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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BATEMAN, THOMAS HUDSON. Barrister M.T. 24 Nov. 1815; comr. of
bankrupts for Halifax; judge of borough court, Lancaster. _d._
1881.
BATEMAN, THOMAS OSBORNE (_4 son of Richard Bateman, sheriff of
Derbyshire who d. 1821_). _b._ Foston hall, Derbyshire 1 March
1809; ed. at Newark gr. sch., Harrow and St. John’s coll. Cam.;
B.A. 1834; student at Lincoln’s Inn; restored ancient stained
glass windows in Morley church 1847; bought Hartington hall
Derbyshire from Duke of Devonshire 1857; built mansion of
Breadsall Mount 1864; author of many pamphlets and letters. _d._
14 Jany. 1874. _Reliquary xv_, 97–101 (1875).
BATES, REV. JOHN ELLISON. Ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox.; student of Ch. Ch.;
rowed No. 3 in Oxford boat against Cambridge 1829; B.A. 1831, M.A.
1833; P.C. of Ch. Ch. Litherland Jany. 1842; P.C. of Ch. Ch.
Hougham in Dover 1844 to death. _d._ Priory Gate 17 Feb. 1856.
BATES, JOSHUA (_only son of Colonel Joshua Bates of Weymouth near
Boston U.S._) _b._ Weymouth 1788; merchant at Boston 1809–12; sent
to London 1812 by W. R. Gray of Boston, largest shipowner in
America; banker with John Baring in London 1826–28 when they
became partners in bank of Baring brothers; naturalised by private
act of parliament 5 and 6 Vict. c. 49.; gave sum of 50,000 dollars
to Boston public library 1852, also nearly 27,000 books, library
was opened 1854 and the large hall named after him, the Bates
hall. _d._ New lodge, Windsor Forest 24 Sep. 1864. Personalty
sworn under £600,000 Jany. 1865.
BATES, THOMAS. _b._ 1810; ed. at Jesus coll. Cam., 8 Wrangler 1834;
fellow of his college; barrister L.I. 3 May 1839. _d._ Heddon,
Northumberland 30 Jany. 1882.
BATES, REV. WILLIAM (_4 son of John Moore Bates of Heddon,
Northumberland_). Ed. at Ch. coll. Cam., B.A. 1836, M.A. 1839,
B.D. 1847, D.D. 1858; fellow, dean, lecturer and tutor of his
college; R. of Burnham Westgate, Norfolk 1849 to death; author of
_College lectures on ecclesiastical history_ 1844, _2 ed._ 1848;
_College lectures on Christian antiquities and the ritual of the
English church_ 1845, _2 ed._ 1852. _d._ Burnham rectory 22 Nov.
1877.
BATES, WILLIAM. B.A. London 1857; a teacher of languages; professor
of classics in Sydenham medical college Birmingham; professor of
classics in Queen’s college Birmingham to death; M.R.C.S. 1874;
medical officer to Birmingham borough fever hospital 1875–84;
author of _George Cruikshank the artist_ 1878; _The Maclise
portrait gallery of illustrious literary characters with memoirs_
1873, _new ed._ 1883. _d._ 19 The Crescent, Birmingham 24 Sep.
1884 aged about 60. _Edgbastonia Oct. 1884, portrait_.
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