Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-HBoase, Frederic
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Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H
Boase, Frederic
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BAILEY, SAMUEL. _b._ Sheffield 1791; one of the trustees of
Sheffield 1828; a founder of Sheffield Banking company 1831, and
chairman; contested Sheffield 14 Dec. 1832 and 12 Jany. 1835; his
supporters founded a Bailey club; pres. of Sheffield Literary and
Philosophical society several times; author of _Essays on the
formation and publication of opinions_ 1821, _3 ed._ 1831;
_Critical dissertation on the nature, measure, and causes of
Value_ 1825; _Maro or poetic irritability in four cantos [anon.]_
1845; _The theory of reasoning_ 1851, _2 ed._ 1852; _Letters on
the philosophy of the human mind_, _3 series_, 1855–1863. _d._
Norbury near Sheffield 18 Jany. 1870, left about £90,000 for
benefit of that town. _English psychology translated from the
French of T. Ribot_ (1873) 315–22; _British Controversialist July
1868 pp._ 1–25; _N. and Q. 5 S. ix_ 182–85, 216 (1878).
BAILEY, THOMAS. _b._ Nottingham 31 July 1785; a silk hosier there,
then a wine merchant; contested Nottingham July 1830; member of
town council 26 Dec. 1835 to 1843; proprietor and editor of
_Nottingham Mercury_ 1846–52; author of _What is life, and other
poems_ 1820; _Recreations in retirement_ 1836; _Annals of
Nottinghamshire 4 vols._ 1852–55, originally published in 32
shilling parts; _Records of Longevity_ 1857, and 9 other books.
_d._ Old Bassford near Nottingham 23 Oct. 1856. _C. Brown’s
Nottinghamshire Worthies_ (1882) 341–50.
NOTE.—While connected with the Independents, he was one of
three individuals chosen to take part in a public disputation
arranged to be held in Nottingham between the friends of
Christianity and Richard Carlisle, the champion of infidelity
who _d._ 10 Feb. 1843 aged 52.
BAILHACHE, REV. CLEMENT. _b._ St. Heliers Jersey 11 Dec. 1830; ed.
at Stepney college 1851; minister of Baptist chapel, South parade,
Leeds 1855; minister at Watford 1859, at Cross st. Islington 1864;
association sec. of Baptist mission Oct. 1870; sec. of Baptist
missionary society 1876 to death. _d._ 6, Leigh road, Highbury 13
Dec. 1878. _Baptist handbook_ (1879) 296–98.
BAILLIE, ALFRED. _b._ London 22 June 1830; hon. sec. of Marylebone
cricket club May 1858 to 12 Feb. 1863. _d._ May or June 1867.
BAILLIE, AGNES (_elder sister of Joanna Baillie_). _b._ 24 Sep.
1760. _d._ Hollybush hill, Hampstead 27 April 1861 aged 100 years
and 7 months.
BAILLIE, EDWARD. _b._ Gateshead; a glass painter; exhibited at Great
Exhibition of 1851 “Shakespeare reading a play to Queen
Elizabeth.” _d._ London 21 Sep. 1856 aged 43.
BAILLIE, GEORGE ALEXANDER. _b._ 1804; ensign 15 Madras N.I. 6 April
1820; lieut. col. of 52 N.I. 9 June 1853, of 14 N.I. 15 Sep. 1855,
and of 26 N.I. 1857–64; col. 15 N.I. 9 June 1865 to 1 Oct. 1877;
general 1 Oct. 1877. _d._ 92 Westbourne park road, London 3 March
1882.
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