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

BATEMAN, CHARLES PHILIP BUTLER (_son of Nathaniel Bateman, Captain R.N._) _b._ Wormley Herts 1776; Captain R.N. 25 Sep. 1806; Admiral on h.p. 18 June 1857. _d._ Corston near Bath 23 Nov. 1857. BATEMAN, COLTHURST. _b._ 2 Oct. 1780; sheriff of co. Kerry 1832–40. _d._ Sherborne 2 Aug. 1859. BATEMAN, HEZEKIAH LINTHICUM. _b._ Baltimore 6 Dec. 1812; an actor 1832; played in the leading juvenile business; manager of the St. Louis theatre 1855–59; first appeared in England at Adelphi theatre, London 12 June 1865 as David of Ruthin in _Geraldine_; lessee of Lyceum theatre, London 11 Sep. 1871 to death; produced _The Bells_ a version by Leopold Lewis of Erckmann-Chatrian’s Le Juif Polonais 25 Nov. 1871, and Hamlet 30 Oct. 1874 which ran till 29 June 1875, the longest run on record. (_m._ 10 Nov. 1839 Sidney Frances Cowell). _d._ Rutland lodge, South place, Knightsbridge, London 22 March 1875. BATEMAN, JAMES. _b._ Lancaster 9 Oct. 1805; entered Society of Jesus at Mont-Rouge, France 7 Sep. 1826; ordained priest 24 Sep. 1836; a Spiritual Coadjutor 2 Feb. 1845; rector of St. Aloysius’ college Lancs. 13 March 1858 to Nov. 1861; missioner at Blackpool 1865, at Bournemouth 1874 and at Newhall 1877 to death. _d._ Newhall 17 June 1879. BATEMAN, JOHN. _b._ 1792; Sheriff of Kerry 1820; M.P. for Tralee 7 Aug. 1837 to 12 March 1838. _d._ 1863. BATEMAN, JOSEPH (_son of William Bateman of Selby, sailor_). _b._ Selby 4 March 1797; clerk in Board of Excise, London 1829–46; assistant solicitor to the Excise 4 July 1846 to 6 Jany. 1849 when department of stamps and taxes was amalgamated with the Excise; barrister L.I. 27 Jany. 1847; author of _The general turnpike acts_ 1828, _4 ed._ 1852; _Precedents of private acts of Parliament_ 1829; _A practical treatise on the law of auctions_ 1838, _6 ed._ 1882; _The laws of Excise_ 1843, _3 ed._ 1865. _d._ Walthamstow, Essex 10 Nov. 1863. BATEMAN, SIDNEY FRANCES (_dau. of Joseph Cowell of New York, comedian 1792–1863_). _b._ New York 29 March 1823; author of a drama called ‘_Self_’ produced at People’s Theatre St. Louis 6 April 1857; _Geraldine or the master passion_ produced at Philadelphia 1859, afterwards at Adelphi theatre London 12 June 1865; lessee of Lyceum theatre 22 March 1875 to Aug. 1878, of Sadlers Wells theatre 1879 to death, rebuilt the interior and opened it 9 Oct. 1879. (_m._ 10 Nov. 1839 Hezekiah Linthicum Bateman). _d._ Taviton st. Gordon sq. London 13 Jany. 1881. BATEMAN, THOMAS (_only child of Wm. Bateman of Middleton by Youlgreave, Derbyshire 1787–1835_). _b._ Rowsley 8 Nov. 1821; made an extensive series of excavations in the tumuli of Yorkshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire; fellow of Ethnological society; author of _Vestiges of the antiquities of Derbyshire_ 1848; _Ten years diggings in Celtic and Saxon grave-hills_ 1861; contributed largely to antiquarian periodicals. _d._ Lomberdale house near Bakewell 28 Aug. 1861. _Reliquary ii_, 87–97 (1862), _portrait_; _Journal Brit. Archæol. Assoc. xviii_, 362–7 (1862). BATEMAN, THOMAS HUDSON. Barrister M.T. 24 Nov. 1815; comr. of bankrupts for Halifax; judge of borough court, Lancaster. _d._ 1881. BATEMAN, THOMAS OSBORNE (_4 son of Richard Bateman, sheriff of Derbyshire who d. 1821_). _b._ Foston hall, Derbyshire 1 March 1809; ed. at Newark gr. sch., Harrow and St. John’s coll. Cam.; B.A. 1834; student at Lincoln’s Inn; restored ancient stained glass windows in Morley church 1847; bought Hartington hall Derbyshire from Duke of Devonshire 1857; built mansion of Breadsall Mount 1864; author of many pamphlets and letters. _d._ 14 Jany. 1874. _Reliquary xv_, 97–101 (1875). BATES, REV. JOHN ELLISON. Ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox.; student of Ch. Ch.; rowed No. 3 in Oxford boat against Cambridge 1829; B.A. 1831, M.A. 1833; P.C. of Ch. Ch. Litherland Jany. 1842; P.C. of Ch. Ch. Hougham in Dover 1844 to death. _d._ Priory Gate 17 Feb. 1856. BATES, JOSHUA (_only son of Colonel Joshua Bates of Weymouth near Boston U.S._) _b._ Weymouth 1788; merchant at Boston 1809–12; sent to London 1812 by W. R. Gray of Boston, largest shipowner in America; banker with John Baring in London 1826–28 when they became partners in bank of Baring brothers; naturalised by private act of parliament 5 and 6 Vict. c. 49.; gave sum of 50,000 dollars to Boston public library 1852, also nearly 27,000 books, library was opened 1854 and the large hall named after him, the Bates hall. _d._ New lodge, Windsor Forest 24 Sep. 1864. Personalty sworn under £600,000 Jany. 1865. BATES, THOMAS. _b._ 1810; ed. at Jesus coll. Cam., 8 Wrangler 1834; fellow of his college; barrister L.I. 3 May 1839. _d._ Heddon, Northumberland 30 Jany. 1882. BATES, REV. WILLIAM (_4 son of John Moore Bates of Heddon, Northumberland_). Ed. at Ch. coll. Cam., B.A. 1836, M.A. 1839, B.D. 1847, D.D. 1858; fellow, dean, lecturer and tutor of his college; R. of Burnham Westgate, Norfolk 1849 to death; author of _College lectures on ecclesiastical history_ 1844, _2 ed._ 1848; _College lectures on Christian antiquities and the ritual of the English church_ 1845, _2 ed._ 1852. _d._ Burnham rectory 22 Nov. 1877. BATES, WILLIAM. B.A. London 1857; a teacher of languages; professor of classics in Sydenham medical college Birmingham; professor of classics in Queen’s college Birmingham to death; M.R.C.S. 1874; medical officer to Birmingham borough fever hospital 1875–84; author of _George Cruikshank the artist_ 1878; _The Maclise portrait gallery of illustrious literary characters with memoirs_ 1873, _new ed._ 1883. _d._ 19 The Crescent, Birmingham 24 Sep. 1884 aged about 60. _Edgbastonia Oct. 1884, portrait_. BATESON, SIR ROBERT, 1 Baronet (_only son of Thomas Bateson 1752–1811_). _b._ 13 March 1780; sheriff of county Down 1809; created a baronet 18 Dec. 1818; M.P. for Londonderry 16 Aug. 1830 to May 1842. _d._ Belvoir park, Belfast 21 April 1863. BATESON, SIR ROBERT HARVEY, 2 Baronet. _b._ 1787; succeeded his uncle 1825. _d._ Castruse, co. Donegal 15 April 1870. BATESON, REV. WILLIAM HENRY (_son of Richard Bateson of Liverpool, merchant_). _b._ Liverpool 3 June 1812; ed. at Shrewsbury and St. John’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1836, M.A. 1839, B.D. 1846, D.D. 1857; fellow of his college Feb. 1837, senior bursar 1846 to 2 Feb. 1857, master 2 Feb. 1857 to death; V. of Madingley, Cambs. 1843–47; public orator 26 Oct. 1848 to 2 Feb. 1857; sec. of a commission to inquire into state of Univ. of Cam. 1850; vice chancellor 1858. _d._ St. John’s college lodge, Cambridge 27 March