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

(1853). ARNOLD, WILLIAM DELAFIELD (_2 son of Rev. Thomas Arnold, D.D. 1795–1842, head master of Rugby_). _b._ Laleham 7 April 1828; ed. at Rugby; student of Ch. Ch. Ox. 1847; ensign 58 Bengal N.I. 2 Dec. 1848; principal director of public education in the Punjab 1857 to death, where his name is perpetuated by an annual distribution of medals, bearing his likeness, to the best pupils in schools which he founded; author of a novel entitled _Oakfield or fellowship in the East, by Punjabee_, 2 vols. 1853; translated _Wiese’s Letters on English education_ 1854. _d._ Gibraltar 9 April 1859. _Prospective Review x_, 274–303 (1854). ARNOLD, WILLIAM MUNNINGS (_2 son of Rev. Richard Arnold._) _b._ Ellough, Suffolk 1820; arrived in New South Wales 1839; settled near Maitland on the Paterson river; member of legislative assembly 1856; chairman of committees 1858; minister for public works 1860–63; speaker of the assembly 3 Oct. 1865 to death; drowned in the floods at Stradbroke, his estate on the Paterson river 2 March 1875. ARNOT, REV. WILLIAM (_7 and youngest child of Robert Arnot of Scone, farmer._) _b._ New Mains farm near Scone 6 Nov. 1808; matric. at Univ. of Glasgow 10 Oct. 1829; licensed as a preacher by presbytery of Glasgow 4 Oct. 1837; minister of Free Saint Peter’s Church, Glasgow 1 Jany. 1839 to 6 Oct. 1864; ejected from his church by a decision of the Court of Session Feb. 1849; opened a new church in Main st. Glasgow 26 May 1850; minister of Free high church Edinburgh 11 Oct. 1864 to death; author of _Illustrations of the Book of Proverbs_, _2 series_ 1856; _Roots and fruits of Christian life_ 1860. _2 ed._, 1864; _This present world_ 1873. _d._ Edinburgh 3 June 1875; _Autobiography of Rev. W. Arnot_ 1877, _portrait_. ARNOT, WILLIAM. _b._ Falkirk; a chemist; employed purifying the river North Esk 1868; opened large chemical works at Kirkintilloch 1873; delivered a course of 6 Cantor lectures on _The technology of the paper trade_ at the Society of Arts 1877. _d._ Bridge of Allan 9 Feb. 1881 aged 38. ARNOTT, ARCHIBALD. _b._ Kirkconnell hall, Ecclefechan, co. Dumfries 1771; surgeon 20 foot 23 Aug. 1799 to 25 Dec. 1826, when placed on h.p.; medical attendant of Napoleon at St. Helena 1 April 1821 to 5 May 1821, when he died at 5.49 p._m._ with his right hand in that of Dr. Arnott; author of _An account of the last illness decease and post mortem appearances of Napoleon Bonaparte_ 1822. _d._ Kirkconnell hall, 6 July 1855. ARNOTT, FRANCIS SHORT. _b._ 1805; surgeon Bombay army 5 June 1845; hon. surgeon to the Queen 1861 to death; C.B. 21 March 1859. _d._ Kirkconnell hall 16 Oct. 1879. ARNOTT, GEORGE ARNOTT WALKER (_son of David Walker Arnott of Arlary near Kinross who d. 1822_). _b._ Edinburgh 6 Feb. 1799; ed. at the High school and Univ. of Edin., M.A. 1818, LLD. Aberdeen 1837; advocate 1821; visited France, Spain and Russia; F.R.S Edin. 1822, F.L.S. 1825; worked with William Hooker the botanist at Glasgow 1830–40; member of Botanical society of Edin. 1836; professor of botany in Univ. of Glasgow 1845 to death; published descriptions of many new plants from Asia and America in various periodicals 1830–40; author of the article _Botany_ in the _Encyclopedia Britannica_, _7 ed. vol. 5_. _d._ Glasgow 17 June 1868. _Trans. Botanic Society of Edin. ix_, 414–26 (1868). ARNOTT, NEIL. _b._ Arbroath, Angusshire 15 May 1788; surgeon in H.E.I. Co’s. naval service 1807–11; practised in London 1811–55 when he retired; M.R.C.S. 1813; M.D. Aberdeen 15 Sep. 1814; L.R.C.P. 31 March 1817; invented his hydrostatic or water bed 1832; and Arnott stove and the ventilator; one of senate of Univ. of London 1836; founded an exhibition there for experimental physics 1875; phys. extraordinary to Queen Victoria 8 Aug. 1837; F.R.S. 25 Jany. 1838, Rumford medallist 1854; F.G.S. 1847; founded scholarships of natural philosophy at the 4 Scottish universities 1869; author of _Elements of physics_ 1827, _7 ed._ 1876; _A survey of human progress_ 1861. _d._ Cumberland terrace, London 2 March 1874. _Proc. of Royal Society xxv_, 14–18 (1877); _Medical Circular i_, 92, 149 (1852), _portrait_; _Graphic ix_, 314, 328 (1874), _portrait_. ARNTZ, ROBERT RICHARD. _b._ Erefeldt, Prussia 1815; taken to England 1819; articled to W. Herbert of London, builder 1831; naturalised 15 May 1848; surveyor to Westminster district board of works; A.I.C.E. 1856; F.S.A. 18 Dec. 1862. _d._ 17 Feb. 1882. ARRAN, PHILIP YORKE GORE, 6 Earl of. _b._ Dublin castle 23 Nov. 1801; chargé d’Affaires at Buenos Ayres 17 Oct. 1832 to 18 Oct. 1834; succeeded his uncle 20 Jany. 1837; K.P. 6 May 1841. _d._ 27 Chesham st. London 25 June 1884. ARRINDELL, SIR WILLIAM. _b._ in one of the Virgin islands 1796; ed. in England; attorney general British Guiana 10 May 1845 to 1852; chief justice of Demerara 1852 to death; C.B. 30 Nov. 1858; knighted by patent 13 Dec. 1858. _d._ Demerara 27 Dec. 1862. ARROW, SIR FREDERICK (_2 son of Wm. Arrow, captain Indian Navy._) _b._ Calcutta 1818; ed. at Bath gr. sch.; in mercantile marine service June 1834 to Feb. 1859; an elder brother of Trinity House Feb. 1859, and deputy master June 1865 to death; knighted by patent 29 Aug. 1868; F.R.G.S. 1871; (_m._ 1850 Harriet 5 dau. of R. Stileman of the Friars, Winchelsea.) _d._ Pilgrims hall, South Weald, near Brentwood 17 July 1875; _I.L.N. lxvi_ 95, 100 (1875) _portrait_. ARROWSMITH, JOHN. _b._ Winston near Barnard Castle, Durham 23 April 1790; joined his uncle Aaron Arrowsmith of Soho Square London, geographer 14 Feb. 1810; one of founders of Royal geographical society 1830, gold medallist 1862; produced _London atlas of universal geography_ 1834, _3 ed._ 1858; illustrated with maps _Leichhardt’s journal of an overland expedition in Australia_ 1847, and many other books; bought 10 Soho Square 1839, carried on business there down to 1861 when he retired; F.R.A.S. _d._ 35 Hereford sq. Old Brompton 2 May 1873. _Journal of geographical society xliii_, 161–63 (1873.) ARTHINGTON, MARIA. Author of _The little scholar’s first grammar_ 1828; _Rhymes for Harry and his nursemaid_ 1851; _Poetry of bye-gone days and other selected pieces not published_ 1861. _d._ 5 Oct. 1863. ARTHUR, SIR FREDERICK LEOPOLD, 2 Baronet. _b._ West Indies 20 Dec. 1816; captain 4 foot 8 June 1838 to 13 Dec. 1850, when placed on h.p.; retired from the army 1863; succeeded 19 Sep. 1854. _d._ United Service club Pall Mall London 1 June 1878. ARTHUR, SIR GEORGE, 1 Baronet (_3 and youngest son of John Arthur of Plymouth 1733–88._) _b._ 21 June 1784; governor of Honduras 1814–1822; lieut. col. 7 West India foot 1 June 1815; lieut. col. 5 West India foot 29 Aug. 1816, and lieut. col. York Chasseurs 8 May 1817 to 25 Oct. 1819, when placed on h.p.; governor of Van Diemen’s Land 14 May 1824 to 30 Oct 1836; lieut. governor of Upper Canada 23 March 1838 to April 1841; suppressed the rebellion Nov. 1838; governor of Bombay 27 April 1841 to 6 Aug. 1846; M.G. 9 Nov. 1846; col. 50 foot 28 Feb. 1853 to death; K.C.H. 1837; knighted by the Queen at St. James’s palace 19 July 1837; created baronet 5 June 1841; P.C. 17 June 1847; hon. D.C.L. Ox. 5 July 1848. _d._ Gloucester square, Hyde Park, London 19 Sep. 1854. _J. Mac Mullen’s History of Canada_ _2 ed._ 1868, _pp._ 461–94. ARTHUR, REV. JOHN. _b._ Houston, Renfrewshire 1794; ed. at Univ. of Glasgow; Congregational minister at Helensburgh 1824 to 1866, this district was the scene of several movements that attracted much attention, such as “The Speaking with Tongues,” “Miraculous healing,” and the “Row Heresy case.” _d._ 17 May 1884. ARTHUR, RICHARD. _b._ 10 Jany. 1779; captain R.N. 11 Jany. 1810; superintendent of Sheerness dockyard 23 Sep. 1844 to 9 Nov. 1846; V.A. 17 Sep. 1853; C.B. 28 July 1838. _d._ Plymouth 26 Oct. 1854. ARTLETT, RICHARD AUSTIN. _b._ 9 Nov. 1807; pupil of Robert Cooper and James Thomson; engraved in the dotted manner a few figure subjects and several portraits; distinguished as an engraver of sculpture, his plates of which in the _Art Journal_ are executed with great taste and delicacy. _d._ 1 Sep. 1873. ARTOIS, THE FLYING WONDER, stage name of John Lilley. _b._ Liverpool 12 July 1848; a performer on the flying trapeze 1866 to death; held a foremost rank in his profession; fell from his trapeze at the Star music hall Dublin 21 March 1882 and fractured his skull. _d._ Mercer’s hospital Dublin 21 March 1882. _bur._ Mount Jerome cemetery 24 March. ARTOM, REV. BENJAMIN. _b._ Asti near Pimont, Genoa 1835; minister of Jewish synagogues at Saluzzo, Genoa and Naples; Haham of Spanish and Portugese congregation of London 9 Aug. 1866 to death; inducted 16 Dec. 1866. (_m._ 10 Feb. 1875 Henrietta Hahaba widow of Solomon David of Bombay). _d._ 3 Marine parade Brighton 6 Jany.