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

Castle Crea, co. Limerick, she was granted a civil list pension of £50 3 Aug. 1870). _d._ Dublin 9 June 1867. _Dublin Univ. Mag. xiv_, 544–46 (1839), _portrait_. ANSTEY, THOMAS CHISHOLM (_2 son of Thomas Anstey of Anstey Barton, Tasmania, sheep farmer and member of legislative council who d. 23 May 1851 aged 73_). _b._ London 1816; ed. at Wellington Somerset, and Univ. college London; articled to J. A. Frampton of 10 New Inn, London, solicitor; one of the first affected by the Oxford tractarian movement who went over to Rome; barrister Middle Temple 25 Jany. 1839; equity draftsman; professor of law and jurisprudence at colleges of St. Peter and St. Paul. Prior park, Bath, some years; comr. for insolvent debtors in Van Diemen’s Land a short time; member of the Irish confederation which first met 13 Jany. 1847; M.P. for Youghal (lib.) 7 Aug. 1847 to 1 July 1852; contested Bedford 9 July 1852; signalized himself as the special adversary of Lord Palmerston, moved a kind of general impeachment of him in a speech of 5 hours length during which he never referred to a note for a date, figure or fact 8 Feb. 1848; introduced bills for repeal of Roman catholic penal laws 1848 and 1849; a comr. to revise the statutes March 1853; attorney general at Hong Kong Oct. 1855 to 30 Jany. 1859; poisoned by Ah-lum the Chinese baker there 15 Jany. 1857 but recovered; joined the Bombay bar 1860, became leader of it 1862; acting judge of high court of Bombay as deputy for Sir Joseph Arnould 1865 to 30 Dec. 1865; went to England 1866; revising barrister in England 1868; rejoined the Bombay bar 1869; author of _A guide to the laws of England affecting Roman Catholics_ 1842; _Guide to the history of the laws and constitutions of England_ 1845. (_m._ 1840 Harriet 2 dau. of Gerard Edward Strickland of Loughlin house, co. Roscommon). _d._ Bombay 12 Aug. 1873. _Law mag. and law review xxi_, 136–40 (1866), _xxiii_, 145–55 (1867), _xxvi_, 121–40 (1868); _Law Times lv_, 316–17 _and_ 352–54 (1873); _I.L.N. xvi_, 85 (1849), _portrait_; _Hansard’s Debates xcvi_, 291–311 (1848). ANSTICE, WILLIAM REYNOLDS. _b._ Shropshire 1807; a solicitor at Iron Bridge; partner in Madeley Wood iron company 1858; manager of the works 1867 to death; devoted much attention to manufacture of cold-blast pig iron; member of Iron and steel institute 1869. _d._ Madeley 28 July 1881. ANSTIE, FRANCIS EDMUND (_youngest child of Paul Anstie of Devizes, manufacturer_). _b._ Devizes 11 Dec. 1833; M.R.C.S. and L.S.A. 1856, M.B. London 1857, M.D. 1859; M.R.C.P. 1859, F.R.C.P 1865; assistant phys. Westminster hospital 1860–73, phys. 1873 to death; edited the _Practitioner_ 1868 to death, wrote a great deal of it; originated with Ernest Hart inquiry into workhouse system, which resulted in Gathorne Hardy’s Metropolitan poor act 1867; author of _Stimulants and narcotics_ 1864; _Notes on epidemics_ 1866; _Neuralgia and the diseases which resemble it_ 1871. _d._ 16 Wimpole st. Cavendish square, 12 Sep. 1874. _Graphic x_, 298, 309 (1874), _portrait_; _Practitioner xiii_, 241, 305 (1874), _xvi_, 1–43 (1876), _portrait_. ANSTIE, GEORGE WASHINGTON. _b._ 1800; admitted attorney 1822; practiced at Devizes; worked energetically for parliamentary reform, negro emancipation, corn law repeal and the temperance movement. _d._ Park dale, Devizes 17 July 1882. ANSTRUTHER, PHILIP. _b._ 12 Sep. 1807; served in China 1841; a prisoner there 6 months; served in Punjab and Kaffir wars; major Madras artillery 1853–58; M.G. 4 Nov. 1858; C.B. 24 Dec. 1842. _d._ Pitcorthie near Fife 18 Feb. 1884. ANSTRUTHER, PHILIP ROBERT. _b._ 30 June 1841; ensign 94 foot 31 Dec. 1858; lieut. col. 7 Aug. 1880 to death. _d._ Transvaal of wounds received in action 26 Dec. 1880. _I.L.N. lxxviii_, 205 (1881) _portrait_. ANSTRUTHER, SIR RALPH ABERCROMBIE, 4 baronet. _b._ Grosvenor place, London 1 March 1804; succeeded 2 Aug. 1818; rector of univ. of St. Andrews 1859. _d._ Balcaskie, Fifeshire 18 Oct. 1863. ANSTRUTHER, SIR WYNDHAM CARMICHAEL, 4 Baronet. _b._ Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London 6 March 1793; succeeded Nov. 1831. _d._ Boulogne 10 Sep. 1869. ANTHONY, CHARLES. Founded the Hereford Times 1832; mayor of Hereford 6 times. _d._ The Elms, Hereford 5 Feb. 1885 in 82 year. ANTRIM, HUGH SEYMOUR MACDONNELL, 4 Earl of. _b._ Portman square, London 7 Aug. 1812; succeeded 26 Oct. 1835. _d._ Glenarm castle, Larne, co. Antrim 18 July 1855. ANTRIM, MARK MACDONNELL, 5 Earl of. _b._ Portman square, London 3 April 1814; established his claim as an Irish peer 15 July 1858; captain R.N. 1 July 1864. _d._ Glenarm castle 19 Dec. 1869. ANTROBUS, SIR EDMUND, 2 Baronet. _b._ St. Martin’s in the Fields London 17 May 1792; succeeded 6 Feb. 1826. _d._ 146 Piccadilly 4 May 1870. NOTE.—His personalty was sworn under £300,000 25 June 1870. ANTROBUS, GIBBS CRAWFURD. _b._ 27 May 1793; sec. of legation to the United States of America 18 June 1816, at Turin 8 Feb. 1823, and at court of the two Sicilies 1 Oct. 1824 to May 1826; M.P. for Aldborough, Yorkshire 1820–26 and for Plympton, Devon 1826–32. _d._ Eaton hall, Congleton 21 May 1861. APLIN, JOHN GUISE ROGERS. _b._ 7 Nov. 1819; ensign 28 foot 7 Oct. 1837; lieut. col. 48 foot 23 Nov. 1860 to 12 Nov. 1870 when placed on h.p.; L.G. 1 July 1881. _d._ 10 Edith road, West Kensington, London 10 April 1883. APPERLEY, WILLIAM WYNNE (_son of Charles James Apperley 1778–1843, author of sporting works under pseudonym of Nimrod_). Cornet Bengal cavalry 1823; in charge of Poosah stud in Behar 1840–43 and 1845–52; superintended central division of stud department in Bengal 1854–55; major 3 European light cavalry 1854–61; remount agent at Cape of Good Hope 1857–60; left the service Dec. 1861. _d._ Morben near Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire 25 April 1870 aged