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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BARNINGHAM, WILLIAM. _b._ Arkingarthdale near Richmond, Yorkshire
1826; a blacksmith; employed on Paris and Rouen railway 1843;
began a foundry at Manchester with 3 of his brothers which failed;
a manufacturer of railway switches and crossings at
Middlesborough; founded ironworks at Pendleton and Albert hill,
Darlington; the latter were transferred to a limited liability
company 1873. _d._ Pendleton 3 Nov. 1881. _Journal of iron and
steel institute, No._ 2, 1882 657–58.
BARNSTON, JAMES. M.D. Edin.; professor of botany in McGill college
Montreal. _d._ Montreal 28 May 1858 aged 28.
BARON, JAMES. _b._ Blackburn 1817; ed. at Stonyhurst; held
professorships at Prior Park Bath and the Luso-British college
Lisbon; kept a school at Lytham in the Fylde, Lancashire for many
years from 1849. _d._ St. Helens 23 Feb. 1883.
BARON, JOHN. _b._ St. Andrews 26 May 1786; ed. at Univs. of St.
Andrews and Edin., M.D. Edin. July 1805; physician at Gloucester
1807–33; phys. of Gloucester infirmary 1809 to 21 Feb. 1833; lived
at Cheltenham 1833 to death; F.R.S. 13 Feb. 1823; author of
_Enquiry illustrating the nature of tuberculated accretions of
serous membranes_ 1819 and 2 other books on Tubercle _Life of
Edward Jenner, M.D. 2 vols._ 1838. _d._ 1 St. Margaret’s terrace,
Cheltenham 2 Oct. 1851. _Pettigrew’s Medical portrait gallery vol.
2_ (1840) _12 pages, portrait_; _Taylor’s National portrait
gallery iii_, 43–44 (1847), _portrait_.
BARON, JOHN. _b._ Blackpool 2 Sep. 1807; entered the Society of
Jesus at Hodder 21 Sep. 1827, master of the school in London
1831–32 and 1833–35; ordained priest at Stonyhurst 19 Sep. 1841;
vice rector of Mount St. Mary’s college 17 Oct. 1848 and rector 17
Oct. 1851–1854; missioner at Wakefield 1854–70. _d._ Holywell 11
July 1878.
BARR, DAVID. Entered Bombay army 1803; col. 24 Bombay N.I. 4 July
1844 to death; L.G. 11 Nov. 1851. _d._ Cheltenham 21 Nov. 1862
aged 78.
BARR, HENRY JAMES. _b._ 8 April 1815; ensign 8 Bombay N.I. 22 May
1834; lieut. col. Bombay staff corps 18 Feb. 1861 to death; L.G. 1
Oct. 1877. _d._ Apsleytown, East Grinstead 17 May 1881.
BARR, REV. HUGH. _b._ Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire 2 April 1825; an
apprentice tailor; studied at Univ. of Glasgow; an agent of
Glasgow city mission; minister of United Presbyterian church at
Kingskettle 28 Sep. 1854 to death. _d._ Kingskettle 9 Nov. 1873.
_Too late for martyrdom Memorials of the Rev. Hugh Barr by Rev. T.
Dunlop_ 1875, _portrait_.
BARR, JAMES. _b._ Kilbarchan near Paisley 1779; a friend of Robert
Tannahill the poet who has immortalized him as “Blithe Jamie
Barr”; harmonized a few airs as glees; well known at various glee
clubs in Glasgow; went to America 1834; living at Govan near
Glasgow 1859.
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