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

(1879); _The Proportions of the human figure by J. Bonomi, 5 ed._ 1880, _portrait_; _I.L.N. lxxii_, 245 (1878), _portrait_. BONTEIN, JAMES (_younger son of John Pitt Bontein, captain 1 Life guards_). Groom of the privy chamber 1874 to death. _d._ Ambassadors’ court, St. James’s palace 16 Oct. 1884 aged 63. BOOKER, THOMAS (_son of Thomas Booker of 56 New Bond st. London, publisher who d. 26 Feb. 1826_). Printer at 37 Ranelagh st. Liverpool 1840; printer and publisher at 9 Rupert st. Leicester sq. London 1848, and at 75 Great Queen st. to death; published _The weekly register_ 4 Aug. 1849 to 26 Jany. 1850; _The Catholic register and magazine_ 1850; _Booker’s Pocket-Book directory_. _d._ Richmond 9 Nov. 1859 aged 37. BOOKER-BLAKEMORE, THOMAS WILLIAM (_son of Rev. Luke Booker 1762–1836, V. of Dudley_). _b._ Dudley 28 Sep. 1801; ed. at Hartlebury, Worcs.; tin plate manufacturer; took out patents for tin plate making 1837 and for manufacturing iron 1841; sheriff of Glamorganshire 1848; M.P. for Herefordshire 18 Oct. 1850 to death; took an active part on protectionist side in free trade controversy; A.I.C.E. 1850; assumed by r.l. additional name of Blakemore Sep. 1855; author of _Treatise on the mineral basin of South Wales_ 1848. _d._ Kingston-upon-Thames 7 Nov. 1858. BOOLE, GEORGE (_son of Mr. Boole of Lincoln, tradesman_). _b._ Lincoln 2 Nov. 1815; opened a school at Lincoln 1835; professor of mathematics in Queen’s college Cork 1849 to death; public examiner for degrees in Queen’s University of Ireland; LLD. Dublin 1852; Keith medallist of Royal Society of Edinburgh 1857; F.R.S. June 1857, Royal medallist 1844; hon. D.C.L. Oxford 1859; author of _Mathematical analysis of logic_ 1847; _Investigation of the laws of thought_ 1854, a work of astonishing originality and power; _Treatise on differential equations_ 1859, _3 ed._ 1872; _Treatise on the calculus of finite differences_ 1860, _new ed._ 1880. (_m._ 1855 Mary dau. of Rev. Thomas Roupell Everest, R. of Wickwar, Gloucs., she was granted a civil list pension of £100, 19 June 1865). _d._ Blackrock near Cork 8 Dec. 1864. There are memorial windows to him in Lincoln cathedral and the college hall at Cork. _Proc. of Royal Society xv_, 6–11 (1867); _Athenæum 23 Aug. 1884 pp._ 237–39; _G.M. xviii_, 247–49 (1865); _I.L.N. xlvi_, 59, 61 (1865), _portrait_. BOONE, REV. JAMES SHERGOLD (_son of Thomas Boone of Sunbury, Middlesex_). _b._ 30 June 1799; ed. at Charterhouse 1812–16; student at Ch. Ch. Ox. 1816; Craven scholar 1817; won Chancellor’s prize for Latin verse, and Newdigate prize for English verse 1817; published anonymously a satire on Oxford University life called _The Oxford Spy 2 parts_ 1818–19, which created a great sensation; chancellor’s prizeman 1820; B.A. 1820, M.A. 1823; edited _The Council of Ten_ a monthly periodical June 1822 to May 1823, wrote nearly all of it; Incumbent of St. John’s church Paddington June 1832 to death; edited _The British Critic_ from Jany. 1827; author of _An essay on the study of modern history_ 1821; _Men and things in 1823, a poem in three epistles with notes_ 1823; _The educational economy of England_ 1838; _Sermons on various subjects and occasions_ 1853. _d._ 2 Stanhope st. Hyde park, London 24 March 1859. _Mozley’s Reminiscences ii_, 200–204 (1882); _Notes and Queries 3rd series iii_, 510, _iv_, 35, 98, 138, 153, 299. BOONE, WILLIAM. Bookseller at 480 Strand, London 1815–30 with his brother Thomas Boone who _d._ 21 April 1873 aged 83; moved to New Bond st. 1830; buyer of books for British Museum on death of Thomas Rodd 1849, retired 1860. _d._ 26 Nov. 1870 aged 75. BOORMAN, JAMES. _b._ Kent 1785; partner with Divie Bethune in New York 1805–13; founded with John Johnson firm of Boorman, Johnson and Co. leading mercantile house in New York, which was dissolved 1855; pres. of Hudson River railroad to 1863; founded the Bank of Commerce 1839. _d._ New York 24 Jany. 1866. BOOSEY, THOMAS. Foreign bookseller at 28 Holles st. Cavendish sq. London; published Italian operas of Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi down to 1854, when deprived of all his foreign copyrights by a decision of the House of Lords. _d._ 27 Notting hill sq. London 25 Oct. 1871 aged 76. _C. Clark’s House of Lords Cases iv_, 815–996 (1855). BOOTH, REV. GEORGE (_youngest son of Wm. Booth of Masbrough, Yorkshire_). Ed. at Eton and Trin. coll. Cam., pensioner; matric. from Lincoln coll. Ox. 16 May 1811 aged 19, B.A. 1813, M.A. 1816, B.D. 1823; fellow of Magdalen coll., vice pres. 1830, dean of divinity 1832; V. of Findon, Sussex 1833 to death; privately printed a quarto vol. of Latin poetry entitled _Nugæ Canoræ_ 1826; composed a school song entitled _Sicut lilium, carmen hortativum_ which is regularly sung by boys of Magdalen school on their breaking up. _d._ Findon vicarage 21 June 1859 in 68 year. BOOTH, HENRY (_eld. son of Thomas Booth of Liverpool, corn merchant_). _b._ Rodney st. Liverpool 4 April 1788; a corn merchant; one of chief promoters of scheme for making a railway between Liverpool and Manchester 1822, sec. and treasurer of the company 1826, managing director, the line was begun June 1826 and opened 15 Sep. 1830; suggested the multitubular boiler, coupling screws, spring buffers, and lubricating material for carriage axles, all of which are still used; sec. for northern section of London and North-Western railway July 1846, a director of the company October 1848 to 18 May 1859, presented by the Company with 3000 guineas 12 Oct. 1846 and 5000 guineas 9 April 1859; author of _Sebastian a tragedy_ 1823; _The rationale of the currency question_ 1847; _Master and man a dialogue_ 1853, and many other small books. _d._ Eastbourne, Princes park, Liverpool 28 March