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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BARNARD, SIR HENRY WILLIAM (_son of Rev. Wm. Barnard of Water
Stratford, Bucks_). _b._ Westbury, Bucks 1799; ed. at Westminster
and Sandhurst; ensign 1 foot guards 9 June 1814, captain 1831–49
when placed on h.p.; commanded South Wales district 1852–54 and
one of the brigades in Crimea 1854–55; chief of the staff in
Crimea 28 June 1855; commanded 2nd division of British army in
Crimea; commanded troops before Delhi June 1857 to death; C.B. 27
July 1855, K.C.B. 3 May 1856. (_m._ 17 Jany. 1828 Isabella Letitia
2 dau. of James Catlin Craufurd, brigadier general, she was
granted a civil list pension of £200 15 Feb. 1858). _d._ of
cholera before Delhi 5 July 1857. _Kaye’s Sepoy war in India ii_,
513–70, 678 (1870).
BARNARD, JOHN. Fellow of King’s coll. Cam. 1818 to death; F.S.A. 3
May 1855. _d._ King’s coll. Cam. 16 Nov. 1878 aged 84.
BARNE, GEORGE HUXLEY (_2 son of John Barne of Tiverton_). ed. at
Magd. coll. Ox; barrister L.I. 17 Nov. 1866; attorney general of
Jamaica March 1874 to death. _d._ Kingston, Jamaica 8 March 1876.
BARNES, CHRISTOPHER HEWETSON. _b._ 7 Feb. 1833; 2 lieut. Bengal
artillery 9 Dec. 1852; lieut. col. R.A. 31 Dec. 1878 to death;
commanded R. A. in Egypt to death, _d._ Cairo 28 Sep. 1884.
_I.L.N. lxxxv_, 373 (1881), _portrait_.
BARNES, GEORGE CARNAC (_eld. son of Ven. George Barnes 1784–1847,
archdeacon of Barnstaple_). ed. at Westminster 1833–35; comr. of
the Cis-Sutlej States; foreign sec. at Calcutta 1861 to death;
C.B. 18 May 1860. _d._ Hazareebagh, Bengal 13 May 1861.
BARNES, JAMES. Lieutenant Royal horse guards 29 Aug. 1811 to 3 Nov.
1814 when he retired; major in command of Radnor Militia 15 Feb.
1828 to 21 March 1846. _d._ Portishead near Bristol June 1853 aged
64.
BARNES, JAMES HINDMARSH. ed. at Charing Cross and Westminster
Ophthalmic hospitals; M.R.C.S. and L.S.A. 1857; L.R.C.P. Edin.
1860; practised in London; visiting surgeon to the workhouse
hospital, Liverpool 1874; superintendent registrar 1874 to death;
author of _Notes on surgical nursing_. _d._ 57 Pembroke place,
Liverpool 19 March 1880 aged 47. _Medical Times and gazette i_,
387 (1880).
BARNES, JOHN (_son of Thomas Barnes of Newcastle, coal viewer, who
d. 1801_). _b._ Walker colliery near Newcastle 12 Aug. 1798; in
the Soho works of Boulton and Watt 1813–15; studied at univ. of
Edin. 1815–17; manufacturing engineer with Joseph Miller in London
1822–35, made many engines for French steamers; constructed the
Sophia Jane the first steam vessel ever employed in Australia
1831; manager of the works at La Ciotat near Marseilles 1845 to
death; much improved the French steam navy; M.I.C.E. 1823. _d._ La
Ciotat 24 Sep. 1852. _bur._ Long Benton near Newcastle. _Min. of
proc. of Instit. of C.E. xii_, 140–48 (1853).
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