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
Great Britain -- Biography -- Dictionaries
ANDERSON, REV. WILLIAM (_2 son of Rev. John Anderson, Relief
minister at Kilsyth near Glasgow_). _b._ Kilsyth 6 Jany. 1799;
licensed by Relief presbytery Glasgow 5 Sep. 1820; minister of
John st. church Glasgow 6 March 1821 to 24 Dec. 1871, the church
was pulled down in 1858 and a new church opened by him 1 Jany.
1860; LLD. Glasgow April 1850; author of _An apology for the
organ_ 1829; _Discourses 1st series_ 1844, _2nd series_ 1859;
_Regeneration_ 1850, _3 ed._ 1875. _d._ Prospect house,
Uddingstone near Glasgow 15 Sep. 1872. _Rev. G. Gilfillan’s Life
of Rev. W. Anderson_ 1873, _portrait_; _Reunion in the heavenly
kingdom by the Rev. Wm. Anderson_ 1876, _portrait_.
ANDERSON, WILLIAM ACLAND DOUGLAS (_son of Joseph Jocelyn Anderson,
C.B._) _b._ 1829; captain 65 foot 1852–54; a comr. of gold fields
in Victoria; col. commandant of all the volunteer corps in
Victoria 1862; C.M.G. 25 May 1878. _d._ South Yarra 23 Jany. 1882.
ANDERSON, WILLIAM COCHRANE. _b._ East Lothian 1792; col. R.A. 20
June 1854 to 26 Oct. 1858; M.G. 26 Oct. 1858. _d._ Edge hill near
Edin. 30 Aug. 1865 aged 73.
ANDERSSEN, ADOLF. _b._ Breslau 6 July 1818; gained 1st prize at
London chess tournaments 1851 and 1862; 2nd prize at Manchester
1857; 1st prize at Baden 1870; 3rd prize at Vienna 1873; beaten by
Paul Morphy at Paris Dec. 1858, losing 7 out of 9 games; an
unrivalled player in the beauty of his combinations. _d._ Breslau
14 March 1879. _Westminster chess club papers x_, 39 (1878),
_portrait_; _Chess players chronicle iii_, 73–75 (1879).
ANDERTON, JAMES. _b._ near Lincoln 1782; solicitor in London 1811;
common councilman for ward of Farringdon Without 1836–66;
undersheriff several times; projected Law life assurance society
1823; founded Solicitors benevolent institution 1858. _d._ Cypress
lodge, Dulwich 23 Jany. 1868.
ANDRÉE, Richard Collier. Colonel 7 Bengal N.I. 20 June 1836 to 28
Sep. 1850; colonel 69 Bengal N.I. 28 Sep. 1850 to death; general 2
Nov. 1861. _d._ Stuttgart 27 March 1865 aged 70.
ANDREW, JAMES (_son of Rev. James Andrew, the first principal of
East India college at Addiscombe, Surrey who d. 13 June 1833 in 60
year_). _b._ Addiscombe college 1811; ed. at Caius coll. Cam.;
studied medicine at Edin. while he kept his terms at Cam.; M.D.
Cam. 1839; practised at Edin.; phys to Royal infirmary 1846–56;
F.R.C.P. Edin., member of council; F.R.S. Edin. _d._ 15 Queen st.
Edin. 1 Dec. 1859.
ANDREW, JOHN WILLIAM, Captain R.N. 26 Sep. 1812; C.B. 4 June 1815;
retired R.A. 1 Oct. 1846. _d._ Chudleigh 5 Jany. 1854.
ANDREW, WILLIAM. _b._ Glasgow 1804; ed. at Marischal coll. Aberdeen;
professor of mathematics in Mc Gill coll. Quebec; rector of the
high school Quebec; edited the _Daily Chronicle_ Quebec. _d._
Aberdeen 1862.
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