Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H by Frederic Boase

late H. H. Bernard edited by Frank Chance vol. i_, (1864) _lxxvii-ciii_, (1864), _portrait_. BERNARD, MOUNTAGUE (_3 son of Charles Bernard of Eden, Jamaica_). _b._ Tibberton Court, Gloucs. 28 Jany. 1820; ed. at Sherborne and Trin. coll. Ox., B.A. 1842, B.C.L. 1845, D.C.L. 1871; Vinerian scholar and fellow of his college; barrister L.I. 1 May 1846; Chichele professor of international law and diplomacy in Univ. of Oxford 1859 to 9 May 1874; assessor of the Chancellor’s Court, Oxford 1859 to Nov. 1871; sec. to royal commission on Cattle plague 1866; member of royal commissions on Naturalisation 1868, Fugitive slaves 1876 and Univ. of Ox. 1877; fellow of All Souls coll. Ox. 1870; curator of Taylor institution at Ox. 9 Feb. 1871; one of high comrs. for treating with the United States of America 16 Feb. 1871, signed treaty of Washington 8 May 1871; P.C. 29 June 1871, member of its Judicial committee 24 Nov. 1871; an original member of the Institut de droit international 1873, pres. at the Oxford meeting 1880; one of founders of _Guardian_ newspaper 1846, wrote the weekly summary of events in it for some years. _d._ Overross, Ross, Herefordshire 2 Sep. 1882. BERNARD, THOMAS. _b._ Sep. 1816; sheriff of King’s county 1837 and lord lieutenant 5 Dec. 1867 to death; colonel of King’s county militia 23 March 1871 to death. _d._ Castle Bernard, Kinnetty, King’s county 13 Dec. 1882. BERNARD, SIR THOMAS TYRINGHAM, 6 Baronet. _b._ Bolton st. Piccadilly London 15 Sep. 1791; ed. at Eton and Ch. Ch. Ox.; sheriff of Bucks. 1816; M.P. for Aylesbury 28 March 1857 to 6 July 1865; succeeded 22 Jany. 1876. _d._ Cadogan lodge, Carlyle sq. London 8 May 1883. _I.L.N. lxxxii_, 525 (1883), _portrait_. BERNARD, WILLIAM BAYLE (_son of John Bernard, English comedian 1756–1828_). _b._ Pleasant st. Boston U.S. 27 Nov. 1809; came to England 1820; clerk in Army accounts office 1826–30 when office was abolished; wrote much dramatic and other criticism for the press; author of _The freebooter’s bride 5 vols._ 1828; _Life of Samuel Lover 2 vols._ 1874 and of 114 plays, best known being _Rip Van Winkle_ 1832; _The nervous man_ 1833; _The man about town_ 1836; _Marie Ducange_ 1837; _His last legs_ 1839; _The boarding school_ 1841; _The round of wrong_ 1846. _d._ Brighton 5 Aug.