BODKIN, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (_only son of Peter Bodkin of Northampton sq. London, auctioneer_). _b._ Islington, London 5 Aug. 1791; ed. at Islington academy; hon. sec. to Society for suppression of mendicity 1821; barrister G.I. 15 Nov. 1826, bencher 2 July 1857, treasurer 30 Jany. 1858; counsel to the Treasury; recorder of Dover 1834 to Jany. 1874; M.P. for Rochester 1841–47; carried a bill making relief of irremovable poor, chargeable on common fund of unions, which is foundation of present system; assistant judge of Middlesex sessions court 6 June 1859 to Jany. 1874; chairman of Metropolitan assessment sessions; knighted at Osborne 3 Aug. 1867; member of Society of Arts 1823 on the council till 1874; author of _Brief observations on the bill now pending in Parliament to amend the laws relative to the relief of the poor in England_ 1821. _d._ West hill, Highgate 26 March 1874. _I.L.N. xxxv_, 82 (1859), _portrait, lxiv_, 331 (1874), _portrait_. BODMER, JOHN GEORGE. _b._ Zurich 6 Dec. 1786; partner with Baron d’Eichtal in a cotton mill at St. Blasien, Black forest 1806–21; director general of iron works of Grand Duke of Baden to 1822; lived in England 1824–28 and 1833–48, established a factory for machines and machine tools at Manchester; made great improvements in cotton-spinning machines; invented what is now called the travelling crane about 1826; took out 13 patents in England for his inventions; lived at Vienna 1848–60 and at Zurich 1860 to death; M.I.C.E. 15 Feb. 1835. _d._ Zurich 29 May 1864. _Min. of Proc. of Instit. of C.E. xxviii_, 573–608 (1869). BOGLE, SIR ARCHIBALD (_son of J. A. Bogle_). _b._ 1805; ed. at Harrow; entered Bengal army 1823; superintendent of Arracan 1827, and comr. 1837; comr. Tenasserim province 20 April 1849 to 1859; M.G. 2 Aug. 1862; knighted by patent 9 Dec. 1853. _d._ 90 Westbourne terrace, London 12 June 1870. BOGUE, DAVID. Assistant to Thomas Ireland of Edinburgh bookseller to 1836; assistant to Charles Tilt of London publisher 1836–40, partner with him 1840–43; bookseller and publisher at 86 Fleet st. London 1843 to death; wrote several children’s books anonymously; one of principal proprietors of _Illustrated Times_. _d._ 76 Camden road villas, Camden town, London 17 Nov. 1856 aged 44.