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

BUTTERWORTH, HENRY (_son of Henry Butterworth of Coventry, timber merchant_). _b._ Coventry 28 Feb. 1786; law publisher at 7 Fleet st. London 1818 to death; representative of ward of Farringdon Without in Court of Common Council 1823–30; law publisher to the Queen 23 Nov. 1852 to death; F.S.A. 6 Jany. 1848. _d._ Upper Tooting, Surrey 2 Nov. 1860. _Memoir of the late H. Butterworth_ (1861). BUTTERWORTH, WILLIAM JOHN. Adjutant 38 Madras N.I. 1821; lieut. col. of 2 European regiment 1841–3 and 1846–51, of 10 Madras N.I. 1843–6; col. of 5 Madras N.I. 3 Dec. 1851 to death; C.B. 20 July 1838; governor of Prince of Wales island, Singapore and Malacca 14 June 1843 to 1855, presented with piece of plate value £700 by the inhabitants 1856; general 28 Nov. 1854. _d._ Millmead house, Guildford 4 Nov. 1856 aged 55. _I.L.N. xxix_, 105–6 (1856), _portrait_. BUXTON, BERTHA H. (_dau. of Wm. Lenpold or Leupold of London, merchant_). _b._ 26 July 1844; ed. at Queen’s college, Tufnell park, London; travelled in Holland, Germany and America; published _Jennie of “The Prince’s,” a novel by B. H. B. 3 vols._ 1876; _Won, by the author of Jennie of the Prince’s 3 vols._ 1877; _Rosabella, a doll’s Christmas story by Auntie Bee_ 1877; _More dolls by Auntie Bee_ 1878; the following books have her name on them _Fetterless though bound together 3 vols._ 1879, _Great Grenfell gardens 3 vols._ 1879, _Nell—On and off the stage 3 vols._ 1880, _From the wings 3 vols._ 1880, _Many loves 3 vols._ 1880, _Little Pops a nursery romance_ 1881, _Sceptre and king_