ADDISON, THOMAS (_younger son of Joseph Addison of Long Benton, near Newcastle, grocer, who d. 1823 aged 67, by Sarah dau. of Mr. Shaw of Newcastle, grocer, she d. 1841 aged 80_). _b._ Long Benton, April 1793; ed. at Newcastle gr. school, and Univ. of Edin.; M.D. 1 Aug. 1815; pres. of royal medical society of Edin. 1814; house surgeon to Lock hospital, London; L.R.C.P. 22 Dec. 1819 and F.R.C.P. 4 July 1838; a medical officer of general dispensary 8 years; assistant phys. at Guy’s hospital 1824 and phys. 1837–60; lecturer on Materia Medica there 1827–37; and on practice of medicine 1837–60; pres. of royal medico-chirurgical society 1849 and 1850; discovered disease of the supra renal capsules, called after him “Addison’s disease.” Author of _The elements of the practice of medicine, vol._ 1 only 1839; _On the constitutional and local effects of disease of the supra renal capsules_ 1855. (_m._ 14 Sep. 1847 Elizabeth Catherine, widow of W. W. Hanxwell, she _d._ 30 May 1872 aged 72); placed under medical care, May 1860; attempted to destroy himself several times. _d._ 29 June 1860 at 15 Wellington villas, Brighton, from injuries caused by jumping down the area there, 27 June, buried near north eastern corner of Lanercost abbey churchyard 5 July; _A collection of the published writings of the late Thomas Addison, M.D._ 1868; _H. Lonsdale’s Worthies of Cumberland, iv_, 239–72 (1873) _portrait_; _Munk’s Roll of physicians, 2 ed. iii_, 205–211 (1878). NOTE.—A bust of him by Joseph Towne, is in the pathological museum of “Guys,” one of the medical wards in new portion of the hospital is named after him, and in the chapel there is a marble tablet to his memory. ADDISON, THOMAS BATTY (_eld. son of John Addison of Preston, barrister who d. Nov. 1837 in 83 year, by Agnes dau. of Thomas Batty of Avenham house, Preston_). _b._ Fishergate, Preston 17 June 1787; ed. at Charter house; barrister Inner Temple 1 July 1808; went northern circuit; recorder of Preston 1819 to death; a magistrate for Lancashire 1821; chairman of Preston quarter sessions 1821 to March 1874; commissioner of Bankrupts for Preston district. _d._ 23 Winckley square, Preston 6 June 1874. ADDISON, WILLIAM, L.S.A. 1824, M.R.C.S. 1825, F.R.S. 29 Jany. 1846, F.R.C.P. 1858; Gulstonian lecturer 1859; physician Brighton and Hove dispensary; author of _A dissertation on the Malvern water_ 1828; _Cell therapeutics_ 1856. _d._ 10 Albert road, Brighton 26 Sep. 1881 in 80 year. ADEANE, HENRY JOHN. _b._ Babraham, Cambs. 9 June 1833; M.P. for Cambs. (lib.) 6 April 1857 to 6 July 1865. _d._ 8 Seamore place, London 17 Feb. 1870.