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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BARRETT, MICHAEL. A stevedore; lived in Glasgow; member of Fenian
brotherhood; fired a barrel of gunpowder close to the wall of the
Clerkenwell House of Detention, London 13 Dec. 1867 which killed 4
persons and injured about 40; arrested at Glasgow 14 Jany. 1868;
tried at Central Criminal Court 20–25 April 1868 for murder of
Sarah Ann Hodgkinson at Clerkenwell, when found guilty and
sentenced to death; hanged at Newgate by Calcraft 26 May 1868 aged
27, being last person publicly executed in England. _Central
Criminal Court, Minutes of evidence by Barnett and Buckler lxvii_,
486–542 (1868).
BARRETT, RICHARD. A brewer in Ireland; journalist in Dublin;
established the _Pilot_ daily evening newspaper 1827 which became
principal organ of Daniel O’Connell; it was suppressed by
Government, but Barrett continued it by changing the title to _The
Morning Register, the Pilot having been suppressed_; sentenced to
six months imprisonment 1833 for publishing a letter of
O’Connell’s; prosecuted frequently and imprisoned 3 times. _d._
Dublin 19 Oct. 1854.
BARRETT-LENNARD, SIR THOMAS, 1 Baronet (_natural son of Thomas
Barrett-Lennard, 17 Baron Dacre who d. 12 Jany. 1786_). _b._ 6
Jany. 1761; assumed by r.l. surname of Barrett-Lennard instead of
Thomas 13 March 1786; created baronet 30 June 1801. _d._ 40
Bryanston sq. London 25 June 1857.
BARRINGTON, WILLIAM KEPPEL BARRINGTON, 6 Viscount. _b._ London 1
Oct. 1793; ed. at Westminster and Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A. 1814;
succeeded his father 5 March 1829; M.P. for Berkshire 1837–57.
_d._ Beckett house, Faringdon Berks 9 Feb. 1867. _Burke’s Portrait
gallery ii_, 61 (1833).
BARRINGTON, LADY CAROLINE (_3 dau. of Charles Grey, 2 Earl Grey
1764–1845_). _b._ 30 Aug. 1799. (_m._ 15 Jany. 1827 Hon. George
Barrington, captain R.N. he was _b._ 20 Nov. 1794 and _d._ 2 June
1835); governess to children of Queen Victoria Jany. 1851 to
death. _d._ 28 April 1875.
BARRINGTON, SIR MATTHEW, 2 Baronet. _b._ Limerick 21 May 1788; crown
solicitor for province of Munster 1832 to death; succeeded 10
Jany. 1846. _d._ Dublin 1 April 1861.
BARRINGTON, SIR WILLIAM HARTIGAN, 3 Baronet. _b._ Dublin 6 Oct.
1815; sheriff of Limerick 1846; succeeded 1 April 1861. _d._
Glenstal, Limerick 14 July 1872.
BARRITT, JAMES LITTLER. Formerly senior partner of firm of Barritt &
Co. wholesale bible warehouse 173 Fleet st. _d._ St. Margaret’s
Rochester 18 Aug. 1863 aged 62.
BARRON, ARTHUR. ed. at Trin. coll. Cam.; B.A. 1820, M.A. 1823;
fellow of his college; barrister I.T. 24 Nov. 1826; author with
Alfred Austin of _Reports of cases of controverted elections in
the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom_ 1844. _d._ 13 June 1856
aged 55.
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