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

Torquay 28 Jany. 1872. _I.L.N. lxi_, 139, 434 (1872). BROWNLOW, FRANCIS (_eld. son of Wm. Brownlow_). _b._ 19 July 1836; ed. at Harrow; ensign 72 Foot 8 Sep. 1854, lieut. col. 15 Aug. 1877 to death; C.B. 19 Nov. 1879; served in Crimean war, Indian mutiny and Afghan war; killed at battle with Ayab Khan’s army in Kandahar 1 Sep. 1880. _Shadbolt’s Afghan campaign_ (1882) 27–8, _portrait_; _I.L.N. lxxvii_, 309 (1880), _portrait_. BROWNLOW, VERY REV. JOHN. Ordained 1832; R. of Ardbraccan, Navan 1843 to death; dean of Clonmacnois, Meath 1862 to death, _d._ Ardbraccan rectory 24 May 1882 aged 77. BROWNRIGG, CHARLES JAMES. _b._ 19 Nov. 1836; captain R.N. 18 Sep. 1873; captain of Euphrates, Indian troop ship 22 April 1878; captain of London, store ship 8 June 1880 to death; killed by the crew of a slave dhow off Zanzibar 3 Dec. 1881. _I.L.N. lxxix_, 650 (1881), _portrait_; _Graphic xxv_, 45 (1882), _portrait_. BROWNRIGG, SIR HENRY JOHN (_eld. son of general Thomas Brownrigg who d. May 1826_). _b._ 18 June 1798; 2 lieut. Rifle brigade 6 Dec. 1813, lieut. 23 Dec. 1819 to 23 April 1826 when placed on h.p.; entered Irish Constabulary 1826, inspector general 1858 to 1865; C.B. 13 June 1857; knighted by Earl of Eglinton lord lieutenant of Ireland 1858. _d._ 12 Talbot sq. Hyde park, London 25 Nov. 1873. BROWNRIGG, JOHN STUDHOLME. _b._ 17 March 1786; a merchant in London; M.P. for Boston 9 Jany. 1835 to 23 July 1847. _d._ Ashford lodge, Middlesex 21 Sep. 1853. BROWNRIGGE, SIR ROBERT WILLIAM COLEBROOK, 2 Baronet. _b._ Audley square, London 29 July 1817; succeeded 27 May 1833. _d._ 12 Eaton place West, London 6 Aug. 1882. BROWNSMITH, JOHN LEMAN. _b._ Westminster 1809; chorister at Westminster Abbey; organist of St. John’s church Waterloo road, London 1829–53; lay vicar of Westminster Abbey 1838; organist to Sacred harmonic society 1848; organist at Handel festivals Crystal palace 1857, 1859, 1862 and 1865; organist of St. Gabriel, Pimlico 1853 to death; published _The psalms and hymns in the morning and evening services with the pointing completed for chanting_ 1839; _A course of Psalms_ 1848. _d._ 104 Cambridge st. Pimlico, London 14 Sep. 1866. BRUCE, ALEXANDER (_2 son of Henry Bruce of London_). Educ. at Univ. coll. London 1858–64; lecturer on anatomy and assistant surgeon to Wesminster hospital Dec. 1867 to death; invented the gas cautery which has proved very successful; author of _Observations in the military hospitals of Dresden_ 1866; _An epitome of the Venereal diseases_ 1868. _d._ 6 Albert terrace, Regent’s park, London 11 April 1869 aged 27. _Reg. and mag. of biog. i_, 406 (1869). BRUCE, DAVID. _b._ Scotland 1770; went to New York 1793; started with his brother George a book printing office at corner of Pearl st. New York 1806, removed to Sloat lane 1809 where they had 9 presses at work; learnt art of stereotyping in England 1812 which he established in America, retired from business 1822; published _Specimens of printing types New York_ 1815. _d._ New York 1857. BRUCE, EYRE EVANS. Entered Madras army 1827; colonel 35 Madras N.I. 5 July 1854 to 1869; general 3 Sep. 1871. _d._ Doneraile, Ireland 10 April 1874. BRUCE, SIR FREDERICK WILLIAM ADOLPHUS (_3 son of Thomas Bruce, 7 Earl of Elgin 1766–1841_). _b._ Broomhall, Dunfermline 14 April 1814; colonial sec. at Hong Kong 9 Feb. 1844; lieut. governor of Newfoundland 27 June 1846; consul general in Bolivia 23 July 1847; chargé d’affaires in Uruguay 29 Aug. 1851; agent and consul general in Egypt 3 Aug. 1853; principal sec. to 8 Earl of Elgin British ambassador in China April 1857; envoy extraord. and minister plenipo. to Emperor of China 2 Dec. 1858; chief superintendent of British trade in China 1 March 1859; envoy extraord. and min. plenipo. to the United States 1 March 1865 to death; C.B. 28 Sep. 1858, K.C.B. 12 Dec. 1862, G.C.B. 17 March