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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BARROW, LOUSADA. Lieutenant col. Madras staff corps 18 Feb. 1863 to
death; chief comr. of Oude 1869–74; M.G. 26 March 1870. _d._
Southlands, Ryde, Isle of Wight 1 Oct. 1877 aged 61.
BARROW, RICHARD (_3 son of Rev. Richard Barrow, 64 years vicar
choral of collegiate church of Southwell who d. 23 Feb. 1838 aged
90_). _b._ 20 July 1787; a merchant trading with Spain and
Portugal; took over the Staveley coal and iron works 1840 which he
greatly extended; sold the collieries and works to a limited
liability company for £600,000 in 1864; chairman of board of
directors of this company 1864 to death; made greater part of iron
work for Great Exhibition of 1862 and iron tubes for London
Pneumatic despatch company 1862. _d._ London 10 Jany. 1865.
_I.L.N. xxxvi_, 596, 610 (1860), _portrait_.
BARROW, WILLIAM HODGSON (_elder brother of the preceding_). _b._ 1
Sep. 1784; ed. at collegiate school Southwell; practised as an
attorney 1806–33; sheriff of Notts 1845; M.P. for South Notts 17
Feb. 1851 to 26 Jany. 1874. _d._ Southwell 29 Jany. 1876.
BARRY, SIR CHARLES (_4 son of Walter Edward Barry of Westminster,
stationer who d. 1805_). _b._ Bridge st. Westminster 23 May 1795;
travelled in France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Palestine,
Syria, and Sicily 1817–20; architect in Ely place, Holborn Aug.
1820, removed to 27 Foley place, Cavendish sq. 1827 and to 32
Great George st. 1841; erected Traveller’s club 1829–31, Reform
club 1837–39 and Bridgwater house 1847; awarded the prize for
design of Houses of Parliament 29 Feb. 1836, first stone laid 27
April 1840 opened by the Queen 3 Feb. 1852; A.R.A. 1840, R.A.
1842; F.R.S. 7 June 1849; knighted at Windsor Castle 11 Feb. 1852.
(_m._ 7 Dec. 1822 Sarah dau. of Samuel Rowsell, stationer, she
_d._ 7 April 1882 in 83 year). _d._ Elm house, Clapham Common 12
May 1860. _bur._ nave of Westminster Abbey 22 May. _Memoir by
Alfred Barry, D.D., 2 ed._ 1870, _portrait_; _Sandby’s History of
Royal Academy ii_, 203–209 (1862).
BARRY, EDWARD MIDDLETON (_3 son of Sir Charles Barry_). _b._ 27
Foley place, London 7 June 1830; ed. at King’s college school;
pupil of Thomas Henry Wyatt; student at the R.A. 1848; assisted
his father to 1860; reconstructed Covent Garden theatre in short
space of 8 months, opened 15 May 1858; designed the Floral hall
opened 7 March 1860; architect to Houses of Parliament 1860 to
death; A.R.A. 29 Jany. 1861, R.A. July 1869; professor of
architecture at the R.A. 16 May 1873 to death and treasurer March
1874 to death. _d._ at council table of Royal Academy 27 Jany.
1880. _Lectures on architecture with memoir_ 1881, _portrait_;
_Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. lxiii_, 322–26 (1881); _I.L.N.
xxxviii_, 178 (1861), _portrait_.
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