Modern English biography

1888. JONES, WILLIAM HENRY. Assistant manager at Crystal palace, Sydenham; manager of and afterwards partner in firm of C. T. Brock and Co., pyrotechnists, Nunhead, Surrey; manager of Alexander palace, Muswell Hill 1 May 1880, palace reopened 15 May 1880 by James Willing, advertisement contractor; lessee of Alexandra palace with Benjamin Barber at rent of £10,000 per annum 25 March 1881. _d._ Magdala, Campsbourne, Hornsey 17 March 1883 aged 39. JONES, WILLIAM HENRY RICH- (eld. son of Wm. Jones 1795–1855, chief secretary of Religious tract society). _b._ parish of Christchurch, Blackfriars, London 31 Aug. 1817; ed. at Totteridge, Herts., King’s coll. London and Magd. hall, Oxf.; B.A. 1840, M.A. 1844; C. of St. Andrew, Holborn 1841–2; R. of St. Martin-in-the-Fields 1842–5; Inc. of St. James’s, Curtain road, Shoreditch 1845–51; V. of Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts. 1851 to death, where he restored the church; surrogate and canon of Salisbury 1872 to death; prefixed his wife’s maiden name Rich to his surname 1883; F.S.A. 6 June 1861; edited for the Rolls series, The Registers of St. Osmund 2 vols. 1863–4; author of The life and times of St. Aldhelm. 1874; An account of the Saxon church of Bradford-on-Avon 1878; Fasti ecclesiæ Sarisberiensis 1879; Salisbury, a history of the diocese 1880. _d._ the vicarage, Bradford-on-Avon 28 Oct. 1885. JONES, SIR WILLOUGHBY, 3 Baronet (2 son of Sir John Thomas Jones, K.C.B., major general _d._ 1843). _b._ Woolwich 24 Nov. 1820; ed. at Trin. coll. Camb., scholar 1842, 20 wrangler 1843, B.A. 1843, M.A. 1847; succeeded his brother sir Lawrence Jones 1845; M.P. for Cheltenham 29 July 1847, but unseated on petition for bribery 28 June 1848; sheriff of Norfolk 1851; chairman of quarter sessions 1856; author of Public libraries, an address 1855; Christianity and common sense 1863. _d._ Cranmer hall, Fakenham, Norfolk 21 Aug. 1884. _Power, Rodwell and Dew’s Reports_, _i_ 179–89 (1853). JONGHMANS, F. _b._ 1822; a singer and musical conductor at Evans’ Supper rooms, Covent Garden, London 1852; a singer at Canterbury music hall, London; musical conductor at Oxford music hall, London, from the opening 26 March 1861 to about 1868; vocal director at Royal Alhambra palace 1869–70; sang at Argyll rooms when re-opened as the Trocadero 30 Oct. 1882. _d._ 15 Hemberton road, Mayflower road, Clapham 17 Oct. 1887. _bur._ St. Mary’s cemet. Kensal green 21 Oct. _Entr’Acte Almanac_ (1876) 77, _portrait_. JOPE, WILLIAM (2 son of rev. John Jope, V. of St. Cleer, Cornwall, _d._ 1844). _bapt._ St. Cleer 12 Feb. 1789; barrister G.I. 20 June 1820, bencher 1847 to death, treasurer 1847; mayor of Liskeard 1820, 1828; recorder of Liskeard 1835 to death; recorder of Helston 1846–52. _d._ Thames Ditton 1 May 1854, monument in St. Cleer church. JOPLING, JOSEPH MIDLETON (son of Joseph Jopling, clerk in the Horse Guards, Whitehall, London). _b._ 1831; clerk in adjutant general’s department Horse Guards 1848–70; associate of New Soc. of Painters in water colours 1859–76; exhibited 27 pictures at R.A. and 21 at Suffolk st. 1848–76; an early member of the Arts club, Hanover sq.; director of fine art section of Philadelphia international exhibition 1876; member of 3rd Middlesex rifle corps, won the queen’s prize at Wimbledon 1861. _d._ 28 Beaufort st. Chelsea, Dec. 1884. JORDAN, JOHN. Ed. at Clare coll. Camb., B.A. 1826; C. of Little Dean 1827–30; C. of Handborough 1830–6; C. of Somerton 1836–40; V. of Church-Enstone, Oxfordshire 15 Aug. 1840 to death; author of Review of tradition as taught by the writers of tracts for the times 1840; The Holy Baptist 1843, poem in 5 cantos; Scriptural views of the Sabbath of God 1848; A parochial history of Enstone 1857, and of many pamphlets. _d._ 16 May 1874 aged 70. JORDAN, ROBERT JACOB. M.R.C.S. Eng. 1859; L.R.C.P. Edin. 1859; practised at 19 Berner’s st. Oxford st. London 1859–60, his name struck off the Medical Register 1864; kept anatomical museum 29 George st. Hanover square 1860–9; lived at 6 Bedford sq. London; proprietor of the Cordial balm of Rakasira; author of Diseases of the skin 1860; Skin diseases and their remedies 1860; Exposure of quackery and quacks. By Protector. _d._ London 14 April 1874, will which is signed Lewis Jacob Jordan proved 11 July 1874, personalty under £90,000. _F. B. Courtenay’s Revelations of quacks and quackery 3 ed._ (1871) 19, 98–110. JORDAN, THOMAS BROWN (son of Thomas Jordan). _b._ Bristol 24 Oct. 1807; an artist at Falmouth 1827, a mathematical instrument maker there; made improvements in the miners’ dial, and aided R. W. Fox in the construction of his dipping needle 1834; devised instrument for recording variations of barometer by photography 1838; sec. of R. Polytechnic soc. Falmouth 1835–40; first keeper of mining records, London 1840–5; invented wood carving by machinery and established works at Lambeth 1845; mechanical engineer at Manchester, then at Glasgow to 1870; mining engineer London 1871 to death. _d._ London 30 May 1890. _Iron 20 June 1890 p._ 541. NOTE.--He experimented in electro-metallurgy, and in 1841 made an egg cup of electro deposited copper, plated with silver outside and gold inside. This is now in Museum of practical geology, London. JORDEN, GEORGE (son of a labourer, his mother was a herb-doctress). _b._ Clee Hills, in Farlow parish, Shropshire 1783; came to Bewdley as an errand boy; servant to James Fryer, M.D. 1806–56; botanist, his Flora Bellus Locus is in the Worcester museum; he collected, mounted and named every plant he was able to find; accumulated antiquarian lore including ballads and electioneering songs, which he bequeathed to Worcester museum. _d._ Bewdley 1871. _J. R. Burton’s Bewdley_ (1883) 60. JORDON, EDWARD. _b._ Jamaica 1801; a quadroon; agitated for the free political right of the coloured population, and then for the abolition of slavery in Jamaica; edited a newspaper in Jamaica, for an article in which he was tried for high treason but acquitted; prime minister in first executive committee, Jamaica 1860, member of the committee again April 1863 to Oct. 1864; receiver general Oct. 1864 to Aug. 1865; island secretary and governor’s secretary Aug. 1865 to death; C.B. 18 May 1860, the first coloured man so honoured. _d._ Kingston, Jamaica 8 Feb. 1869. _American Annual Cyclop. for 1869 p._ 529. JOSEPH, FELIX (eld. son of Abraham Joseph of 3 Woodstock st. Oxford st. London, curiosity dealer, _d._ 1872). _b._ London 1840; ed. at Ghent; in business with his father to 1872 when he retired; made a collection of old Wedgwood ware, now in the Nottingham castle museum; a selection from his best examples was on loan at the Guelph exhibition in London; a benefactor to the museums of Nottingham, Maidstone, Norwich, Sandgate and Derby; a full length portrait of him by Knighton Warren is in Nottingham castle museum. _d._ Southsea 19 Aug. 1892. _Daily Graphic 18 Dec. 1891 p._ 9, _col._ 1, _portrait_. JOSEPH, HENRY SAMUEL. _b._ 1801; Jewish rabbi at Bedford; ordained as a literate in the ch. of England 1835; travelling sec. to society for promoting christianity among the Jews; chaplain to Chester castle 1847–56; author of Reason for embracing christianity 1834; Memoirs of convicted prisoners. Chester 1853. _d._ Strasburg, France 28 Jany. 1864. JOSEPH, JOHN CHARLES. _b._ 1810; proprietor of Northumberland hotel, Dublin; patentee and owner of Queen’s theatre, Great Brunswick st. Dublin 29 June 1844 to death; a guardian of the poor of the North Union; member of municipal council of Dublin, representing the North Dock ward 15 years. _d._ Northumberland buildings, Eden quay, Dublin 8 Nov. 1871. _The Freeman’s Journal 9 Nov. 1871 pp._ 3, 4, _14 Nov. p._ 3. JOSEPHS, FRANCES ADELINE, known as Fanny Josephs (dau. of W. H. Josephs, manager of Sadler’s Wells theatre, London). _b._ 1842; first appeared in London at Sadler’s Wells as Celia in As you like it 8 Sep. 1860; a member of the Strand burlesque co. 1861; played Lord Woodbie in The Flying Scud, on opening night of Holborn theatre 6 Oct. 1866 and 200 nights afterwards; manager of the Holborn theatre April 1868 to 29 March 1869; the original Emily Mervyn in Byron’s comedy Partners for life, at Globe theatre 7 Oct. 1871; acted Bella in School, at Prince of Wales’ 20 Sep. 1873 to 1 April 1874, and Lady Sneerwell in School for Scandal 4 April to 7 Aug. 1874; the original Lady Marie Wagstaff in The Pink Dominos, Criterion theatre 31 March to Dec. 1877; lessee of the Olympic, Easter 1879; played Mary Blythe in The World, at Drury Lane 31 July 1880; lessee and manager of Prince of Wales’, Liverpool 1884–90. (_m._ captain George Wombwell). _d._ Margate 17 June 1890. _bur._ Brompton cemet. _Illust. sport. and dram. news_, _i_ 649, 674 (1874) _portrait_, _xiii_ 565, 570 (1880) _portrait_; _Era 21 June 1890 p._ 8; _Pascoe’s Dramatic list_ (1880) 215–6; _Saturday Programme 11 March 1876 pp._ 7–8, _portrait_. NOTE.--Her sister Eliza Stuart Patti Josephs, always known as Patti Josephs, was _b._ 1849, acted in England and America, _d._ Philadelphia 5 Oct. 1876, _m._ John Fitzpatrick, actor. JOSSELYN, GEORGE (younger son of John Josselyn of Sproughton near Ipswich, land agent). _b._ 1 Jany. 1807; solicitor at Ipswich 1828–86; member of Ipswich town council 1840, mayor 1842, 1851, 1859, alderman 1846–78; a director of Eastern Union and Great Eastern railway companies. _d._ Sproughton near Ipswich 27 May 1888. _Public men of Ipswich_ (1875) 110–6. JOSSELYN, JOHN (son of John Josselyn of Boxted, Essex, _d._ 1819). _b._ 1816; ed. C.C. coll. Camb.; sheriff of Suffolk 1855; master of Suffolk fox hounds 20 years. _d._ St. Edmund’s hill, Bury St. Edmunds 19 Feb. 1884. JOULE, JAMES PRESCOTT (son of Benjamin Joule of Salford, brewer 1784–1858). _b._ New Bailey st. Salford 24 Dec. 1818; pupil of John Dalton the chemist at Manchester; member of Manchester literary and philosophical soc. 1842, librarian 1844, hon. sec. 1846, vice pres. 1851, pres. 1860; F.R.S. 6 June 1850, royal medal 1852, Copley medal 1870; LL.D. Dublin 1857, D.C.L. Oxf. 1860, LL.D. Edin. 1871; granted civil list pension of £200, 19 June 1878; received Albert medal of Society of Arts 1880; experimented on electro-magnetism with view of applying it as a motive power; discovered that the attractive force exercised by two electric magnets is proportioned to the square of the strength of the magnetising current 1840; established the relation between heat and chemical affinity 1840; established the mechanical equivalent of heat by experiments 1842–9; had a laboratory at Whalley Range 1844; wrote upwards of 100 scientific papers; author of New theory of heat 1846; Mechanical equivalent of heat 1859; The scientific papers of J. P. Joule. Published by The Physical society of London 2 vols. 1884–7, with portrait. _d._ 12 Wardle road, Sale near Manchester 11 Oct.