BECK, RICHARD. Manufacturing optician at 31 Cornhill, London; author of _A treatise on the construction, proper use and capabilities of Smith, Beck and Beck’s achromatic microscopes_ 1865 and of 9 papers read before the Microscopical Society 1859–66. _d._ Stamford hill, London 30 Sep. 1866 aged nearly 39. BECK, THOMAS SNOW. _b._ Newcastle-upon-Tyne; ed. at gr. school there, and in Cumberland; apprenticed to a surgeon at Newcastle; student at Univ. college London 1836; M.R.C.S. 1839, F.R.C.S. 1847; walked the Paris hospitals 1839–40; visited universities of Switzerland, Italy and Germany 1840–41; M.D. London 1849; M.R.C.P. 1852; practised in London 1841; phys. to Farringdon general dispensary 1850; F.R.S. 5 June 1851, royal medallist 1845. _d._ 7 Portland place, London 6 Jany. 1877 aged 63. _Medical Circular i_, 209–211 (1852). BECKER, CARL LUDWIG CHRISTIAN. _b._ Ratzeburg in Mecklenberg Strelitz 16 July 1821; manager for Elliott brothers of London electrical engineers 1858; member of the firm 1873 to death; F.R.A.S. Jany. 1874. _d._ 55 St. Paul’s Road Canonbury 3 April 1875. BECKET, THOMAS. M.R.C.S. 1794, F.R.C.S. 1843; surgeon 1 Foot Guards 8 July 1795 to 1809; surgeon to the Savoy 28 Sep. 1809. _d._ 5 Russell place, Fitzroy sq. London 21 July 1856 aged 82. BECKETT, SIR EDMUND, 4 Baronet, _b._ Gledhow hall, Leeds 29 Jany 1787; M.P. for west riding Yorkshire 12 July 1841 to 23 July 1847, and 11 Dec. 1848 to 23 April 1859; succeeded 17 Nov. 1872. _d._ Doncaster 24 May 1874. Personalty sworn under £300,000 Aug. 1874. _I.L.N. lxiv_, 547 (1874) _lxv_, 236 (1874). BECKETT, JOHN STANIFORTH (_son of Joseph Beckett, of Barnsley 1751–1840_). Presented a dispensary to Barnsley, to which he also left sum of £5000. _d._ Wombwell near Barnsley 9 Nov. 1868 in 75 year. Personalty sworn under £350,000 Jany. 1869. BECKETT, SIR THOMAS, 3 Baronet. _b._ Leeds 1 Jany. 1779; succeeded 31 May 1847. _d._ Somerby park near Gainsborough 17 Nov. 1872. Personalty sworn under £350,000 March 1873. BECKETT, WILLIAM (_5 son of Sir John Beckett, 1 Baronet 1743–1826_). _b._ Leeds 3 March 1784; principal partner in the eminent banking firm of Beckett and Co. of the Leeds “Old Bank”; M.P. for Leeds 1841 to 1852 and for Ripon 1852 to 1857. _d._ Brighton 26 Jany. 1863. _Rev. R. V. Taylor’s Biographia Leodiensis_ (1865) 506–509.