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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BARCLAY, RIGHT REV. JOSEPH (_only son of John Barclay of Strabane,
co. Donegal who d. 9 Dec. 1845_). _b._ Strabane 12 Aug. 1831; ed.
at Trin. coll. Dublin 16 Oct. 1849 to 1854, B.A. 1854, M.A. 1857,
LLD. 1865, D.D. 1880; C. of Bagnalstown 1854–58; missionary at
Constantinople 1858–61; incumbent of Ch. Jerusalem 1861–70; R. of
Stapleford, Herts 29 March 1873; bishop of Jerusalem June 1879 to
death, consecrated in St. Paul’s 25 July 1879, installed 24 Feb.
1880; held 2 ordinations and 5 confirmations; author of _Talmud,
Selection of treatises translated from the Mishna_ 1878. _d._ the
bishop’s palace, Jerusalem 23 Oct. 1881. _Joseph Barclay a
missionary biography_ 1883, _portrait_.
BARCLAY, LYDIA ANN (_dau. of Robert Barclay of Clapham_). Edited
_Selections from the writings of Patrick Livingstone_ 1847;
_Memoirs and letters of Richard and Elizabeth Shackleton_ 1849; _A
journal of the life and gospel labours of John Conran_ 1850. _d._
Cockermouth 31 Jany. 1855 aged 55. _A short memoir of L. A.
Barclay by Wm. Hodgson, junior_ 1855; _A selection from the
letters of L. A. Barclay_ 1862.
BARCLAY, SIR ROBERT, 9 Baronet. _b._ Dungannon 1819; succeeded 14
Aug. 1839. _d._ Dungannon 19 May 1859.
BARCLAY, ROBERT (_younger son of John Barclay, a minister in Society
of Friends who d. 11 May 1838 aged 41_). _b._ Croydon 4 Aug. 1833;
a manufacturing stationer in London 1855; patented March 1860 an
indelible writing paper for prevention of forgery; author of _The
inner life of the religious societies of the Commonwealth_ 1876,
reissued 1877 and 1878. _d._ Hillside, Reigate 11 Nov. 1876.
_Sermons by Robert Barclay with a brief memoir edited by his
widow_ 1878, _portrait_.
BARCLAY, VERY REV. THOMAS (_son of Rev. James Barclay, minister of
Unst, Shetland_). _b._ Unst June 1792; ed. at King’s coll.
Aberdeen, M.A. 1812; taught elocution at Aberdeen; a parliamentary
reporter for the _Times_ 1818–22; licensed by presbytery of
Lerwick 27 June 1821; ordained 12 Sep. 1822 to parish of
Dunrossness, Shetland; minister of Lerwick 13 Dec. 1827; clerk of
the synod of Shetland 27 Apl. 1831; minister of Peterculter Sep.
1843, and of Currie July 1844; principal of Univ. of Glasgow 13
Feb. 1858 to death; one of the best Scandinavian scholars. _d._
the college, Gillmore hill, Glasgow 23 Feb. 1873. _Scott’s Fasti
Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ pt. v_, 422, 426.
BARCLAY, WILLIAM. _b._ London 1797; miniature painter; made many
copies from works of Italian masters in the Louvre Paris;
exhibited portraits and copies in water-colours at the Salon
1831–59 and at Royal Academy 1832–56. _d._ 1859.
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