square, London). _b._ London 1856; educ. Royal academy of music under Manuel Garcia 1875, took bronze medal 1876, silver and gold medal 1877, Parepa gold medal, second Christine Nilsson prize and certificate of the Academy 1878; had a fine contralto voice; sang in Mr. Pyatt’s autumnal tour concerts 1877 and 1878, at John Boosey’s ballad concerts 1878, and at A. and S. Gatti’s promenade concerts 1878; sang in oratorios at Birmingham and other places. _d._ Guernsey 16 Sept.