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, PAUL (_2 son of James Anderson of Grace Dieu, co.
Waterford, by Susanna youngest dau. of Christmas Paul_). _b._ 29
March 1767; ensign 51 foot 31 March 1788; lieut. col. 60 foot 14
Jany. 1808 to 25 Feb. 1817 when placed on h.p.; commander of
Gravesend and Tilbury forts 1 Dec. 1827, of Pendennis castle 23
July 1832; col. 78 foot 9 Feb. 1837 to death; general 11 Nov.
1851; C.B. 4 June 1815, K.C. _d._ Bath 17 Dec. 1851.
ANDERSON, REV. PHILIP (_son of Mr. Anderson, captain H.E.I.Co._)
Entered St. Paul’s school 7 Oct. 1824 aged 8; Pauline exhibitioner
C.C. coll. Cam. 1834; B.A. 1838, M.A. 1849; chaplain at Colaba,
Bombay Nov. 1849 to death; began _Bombay quarterly magazine_ 1850;
edited _Bombay quarterly review_ Jany. 1855; author of _The
English in Western India_ 1854. _d._ Malabar hill, Bombay 13 Dec.
1857.
ANDERSON, REV. RICHARD. _b._ 16 Jany. 1792; ed. at Linc. coll Ox.,
B.A. 1815; V. of Burreston, Yorkshire 1834–54; P.C. of Leeming,
Yorkshire 1868–79; chairman of Leeming school board to 1879. _d._
Aisken house near Bedale 24 Oct. 1884.
NOTE.—He was the survivor of the celebrated trio of hardriding
Yorkshire clergymen mentioned by “Nimrod” in his _Sporting
Tour_ as hunting with the Earl of Darlington’s hounds.
ANDERSON, ROBERT. _b._ Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire; assistant surgeon
R.N. 1838; surgeon of the Investigator and Enterprise in the
Arctic seas 1848–55; made a large collection illustrative of
natural history of Arctic regions, zoological specimens were sent
to British Museum, dried plants to Kew, and fossil remains to
Geological society. _d._ June 1856 aged 38.
NOTE.—Anderson bay on Victoria land is named after him.
ANDERSON, ROBERT STERLING HORE. _b._ near Coleraine; ed. at Belfast
academy and Dublin Univ.; solicitor in Dublin 1846, in Melbourne,
Victoria 1854; M.P. for Emerald Hill 1855; comr. of customs
1860–61, 1862–63 and 1875–77; repres. of Eastern province in
legislative council; minister for justice. _d._ Melbourne 26 Oct.
1883 aged 62.
ANDERSON, SAMUEL. _b._ London 15 Nov. 1839; secretary to American
land boundary commission 1869; chief astronomer to North American
boundary commission 14 June 1872; returned to England 30 June
1875; comr. for demarcation of frontier of Servia 1 April 1879;
major R.E. 13 Sep. 1879 to death; C.M.G. 30 May 1877. _d._
Dalhousie grange, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian 11 Sep. 1881.
ANDERSON, THOMAS. Colonel 3 Madras light cavalry 21 Dec. 1859 to
death; M.G. 21 April 1863. _d._ 9 Thurloe square, London 27 May
1864.
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