BISHOP, ANNE (_dau. of Daniel Riviére of London, artist_). _b._ London 1814; student at Royal academy of music June 1824 to June 1828; a singer at Philharmonic concerts 1831; one of chief singers at Vauxhall gardens, the Oratorio concerts and country festivals; went abroad with R. N. C. Bochsa the harpist 1839; sang at 260 concerts in chief cities of Europe Sept. 1839 to May 1843; sang with great success at St. Petersburg 1840–41 and in Italy 1843–46; appeared in 20 operas at the San Carlo, Naples; went to America 1846 where she appeared at Park theatre New York 4 Aug. 1847 as Linda; went to Australia 1855; sang at the Crystal palace London 1858; gave her farewell concert at Surrey music hall 17 Aug. 1859; sang in Canada, Mexico and Havana 1859–65; went to California 1865; wrecked on her way from Honolulu to China Feb. 1866; arrived in India 1867; sang in Australia 1868; re-appeared at Steinway hall New York Jany. 1881. (_m._ (1) 1832 Sir Henry Rowley Bishop 1786–1855. _m._ (2) at New York 30 April 1858, Martin Schultz). _d._ New York 18 March 1884. _Drawing room portrait gallery of eminent personages, third series_ 1860, _portrait_; _N. P. Willis’s Hurry-graphs, 2 ed._ (1851) 200–203. BISHOP, REV. DANIEL GODFREY. Head master of Buntingford gr. sch. Herts. 1841–74; V. of Tibshelf near Alfreton, Derbyshire 1874 to death; author of numerous articles upon biblical criticism, classical literature, and general biography in _Penny Cyclopædia_. _d._ Briston vicarage, Norfolk 14 April 1880 in 86 year. BISHOP, REV. FRANCIS. _b._ Dorchester 27 July 1813; Unitarian minister at Cheltenham 1840, at Warrington 1841, at George’s meeting Exeter 1844–47, at Liverpool 1847–56, at Manchester 1856–58 and at Chesterfield 1858 to death; edited _The Christian Investigator_; author of _The atonement, or God’s way of speaking and man’s way of speaking_ 1843. _d._ Chesterfield 5 Aug. 1869. _The Inquirer_ (1869) 533. BISHOP, GEORGE. _b._ Leicester 21 Aug. 1785; a maker of British wines in London, being the largest maker in England; erected an observatory at South Villa, Regent’s Park 1836 where 11 planets were discovered 1847–54, after his death the dome and the instruments were removed by his son George Bishop to his house at Twickenham; F.R.A.S. 1830, sec. 1833–39, treasurer 1840–57, pres. 1857–59; F.R.S. 9 June 1848; published in 1852 _Astronomical observations during the years 1839–51_. _d._ South villa, Regent’s Park, London 14 June 1861. _Monthly notices of Royal Astronomical Soc. xxii_, 104–106 (1862).