Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-HBoase, Frederic
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Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H
Boase, Frederic
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ANDERSON, REV. JAMES. _b._ Newburgh; ed. at St. Andrew’s Univ.;
B.D., D.D.; author of _The Course of creation_ 1846; _Dura Den, a
monograph_ 1859. _d._ Nice 16 March 1864 aged 65.
ANDERSON, SIR JAMES (_son of John Anderson of Stirling, merchant_).
_b._ Stirling 1800; a manufacturer at Glasgow; lord provost
1848–49; knighted by the Queen at Glasgow 14 Aug. 1849; M.P. for
Stirling (lib.) 13 July 1852 to 23 April 1859. (_m._ 1831 Janet
only dau. of Robert Hood of Glasgow). _d._ Blairvadick,
Dumbartonshire 8 May 1864.
ANDERSON, JAMES. _b._ Cumberland; went to Rome before 1839; became
well known there as a photographer under name of Isaac Atkinson.
_d._ Rome 28 Feb. 1877. _Law Reports xxi Chancery division_
100–104 (1882).
ANDERSON, JAMES. _b._ 1797; entered navy 17 Sep. 1808; captain 1
Nov. 1849; retired admiral 21 March 1878. _d._ Teignmouth, Devon 7
March 1882 in 85 year.
ANDERSON, REV. JAMES. ed. at Univ. of Aberdeen; lived at Morpeth
1844 to death; the first moderator of Presbyterian church of
England; D.D. St. Andrew’s 12 Feb. 1878. _d._ The Manse, Morpeth
17 May 1882 in 87 year.
ANDERSON, SIR JAMES CALEB, 1 Baronet (_elder son of John Anderson of
Fermoy co. Cork, merchant, by his 2 wife Elizabeth only dau. of
James Semple, of Waterford, she d. 3 April 1830_). _b._ Waterford
21 July 1792; created a baronet 22 March 1813 as a mark of
approbation of the services rendered to Ireland by his father, who
advanced the civilization of Ireland fully 50 years; improved
steam locomotion. (_m._ 1815 Caroline 4 dau. of Robert Shaw of
Dublin, she _d._ 1859). _d._ London 4 April 1861. _D. O. Madden’s
Revelations of Ireland_ (1848) 268–85.
ANDERSON, SIR JAMES EGLINTON (_eld. son of W. Anderson of Glasgow,
merchant, by a dau. of James Eglinton_). _b._ 1788; ed. Univ. of
Glasgow; M.D. Edin. and Dublin; entered medical department of the
navy 1808; surgeon 19 Aug. 1811; Surgeon to one of royal yachts
1827 to Nov. 1833, when he retired from the service; M.R.C.P.;
Physician in ord. to Lord Lieut. of Ireland; knighted by him 1829;
M.R.I.A. (_m._ 1819 Jane 3 dau. of Rev. W. Learmont of Luce Abbey,
she _d._ 20 Sep. 1857). _d._ 7 Harley st. London 29 Feb. 1856.
ANDERSON, REV. JAMES STUART MURRAY. ed. at Ball. coll. Ox.; B.A.
1821, M.A. 1823; P.C. of St. George’s, Brighton 1831–51; chaplain
in ord. to the Queen 1844; preacher of Lincoln’s Inn 1844–1859; R.
of Tormarton, Gloucs. 1851; hon. canon of Bristol 1856; British
chaplain at Bonn 1859; author of _The history of the church of
England in the colonies and foreign dependencies of the British
empire, 3 vols._ 1845–56, _2 ed._ 1856; _Addresses on
miscellaneous subjects_ 1849, _2 ed._ 1858, and many sermons. _d._
Bonn 22 Sep. 1869. _I.L.N. xxvi_, 269 (1855) _portrait_.
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