BEADON, SIR CECIL (_youngest son of Richard Beadon who d. 6 April 1858 aged 76_). _b._ Wells 1816; ed. at Eton and Shrewsbury; under secretary to government of Bengal 1843 and secretary 1852; secretary to government of India home department 1854 and foreign department 1859; member of Governor general’s council 1860; lieutenant governor of Bengal 1862–1866; K.C.S.I. 24 May 1866. _d._ Latton, Wilts 18 July 1880. _Fortnightly Review viii_, 180–91 (1867). BEADON, REV. FREDERICK (_3 son of Rev. Edward Beadon, R. of North Stoneham, Hants who d. 17 Dec. 1810_). _b._ London 6 Dec. 1777; ed. at Charter house and Trin. coll. Ox., B.A. 1800, M.A. 1804; R. of Weston-super-Mare 1801–11; preb. of Wells cathedral 26 May 1809, canon residentiary 1812–1875 and chancellor 13 Aug. 1823 to death; V. of Titley near Hereford 1811–1876; R. of Sulham, Berks 1814–1823; R. of North Stoneham Jany. 1811 to death. _d._ North Stoneham rectory 10 June 1879 aged 101 years and 6 months. _Norman’s Memoir privately printed_ 1879; _Graphic xx_, 108 (1879), _portrait_. BEADON, WILLIAM FREDERICK (_eld. son of Richard Beadon who d. 6 April 1858_). _b._ 1808; ed. at Eton and St. John’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1829, M.A. 1833; barrister I.T. 1 May 1835; police magistrate at Wandsworth and Hammersmith 1847, and at Marlborough st. police court 1856 to death. _d._ Stratford place, Cavendish sq. 30 March 1862. BEAGLEY, THOMAS. _b._ Farringdon near Alton, Hants 5 Oct. 1789; a builder there to Nov. 1850; professional cricketer; a splendid bat and long-stop; played for his county many years. _d._ 27 Alfred road, Harrow road, London 21 Feb. 1858. BEAL, ABRAHAM. _b._ Chatham about 1803; a great advocate of total abstinence; acquired title of “the Prisoner’s friend”; emigrated to the United States 1848; general agent of New York prison association 1863 to death; more than 10000 prisoners were released or pardoned through his active agency. _d._ Brooklyn New York 25 Feb. 1872. _American Annual Cyclopædia xii_, 59–60 (1873). BEAL, REV. WILLIAM. _b._ Devonport 4 May 1785; Wesleyan minister 1808 to death; at Liskeard, Cornwall 1857 to death; the first Sunday school teacher in Cornwall; author of _The fathers of the Wesley family and references to their times_ 1833, _2 ed._ 1862; _Britain and the Gael_ 1855 _2 ed._ 1860. _d._ Liskeard 18 June 1872.