BISHOP, WILLIAM. Agent at 170 New Bond st. London for Westley Richards the gunmaker 1820 to death; brought into public notice by Vincent Dowling, who rarely wrote a report of a prize fight without bringing him on the scene; got the Dog Stealers act passed which is known as Bishop’s act; well known in London as “the Bishop of Bond st.” _d._ 170 New Bond st. 16 March 1871 in 74 year. _Illust. sporting news ii_, 164 (1863), _portrait_. BISSET, REV. JAMES (_2 son of George Bisset of Udny, Aberdeenshire, schoolmaster who d. 1812_). _b._ Udny 20 April 1795; ed. at Marischal coll. and Univ. of Aberdeen; kept a school at Udny 1812–25 which became celebrated; licensed by presbytery of Ellon 31 March 1819; minister of parish of Bourtie, Aberdeenshire June 1825 to death; ordained 19 April 1826; D.D. Aberdeen 23 Feb. 1850; moderator of general assembly 22 May 1862. _d._ Bourtie 8 Sep. 1872. BISSET, SIR JOHN. _b._ Perth 1777; commissary general 31 July 1811 to 1819 when placed on h.p.; served through Peninsular war; K.C.H. 1832; knighted at St. James’s Palace 6 Nov. 1832; K.C.B. 16 Aug. 1850; granted pension of £550; author of _Memoranda regarding the duties of the Commissariat on field service abroad_ 1846. _d._ Perth 3 April 1854. BISSHOPP, CECIL (_son of Harry Bisshopp, colonel in the army_). Cornet 14 Dragoons 10 Dec. 1799; major 11 Foot 6 Sep. 1834 to 17 May 1844 when placed on h.p.; M.G. 11 Nov. 1851; colonel 16 Foot 16 May 1857 to death; C.B. 26 Dec. 1818. _d._ Stoke, Plymouth 21 March 1858. BISSHOPP, SIR EDWARD CECIL, 11 Baronet. _b._ 23 Feb. 1826; succeeded 15 Dec. 1865. _d._ 27 Jany. 1870. BISSHOPP, SIR GEORGE CURZON, 10 Baronet. _b._ 10 April 1823; succeeded 23 Jany. 1849. _d._ Parham park near Hastings 15 Dec. 1865. BISSON, EDWARD LEONARD (_son of Rev. Amias Bisson, R. of St. Laurens, Jersey_). _b._ St. Laurens 1797; jurat or judge of the royal court Jersey 1832 to death; lieutenant bailiff 1839 to death. _d._ St. Heliers, Jersey 1 April 1884 in 88 year. BLAAUW, WILLIAM HENRY (_only son of Wm. Blaauw of Beechland, Newick, Sussex 1748–1808_). _b._ Queen Anne st. London 25 May 1793; ed. at Eton and Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A. 1815, M.A. 1818; chief founder of Sussex Archæological Society 18 June 1846, sec. 1846–58, edited Society’s Collections 1846–56; elected F.S.A. 30 May 1850, admitted 27 Feb. 1851; member of council of Camden Society 1848–65, treasurer 1861–65; sheriff of Sussex 1859; author of _The barons’ war, including the battles of Lewes and Evesham_ 1844, _2 ed._ 1871. _d._ Beechland 26 April 1870. _Sussex Archæological Collections xxii_, 9–11 (1870), _portrait_.