BAZELEY, HENRY CHARLES BARNES (only son of rev. Thomas Tyssen Bazeley, R. of Poplar, London 1839-61, d. Dover 14 Nov. 1894 aged 86). b. 1842 or 1843; educ. Brasenose coll. Oxf., B.A. 1865, B.C.L. 1868; took Anglican orders but went back to Church of Scotland; carried on a Presbyterian chapel at Oxford 18 years; was known as the Oxford Evangelist. d. Oxford 1 March 1883. Rev. E. L. Hicks's Henry Bazeley, the Oxford Evangelist, a memoir (1886) prt.; F. Arnold's Reminiscences ii 151-2 (1889).

BEACH, THOMAS MILLER, known as Major Henri Le Caron (2 son of J. B. Beach of Colchester, rate-collector, d. Dec. 1888). b. Colchester 26 Sept. 1841; apprenticed to a Colchester draper 1854; went in the Great Eastern to New York 1861; enlisted under name of Henri Le Caron in 8th Pennsylvanian reserves 7 Aug. 1861; served in Andersen cavalry with M'Clellan's army of the Potomac 1862-4; second lieut. July 1864, vice-commander and post surgeon ranking as major 1865; joined Fenian organisation 1865; paid spy of British government in U.S. of America 1867 to Dec. 1888; major and military organiser of Irish republican army 5 Aug. 1868; appointed assistant adjutant general by the Fenians 1869 and brigadier and adjutant general 1870; betrayed to Canadian government, plans of John O'Neil the Fenian leader and Louis Riel 1871; practised medicine at Detroit, then at Braidwood, near Wilmington about 1872-8; M.D. Detroit univ.. d. London 1 April 1894. bur. Norwood cemet. Twenty-five years in the secret service; the recollections of a spy by Major Henri Le Caron (1892) prt.; Report of the Parnell commission, reprinted from The Times i 180233; J. Macdonald's Diary of the Parnell commission, revised from The daily news (1890); Essex county standard 7 April 1894 prt.

NOTE. He gave evidence against the Irish members and others at the Parnell commission in London 5-11 Feb. 1889, before giving his evidence he stipulated that his life should be insured for £20,000 and that he should receive one thousand a year for the rest of his life, the proprietors of The Times are said to have undertaken these financial obligations, since then he lived in absolute seclusion, guarded night and day by four detectives. 1.L.N. 7 April 1894 p. 414 prt.

BEADEL, WILLIAM JAMES (1 son of James Beadel of Broomfield lodge, Chelmsford, surveyor). b. Witham, Essex 1828; surveyor and estate agent in London 1846 to death; head of firm of Beadel and co. land, estate agents and surveyors 97 Gresham st. 1879 to death; chairman of auction mart co. 1885 to death; pres. of surveyors' institute 1886–7;

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M.P. for Chelmsford div., Dec. 1885 to death. d. Hutton hall, Brentwood, Essex 5 April 1892. Times 6 April 1892 p. 9.

BEAL, JAMES. b. Sloane sq. Chelsea, Feb. 1829; auctioneer and estate agent at 151 Piccadilly, London 1851-2, at 209 Piccadilly 1852-73, and at 20 Regent st. 1873 to death; a prominent politician in Westminster 1852 to death; the first to institute legal proceedings against rev. Robert Liddell, V. of St. Barnabas, Pimlico, London for conducting the services with high ritual 1855; hon. sec. of Metropolitan municipal assoc., founded 1870; secured royal commission on city of London livery companies 29 July 1880, report is dated 28 May 1884; formulated a demand for restitution of Christ's hospital to the poor of London; member for Fulham of first London county council, Jany. 1889 to death; author of Free trade in land: an inquiry into the social and commercial influence of the laws of succession and the system of entails as affecting the land, the farmer and the laborer: with observations on the transfer of land 1855. d. 52 Queen st. Hammersmith 11 June 1891. T. B. Browne's County council year-book (1892) 80; Men and women of the time (1891) 68; I.L.N. 20 June 1891 p. 803 prt.; Times 12 June 1891 p. 9. BEAL, SAMUEL (son of Wm. Beal of Devonport, Wesleyan minister 1785-1872). b. Devonport 27 Nov. 1825; educ. Devonport classical school; matric. as a sizar Trin. coll. Camb. 13 Nov. 1843, B.A. 1847; head master of Bramham college about 1848-50; ordained deacon 1851 and priest 1852; C. of Brooke, Norfolk 1851-2; C. of Sopley, Hampshire 1852; chaplain on board H.M.S. Queen, 116 guns 8 Dec. 1852; a naval instructor 14 July 1853; chaplain and naval instructor on board the Sybille, 40 guns 18 Aug. 1853 to 1858; served in Chinese war 1856-8; chaplain to Royal Albert, 121 guns, at Devonport 16 Sept. 1858; chaplain and naval instructor to Pylades, 21 guns, in the Pacific 3 Nov. 1858 to 1862; chaplain to Shannon 1862-63; chaplain R.M.A. 1863-7, Pembroke dockyard 1867-72; P.C. of St. George's, Portsea 1872-3; chaplain Devonport dockyard 1873, retired 20 Sept. 1877; professor of Chinese, Univ. coll. London 1877 to death; R. of Falstone, Northumberland 1877-80; R. of Wark, Northumberland 31 March 1880 to 1888; D.C.L. Durham 1885; R. of Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, March 1888 to death; author of Fah-Hian and Sung-Yun, Buddhist pilgrims from China to India (400) A.D. and 518 A.D.), translated from the Chinese

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1869; A catena of Buddhist scriptures from the Chinese 1871; The romantic legend of Sakya Buddha: from the Chinese-Sanscrit 1875; Abstract of four lectures on Buddhist literature in China 1882; Si-Yu-Ki: or Buddhist records of the western world: translated from the Chinese of Hiuen Tsiang (A.D. 629), 2 vols. 1885 and 8 other books. d. Greens Norton rectory 20 Aug. 1889. Kirk's Supplement to Allibone's Critical dictionary i 113 (1891); O'Byrne's Naval biog. dict., new ed. i 62 and appendix vi (1861); Times 24 Aug. 1889 p. 9.

BEALE, ANNE. Author of Poems 1842; The vale of the Towey or sketches in South Wales 1844; The baronet's family: a novel, 3 vols. 1852; Simplicity and fascination or guardians and wards, 3 vols. 1855; Nothing venture, nothing have: a novel, 3 vols. 1864; Country courtships: a novel, 3 vols. 1869 and about 20 other novels, some of them reprinted from The girls own paper and The Quiver. d. 68 Belsize road, South Hampstead 17 April 1900. The Times 20 April 1900 p. 7. BEALE, THOMAS FREDERICK (son of Thomas Beale of Manchester, music seller). b. 1804; partner with Robert Addison as music sellers at 120 New Bond st. London 1824, J. B. Cramer the pianist joined them same year, when the firm became Cramer and Co. and they moved to 201 Regent st, Addison retired 1844; partner with Wm. Chappell 1844-61 and with George Wood 1861 to death, the business became one of the first music-publishing houses in Europe; the first who made musical tours on a large scale in the country; principal founder of Royal Italian opera, Covent Garden, opened 6 April 1847; first brought Thalberg, the pianist to England 1831; founded the New philharmonic concerts 1852; published many important works by English composers. d. at house of his son-inlaw, captain George Denny at Prickend, Chislehurst 26 June 1863. bur. Brompton cemet. London. Beale's The light of other days i (1890) prt, ii 238-45; Mayhew's Shops of London i 87 (1865).

BEALE, THOMAS WILLERT (only son of preceding). b. 201 Regent st. London 1831; pupil of Edouard Roeckel, the pianist; travelled for the firm of Cramer and Co.; managed Alboni's first tour in England 25 Aug. to 25 Sept. 1848, and other touring parties 1849; partner with his father and Wm. Chappell, having one tenth of the business 1851-6; organized the New philharmonic society 1852;

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originated St. James's hall 73 Regent st. 25 March 1858; founded Crystal palace concerts, the first took place 4 June 1855, also National music meeting there 1872; lessee of Gallery of illustration 14 Regent st. Feb. 1856 to Dec. 1857; gave a short season of Italian opera and ballet at Surrey theatre, June 1856; gave complete operas without scenery, called opera recitals in the provinces beginning Aug. 1856; gave a series of Italian operas at Drury Lane theatre, Nov. 1856; barrister L.I. 6 June 1863; floated firm of Cramer and Co. 1863, they sold their music plates and copyright for £13,000, April 1875; applied the three years system of payment by instalment to dealing in pianofortes and gave it to Cramer and Co.; wrote many songs and pianoforte pieces; his drama in 3 acts, A shadow on the hearth, and farce The three years system, both produced at Crystal palace 21 Feb. 1887; wrote words and music of An Easter egg, operetta produced Terry's theatre, London 7 Dec. 1893; author of Instructions in the art of singing 1853; The enterprising impresario. By Walter Maynard 1867; Music copy books: progressive course of instruction in music, 6 numbers 1871. d. 35 Victoria road, Upper Norwood 3 Oct. 1894. Beale's The light of other days seen through the wrong end of an opera glass, 2 vols. (1890); Illustrated review vi 141-3 prt.; Graphic viii 192 (1873) prt.; Times 10 Oct. 1894 p. 10.

BEALE, THURLEY. b. Royston, Herts. 23 April 1849; joined John Hullah's choral society in London 1864; a chorister at St. Andrews ch. Wells st. London; articled pupil of Joseph Barnby 4 years; in the choir of St. Paul's cath.; appeared as a baritone at Hereford festival 1879, and other musical festivals and at oratorio concerts in all parts of the country. d. 11 Wetherby gardens, South Kensington, London 5 May 1897. Biograph, Dec. 1880 p. 565; Colburn's New monthly mag. clxvii 425 prt.; The Era 15 May 1897 p. 13.

BEALEY, RICHARD ROME. b. Rochdale 7 Feb.

1828; a founder of Manchester Literary club and of Nottingham literary club; wrote many poems in the Lancashire dialect; awarded by Young men's temperance assoc. Liverpool first prize of £10 for best original temperance song 1886; author of After-business jottings: poems 1864, 2 ed. 1867; Field flowers and city chimes: poems 1866; Old hall rhymes 1868; Later life: jottings in verse and prose. Manchester 1884. d. 5 Feb. 1887. Winskill's Temperance movement ii 138 (1891).

BEAMONT, WILLIAM. Solicitor at Warrington 1819-70; first mayor of Warrington 1847-8; member of council of Chetham society 184979, vice-pres. 1879-82; author of A diary of a journey to the East in the autumn of 1854, 2 vols. 1856; To Sinai and Syene and back in 1860 and 1861, 2 ed. 1871; Annals of the lords of Warrington for the first five centuries after the conquest (Chetham society), 2 vols. 1872; Winwick: its history, 2 ed. 1875, new ed. 1882; An account of the Cheshire township of Appleton since the Norman conquest 1877; An account of the ancient town of Frodsham in Cheshire 1881 and other books. d. Orford hall, Warrington 6 June 1889 aged 92. Law Times 22 June 1889 p. 155. BEAN, CHARLES BIRCH (son of Wm. Bean of Liverpool, printer, who founded The Albion weekly paper 1825). b. 26 Oct. 1826; edited The Albion to his death and joint proprietor of it with his brother Thomas Bean. d. on board Pacific steamer Cordillera on his way to South America 26 Oct. 1870. Frost's Reminiscences of a country journalist (1886) 122, 188; Newspaper Press v 34 (1871).

BEAN, JOHN PHILIPS. b. 1785 or 1786; educ. St. Paul's school and C.C. coll. Camb., B.A. 1809, M.A. 1813; assistant to the high master of St. Paul's school 5 May 1814, surmaster Nov. 1837 to Nov. 1852; C. of St. Mary, Aldermanbury, London, P.C. 23 June 1843 to death; author of A new atlas of classical geography 1835; his wife threw herself out of window of St. Paul's school 3 May 1830. d. 27 Finsbury circus, London 9 May 1854. Ballantine's The old world and the new (1884) 217–8; G.M. June 1854 p. 664.

BEANEY, JAMES GEORGE. b. Canterbury Jany. 1828; educ. Edinb. univ., Paris and Guy's hosp. London; arrived in Victoria, Dec. 1852; M.R.C.S. Edinb. June 1855, F.R.C.S. 1860; assistant surgeon to 3rd royal Lancashire militia, June 1855; superintended transport of sick troops in the Europa from the Crimea to Portsmouth; staff surgeon in Turkish contingent in Crimea; assistant to John Maund, M.D. at Melbourne 1858, succeeded to his practice; surgeon to Melbourne hospital 1860; member of Royal soc. of Victoria 1860; gave £1,000 to univ. of Edinb. to found a scholarship and £1,000 to royal college of surgeons, London to found a surgical prize; L.K.Q.C.P. Ireland and L.M. 1878; M.D. St. Andrews 1879; M.D. Melbourne 1880; M.R.I.A.; member for North Yarra province of legislative council of Victoria 1883 to death; author of Original contributions to the practice of conservative surgery: being a selection from the surgical cases occurring in

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the practice of James G. Beaney 1859; Syphilis its nature and diffusion popularly considered 1869; Spermatorrhoea in its phys iological, medical and legal aspects 1870 and other books; bequeathed £10,000 to city of Canterbury. d. Melbourne 30 June 1891, mural monument in Canterbury cath. unveiled 1 March 1893. Mennell's Dict. of Australasian biog. (1892) 32; I.L.N. 4 March 1893 p. 279, view of monument.

BEARD, ARTHUR. Educ. St. John's coll. Camb.; 29th wrangler 1855; BA. 1855, M.A. 1858; ordained deacon 1855, priest 1856; C. of Weeford, Staffs. 1855-7; chaplain, precentor and lecturer at King's coll. Camb. 1858-74; helped to found Fitzwilliam musical society at Cambridge, which he conducted to 1874; R. of Great Greenford, Middlesex 19 Nov. 1874 to death; author of The parable of the grave clothes 1867; Bar-Jonah, the son of the resurrection 1887; author with F. H. Gray of The Oxford and Cambridge psalter 1863. d. Great Greenford rectory 3 Aug. 1890. The Eagle, Dec. 1890 p. 381.

BEARD, CHARLES (1 son of John Relly Beard, Unitarian minister 1800-76). b. Higher Broughton, Manchester 27 July 1827; studied at Manchester New college 1843-8 and at Berlin 1848-9; B.A. London 1847; assistant pastor at Hyde unitarian chapel, Gee Cross, Cheshire 17 Feb. 1850, pastor 1854 to Dec. 1866; pastor of Renshaw st. chapel, Liverpool 3 March 1867 to death; a sec. of Manchester New college 1857-79 and a visitor 1883-8; a founder and first sec. of East Cheshire missionary assoc. 1859; special correspondent of Daily News during cotton famine 1862-4; a leader writer on Liverpool Daily Post many years; vice-pres. of Univ. coll. Liverpool; Hibbert lecturer 1883; LL.D. St. Andrews Feb. 1888; founded The theological review 1864, editor 1864-79; author of Outlines of Christian doctrine: ten sermons 1859; University college and Mr. Martineau 1867; Port Royal: a contribution to the history and literature in France, 2 vols. 1861, new ed. 1873; The reformation of the sixteenth century in its relation to modern thought and knowledge (Hibbert lectures for 1883), 3 ed. 1897 and other books; author with J. R. Beard of Cassell's Latin dictionary. LatinEnglish and English-Latin 1869. d. 13 Southhill road, Liverpool 9 April 1888. Times 11 April 1888 p. 5.

BEARD, RICHARD. b. 1801 or 1802; photographer at Royal Polytechnic Inst. 309 Regent st. London 1841-9, at 34 Parliament st. 1842-56, at 85 King William st. 1842-54,

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and at 31 King William st. 1854-69; was the first photographer who adopted Talbotype, Prince Albert sat for his portrait to him 21 March 1842, this made the process fashionable and thenceforth photography was a practical success. d. 1 Green hill villas, Hampstead 7 June 1885. John Ashton's Gossip in the first decade of Victoria's reign (1903) 185.

BEARD, THOMAS. b. Devonshire 28 April 1828; solicitor at 10 Basinghall st. London 1858 to death; member of common council of City of London for board of Bassishaw 1869 to death, deputy for Bassishaw ward 1886-90; chairman of 12 of the principal committees at different times; under sheriff of city of London 1872-4, 1887-8, 1889-91, and 1892-4; a leading Freemason and member of several lodges; master of Fruiterers co.; master of Loriners co. 1887-8. d. Stanley lodge 20 Upper Richmond road, Putney 10 June 1895. bur. Abney park cemet. Law Journal 15 June 1895 p. 388; Vanity Fair 23 May 1891 prt.; I.L.N. 30 June 1894 p. 816 prt. NOTE. His youngest son, Seymour Horace Beard was killed in Dr. Jameson's action with the Boers at Krugersdorp, Transvaal 1 Jany. 1896 aged 24. 1.L.N. 8 Feb. 1896 p. 166 prt.

BEARDSLEY, AUBREY VINCENT (son of Vincent Paul Beardsley). b. Buckingham road, Brighton 24 Aug. 1872; educ. Brighton gr. sch; clerk in office of Guardian insurance co.; drew more than 500 designs for Dent's two-volume ed. of the Morte d'Arthur; drew for Pall Mall budget and magazine; art editor of The Yellow Book 1894-5; produced with Arthur Symons, The Savoy, 8 numbers only, Jany.-Dec, 1896, to which he contributed 3 poems and a prose fragment Under the hill; made himself master of a new school of black and white work in England; received into church of Rome by the Jesuit fathers at Bournemouth about 15 April 1897. d. from consumption at Mentone 16 March 1898. The works of Aubrey Beardsley, 2 vols. 18991901 prt.; A. B. by Arthur Symons (Unicorn quartos, No. 4) 1898); Max Beerbohm's Caricatures of twenty five gentlemen (1896) prt.; Fifty drawings by A. Beardsley; iconography by A. Vallance (1897); Bryan's Dict. of painters, new ed. i 100-1 (1903); Carter's The year's art (1895) 8 prt.; The Studio 14 May 1898, memoir by Gleeson White; The Savoy, No. 2, prt. of him by M. Beerbohm and another by himself; To-day 12 May 1894 pp. 28-9 prt.

NOTE. His first published work consists of 11 drawings by him illustrating F. Edmond's comic opera on "The pied piper of Hamelin," in the Programme and book of words of the Brighton grammar school annual entertainment for Dec. 1888, this was published at 4d, and now sells for 35/-.

BEASLEY, RICHARD DUNKLEY (son of Calvert Beasley of Harston, Grantham). b. 3 Jany. 1831; educ. Rugby and St. John's coll. Camb., fellow 1856-62; 6th wrangler 1853; B.A. 1853, M.A. 1856; assistant master Leamington college; head master of Grantham gr. sch. 1858-79; author of An elementary treatise on plain trigonometry: with a numerous collection of examples, chiefly designed for the use of schools and beginners 1858, 3 ed. 1872, reprinted 6 times 1873-84; Arithmetic for the use of schools: with examples 1867. d. while crossing the Furca Pass, Switzerland 24 June 1887. Michell's Rugby school register ii 26 (1902).

BEASLEY, WILLIAM (3 son of Joseph Beasley of Atley, Kildare). Superintended with his brothers, Harry and John Beasley the training of racehorses at Eyrefield house, near the Curragh of Kildare to death; well-known as a gentleman rider; rode 6 times in the Grand national steeplechase at Aintree, near Liverpool 1877-92, being second on Frigate in 1888; rode J. H. Peard's All's Well in the Kildare hunt plate at Punchestown races 27 April 1892, when thrown and kicked on the head.

d. 9 May 1892. Sargent's Thoughts upon sport (1904) 162, 204; Baily's Mag. June 1892 p. 428; Illust. sp. and dr. news 21 May 1892 p. 367 prt.

BEASLEY, WILLIAM COLE (1 son of captain Wm. Beasley of Surfleet, Lincolnshire). b. 5 July 1816; educ. Boston and Fotheringay gr. schs. and Lincoln coll. Oxf., scholar 1834-6, B.A. 1836, M. A. 1838; barrister I.T. 30 April 1853, bencher 18 Jany 1876 to death; junior counsel to H.M.'s customs, senior counsel to death; counsel to treasury at central criminal court 1859-77; revising barrister 1864-80; recorder of Warwick, July to Dec. 1874; recorder of Kingston-upon-Hull 7 Dec. 1874, resigned 1887; Q.C. 24 March 1880. d. 41 St. George's sq. Pimlico, London 10 Jany. 1888. Law Times 21 Jany. 1888 p. 215; Times 11 Jany. 1888 p. 6.

BEATSON, JOHN FULLARTON (4 son of captain Henry Dundas Beatson of Campbeltown, Scotland). b. 1816 or 1817; educ. Glasgow univ., B. A. 1839, M.D. 1842; L. R.C.S. Edinb.; assistant surgeon Bengal army 16 June 1843, surgeon June 1857; served with army of the Sutlej 1845-6 and in Punjaub campaign; garrison surgeon Allahabad 1865-8; deputy inspector general Meerut May 1869 to Nov. 1875; surgeon general 24 Nov. 1875, retired 29 March 1880; C.I.E. 1 Jany. 1878. d. 205 Cromwell mansions, Cromwell road, London 29 July 1898. I.L.N. 22 Oct. 1898 p. 608.

BEATSON, ROGER STEWART (brother of preceding). b. 1812; educ. R.M.A. Woolwich; 2 lieut. R.E. 29 May 1832, colonel 15 Feb. 1864 to 20 Oct. 1869; director of engineering works, Portsmouth 1839-45 and at Woolwich 1845-8, when office was abolished; commanded detachment of R.E. in Canada 1849-54; saved from fire the public records of Parliament house at Quebec 1 Feb. 1854 for which he received thanks of the Canadian legislature; superintending engineer of ordnance depart ment, Woolwich 1854-6; commandant of engineers at Woolwich 1856, at Gibraltar 1856-9, at Newcastle 1859-65, and in New Zealand 1865-9; commanded H.M.'s forces in New Zealand 1868-9; retired on full pay with hon. rank of M.G. 20 Oct. 1869. d. Rotherwood, Linden road, Bedford 2 Sept. 1896. Times 4 Sept. 1896 p. 4.

BEATTIE, HENRY. Educ. Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1847, M.A. 1851; ordained deacon 1847, and priest 1848; vice-principal of the National society's training institution, Westminster 1843-52; chaplain and head master of London orphan asylum, Clapton, London, July 1852 to death. d. London orphan asylum, Clapton 28 April 1867. G.M. June 1867 p. 825.

BEATTY, DAVID (1 son of David Beatty, captain in army, of Borodale, near Enniscorthy, Wexford, d. 1855). b. 1817; joint master with St. George Deane of Wexford foxhounds 1842-3, sole master 1843 to death; backed himself to shoot 30 snipe with 30 charges of shot, killed all the birds except one about 1846. d. 1881. Sargent's Thoughts upon sport (1894) 248.

BEATTY, JAMES. b. 1820, engineer-in-chief of the Crimean railways. d. Bloomfield terrace, Harrow road, London 11 March 1856. G.M. April 1856 p. 439.

BEAUCHAMP, HENRY LYGON, 5 Earl (2 son of 4 earl Beauchamp 1784-1863). b. 13 Feb. 1829; cornet 1 life guards 5 May 1848, captain 1 Dec. 1854, sold out 17 Nov. 1863; styled viscount Elmley 22 Jany. 1853 to 8 Sept. 1863; M.P. for West Worcestershire 28 Feb. 1853 to 8 Sept. 1863; succeeded 8 Sept 1863. d. 13 Belgrave sq. London 4 March 1866. G.M. May 1866 p. 743.

BEAUCHAMP, FREDERICK LYGON, 6 Earl (brother of preceding). b. London 10 Nov. 1830; educ. Eton and Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1852, M.A. 1856, D.C.L. 1870; fellow of All Soul's coll. 1852-66; captain Worcestershire yeomanry 7 July 1854 to Aug. 1859; F.S.A. 5 Feb. 1857; M.P. Tewkesbury 28 March

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1857 to Oct. 1863 and West Worcestershire 26 Oct. 1863 to 4 March 1866; member of royal commission on ritualistic practices 3 June 1867 to 31 Aug. 1870; a lord of the admiralty 9 March to June 1859; succeeded to the peerage 4 March 1866; a founder of Keble coll. Oxf. 1871, a councillor 1871-82; lord steward of the household 2 March 1874 to 2 May 1880; P.C. 2 March 1874; lord lieut. of Worcestershire 13 May 1876 to death; hon. colonel 2nd volunteer battalion Worcestershire reg. 24 Aug. 1880 to death; paymaster general June 1885 to 2 April 1886 and 19 Aug. 1886 to June 1889. d. Madresfield court, near Malvern 19 Feb. 1891. Lindsay's Royal household (1898) 47; Men and women of the time (1891) 69; Guardian 25 Feb. 1891 p. 312; I.L.N. 2 April 1859 p. 337 prt., 28 Feb. 1891 p. 270, prt. 294.

BEAUCHAMP, GEORGE, stage name of Patrick Sarsfield Beauchamp. b. 1862; a compositor in a paper bag factory at Lambeth walk, London; employed on the Morning Post; comic singer at small music halls in London; pantaloon in Hop o' my thumb at Rochdale; toured the provinces with Pitney Weston's company; sang in America, London and the provinces; sang at the Pavilion, Oxford and Tivoli music halls in London about Nov. 1890; sang in Australia about 1897; a popular member of the Rats fraternity; his best songs were Git yer 'air cut, Where has he mizzled to now, O dem golden kippers, They're coming on again, She was a dear little dicky bird, I'm one of the Jays, and The naval exhibition; m. Nellie Lingard, serio-comic singer, who d about Oct. 1899. d. The Bee hotel, Liverpool 28 Dec. 1900. bur. Tooting cemet. near London. The Era 5 Jany. 1901 p. 18 prt.; The Encore 21 April 1893, full page prt.

BEAUFORT, HENRY CHARLES FITZROY SOMERSET, 8 Duke of (only son of 7 duke of Beaufort 1792-1853). b. Paris 1 Feb. 1824; educ. Eton; styled earl of Glamorgan 182435 and marquess of Worcester 1835-53; cornet 1 life guards 17 Aug. 1841, lieut. 7 July 1843; captain 7 hussars 13 Aug. 1847, sold out 21 April 1854; A.D.C. to duke of Wellington 1842-52 and to viscount Hardinge 1852-6; lieut. col. commandant royal Glouces tershire yeomanry 2 May 1854, hon. col. 29 April 1874 to Aug. 1887; lieut. col. in the army 26 Oct. 1858; hon. col. 1st Gloucestershire engineer volunteer corps 20 Nov. 1867 to 2 Jany. 1888; M.P. East Gloucestershire 27 Feb. 1846 to 17 Nov. 1853, when he succeeded to peerage; lord high steward of