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

ARUNDELL, HENRY BENEDICT, 11 Baron Arundell of Wardour. _b._ Irnham hall, co. Lincoln 12 Nov. 1804; the only R.C. peer who voted against the Reform bill 1832; succeeded 21 June 1834; a count of the Holy Roman Empire. _d._ Wardour castle. Wilts 19 Oct. 1862. ARUNDELL, REV. THOMAS, formerly called Thomas Arundell Tagg. Ed. at Merchant Taylor’s, St. Bees and St. John’s coll. Cam., B.D. 1868; C. of Ch. Ch. Blackfriars 1853–54; C. of All Saint’s Gordon square and Reader of Ch. Ch. Newgate st. Lond. 1854–56; P.C. of St. Peter Hammersmith 1856–60; V. of Hayton with Bielby, Yorks 1860; V. of St. John’s, Whetstone, Finchley Feb. 1876; author of _Historical reminiscences of the City of London_ 1869; and of sermons and articles in periodicals. _d._ the vicarage Whetstone 5 Nov. 1880 in his 64 year. ASBURY, JACOB VALE (_son of Mr. Asbury of Stone, Staffs._) Surgeon at Enfield 1820 to death; invented a surgical instrument for puncture of the tympanum; took out patents for railway buffers 1853 and 1855. (_m._ 1820 Dorothy 3 dau. of Charles Jacomb of Guildford st. Russell square). _d._ Enfield 21 June 1871 in his 80 year. _Medical times and gazette ii_, 87 (1871). NOTE.—Charles Lamb his friend and patient bore witness to his successful treatment of cholera in a witty acrostic on his name. ASCHER, JOSEPH. _b._ London 1831; pupil of Ignaz Moscheles; court pianist to Empress Eugénie in Paris; composed above 100 mazurkas, gallops, nocturnes, études, and transcriptions. _d._ London 3 June 1869. ASH, EDWARD. A minister of Society of Friends; M.D.; lived at Bristol; author of _An inquiry into some parts of Christian doctrine and practice_ 1841; _Four lectures on the Apocalypse_ 1848; _Explanatory notes and comments on the New Testament_, _3 vols._ 1849–50. _d._ Cotham, Bristol 23 Dec. 1873 aged 76. ASHBROOK, HENRY FLOWER, 5 Viscount. _b._ 17 June 1806; succeeded his father 4 May 1847. _d._ Castle Durrow, co. Kilkenny 3 Aug. 1871. ASHBROOK, HENRY JEFFERY FLOWER, 6 Viscount. _b._ 26 March 1829; ed. at Eton; sheriff of Queen’s county 1856; succeeded 3 Aug. 1871. _d._ Castle Durrow 14 Dec. 1882. ASHBURNER, JOHN (_son of Mr. Ashburner of Bombay 1769–98, member of supreme council_). _b._ Bombay 10 Jany. 1793; ed. at Dublin, Glasgow and Edin.; M.D. Edin. 1 Aug. 1816; physician in London 1816; L.R.C.P. 1818; physician to Small pox hospital 1818–24, when he went to India; lecturer on Midwifery at St. Thomas’s hospital; a great believer in Mesmerism; author of _Dentition_ 1834; _Notes and studies on the philosophy of animal magnetism and spiritualism_ 1867. _d._ 59 Cambridge place, London 13 Nov. 1878. _Munk’s Roll iii_, 181 (1878); _Medical Circular i_, 93 (1852). ASHBURNHAM, BERTRAM ASHBURNHAM, 4 Earl of (_eld. son of George Ashburnham, 3 Earl of Ashburnham 1760–1830_). _b._ 23 Nov. 1797; succeeded his father 27 Oct. 1830; sold his pictures at Christie’s 20 July 1850. _d._ Ashburnham place near Battle 22 June 1878. NOTE.—He was the collector of an extensive library of early and rare books and of a vast assemblage of MSS. which comprised 4 divisions, the Libri collection, the Barrois collection, the Stowe collection and a portion known as The Appendix comprising his miscellaneous collections. In July 1883 the Government purchased the Stowe collection for £45,000; and in May 1884 the Italian Government bought for the Laurenzian library at Florence the larger portion of the Libri collection and the Dante MSS. from the Appendix for the sum of £23,000. A very full account of the contents of the whole of the Ashburnham MSS. will be found in the 8th Report of the Historical Manuscript Commission (1881) Appendix part 3 pp. 127. ASHBURNHAM, REV. SIR JOHN, 7 Baronet. _b._ Scotland Yard Westminster 26 Dec. 1770; ed. at Clare hall Cam.; B.D. 1815; R. of Guestling, Sussex 1795 to death; Preb. of Chichester 2 May 1796 to death; Chancellor of Chichester 4 May 1796 to death; V. of Pevensey, Sussex 1816 to death; succeeded his brother the 6 Bart. 22 March