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

CARRE, ROBERT RIDDELL. _b._ Edinburgh 27 Feb. 1782; entered navy 2 June 1796; placed on half pay 15 Nov. 1816; captain 12 Aug. 1819; retired V.A. 10 Sep. 1857. _d._ Caverse Carre, Roxburghshire 1 March 1860. CARRICK, THOMAS (_2 child of John Carrick of Carlisle, cotton-mill owner_). _b._ Upperley near Carlisle 4 July 1802; a chemist at Carlisle to about 1830; miniature painter at Newcastle 1836, in London 1839–68; exhibited annually 8 miniatures at R.A. 1841–66, Turner annuitant 1868 to death; presented by Prince Albert with a medal for his invention of painting miniatures on marble 1845. _d._ Newcastle 31 July 1875. CARRINGTON, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS (_only son of Rev. Caleb Carrington, V. of Berkeley, Gloucs. who d. 1839_). _b._ 1801; barrister L.I. 7 Feb. 1823; recorder of Wokingham, Oct. 1858 to death; published with Joseph Payne _Reports of cases argued and ruled at Nisi Prius 9 vols._ 1825–41. _d._ 28 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London 30 July 1860. CARRINGTON, FREDERICK GEORGE (_3 son of Noel Thomas Carrington of Devonport, poet 1777–1830_). _b._ about 1816; contributed to the _Bath Chronicle, Felix Farley’s Bristol Journal, Cornwall Gazette, West of England Conservative, Bristol Mirror and Gloucester Journal_; editor and proprietor of _Gloucestershire Chronicle_; wrote treatises on _Architecture_ and _Painting_ for Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. _d._ Gloucester 1 Feb. 1864. _G.M. xvi_, 535 (1864). CARRINGTON, HENRY EDMUND (_brother of the preceding_). _b._ Maidstone 16 March 1806; connected with the _Plymouth Journal, Devonport Telegraph, Sherborne Mercury_, and _Western Luminary_; edited the _Bath Chronicle_; author of _The Plymouth and Devonport guide with sketches of the surrounding scenery_ 1828. _d._ Bath 5 Feb. 1859. CARRINGTON, RICHARD CHRISTOPHER (_2 son of Richard Carrington of Brentford, brewer who d. July 1858_). _b._ Chelsea 26 May 1826; ed. at Hedley and Trin. coll. Cam., 36 wrangler 1848; B.A. 1848; observer in Univ. of Durham Oct. 1849 to April 1852; built a house at Redhill near Reigate with an observatory attached 1852–4; built an observatory on top of an isolated conical hill known as the Middle Devil’s Jump at Churt Surrey 1866; F.R.A.S. 14 March 1851, hon. sec. Feb. 1857 to Feb. 1862, gold medallist 1859; F.R.S. 7 June 1860; author of _A catalogue of 3735 circumpolar stars observed at Redhill 1857 printed by the Admiralty_; _Observations of the spots on the sun from Nov. 9, 1853 to March 24, 1861 made at Redhill 1863_; found dead in his house at Churt 27 Nov. 1875. _Monthly notices of Royal Astronom. Soc. xxxvi_, 137–42 (1876); _I.L.N. lxviii_, 119 (1876), _portrait_; _Times 22 Nov. 1875 p. 5, col. 3, 7 Dec. p. 11, col. 6_. CARROLL, SIR GEORGE. Stockbroker at 26 Oxford st. London 1811; contractor for state lotteries having offices in Cornhill, Oxford st. and Charing Cross, lotteries were abolished Oct. 1826; sheriff of London and Middlesex 1837–8; knighted at the Guildhall 9 Nov. 1837; an original director of London Joint Stock bank 1836; alderman of Candlewick ward 23 Dec. 1839 to death; lord mayor 1846–7; president of St. Bartholomew’s hospital. _d._ Loughton, Essex 19 Dec. 1860 aged 76. _bur._ Norwood cemetery 27 Dec. _I.L.N. ix_, 295, 309 (1846), _portrait_; _City Press 22 Dec. 1860 p. 5_. CARROLL, REV. RICHARD. _b._ Dublin 14 July 1807; entered Society of Jesus at Cheiri 18 Sep. 1825; ordained priest 20 Dec. 1834; professed of the four vows 2 Feb. 1845; superior of Seminary at Stonyhurst Sep. 1845 to Sep. 1849; sent to mission of St. Francis Xavier, Liverpool Sep. 1849 where he became distinguished as a preacher. _d._ Liverpool 14 Feb. 1858. CARROLL, SIR WILLIAM FAIRBROTHER (_3 son of Daniel Carroll of Uskane, co. Tipperary, barrister_). _b._ Glencarrig, co. Wicklow 28 Jany. 1784; entered navy 5 Dec. 1795; captain 6 Dec. 1813; head of Bath police several years; R.A. 24 Jany. 1849; commander in chief at Cork 28 July 1853 to 13 Aug. 1855; lieutenant governor of Greenwich hospital 13 Aug. 1855 to death; C.B. 4 June 1815, K.C.B. 6 April 1852; was in action with the enemy 67 times. _d._ Greenwich hospital 8 April 1862. CARROW, JOHN MONSON (_eld. son of Rev. Richard Carrow, R. of Broxholme, Lincs. who d. 20 Feb. 1847 aged 72_). Ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1831; barrister I.T. 31 Jany. 1834; judge of county courts, circuit 57, (Somerset) 13 March 1847 to death; recorder of Wells 1852 to death; one of the authors of _Cases relating to railways and canals 4 vols._ 1840–8; and of _New Sessions cases 3 vols._ 1845–9. _d._ Weston-super-Mare 8 May 1853. _G.M. xxxix_, 668–9 (1853). CARRUTHERS, RIGHT REV. ANDREW. _b._ Glenmillan near New Abbey in stewartry of Kircudbright 7 Feb. 1770; ed. at Scotch college, Douay; ordained priest 1795; stationed at Balloch, Perthshire, then at Traquair, Peebleshire, afterwards at Munchies and Dalbeattie; vicar apostolic of eastern district of Scotland 28 Sep. 1832 to death; consecrated at Edinburgh as bishop of Ceramis _in partibus infidelium_ 13 Jany. 1833. _d._ Edinburgh 24 May