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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ANDREWS, WILLIAM. _b._ Chichester 1802; made many valuable additions
to the flora and fauna of south west of Ireland; his name will be
perpetuated in names of Trichomanes Andrewsii, and Galathea
Andrewsii; a founder and subsequently sec. and pres. of Natural
history society of Dublin; chairman of Natural history committee
of Royal society of Dublin many years; M.R.I.A. 10 Jany. 1842.
_d._ Dublin 11 March 1880. _Journal of botany_ (1880) 256–86.
ANGAS, CALEB. _b._ 1782; a farmer at Brancepeth and at Neswick farm,
East Yorkshire about 1815 to death; the best authority on farming
in the East Riding; wrote letters in the _Sun_ newspaper on Free
Trade which excited much attention and were of great service. _d._
Driffield, Yorkshire 6 Feb. 1860.
ANGAS, GEORGE FIFE. _b._ Newcastle 1 May 1789; senior partner of G.
F. Angas & Co. shipowners and merchants 2 Jeffrey sq. London
1824–33 when he retired to Devonshire; originated National and
Provincial bank of England 1833; one of the first comrs. for
formation of colony of South Australia 1834; established South
Australian company 1836, Union bank of Australia 1837, and Bank of
South Australia 1841; chairman of London boards of direction of
these 3 companies down to 1850; arrived in Adelaide 15 Jany. 1851;
M.P. for district of Barossa in 1st legislative council July
1851–1871; leading spirit in colonizing South Australia. _d._
Lindsey park Angaston, South Australia 15 May 1879.
ANGELL, ALFRED. Organist of Exeter cathedral 34 years. _d._ The
Close, Exeter 24 May 1876 aged 60.
ANGELL, HELEN CORDELIA (_5 dau. of Wm. Thomas Coleman, M.D. of
Horsham, Sussex_). _b._ Horsham Jany. 1847; exhibited drawings of
flowers at Dudley Gallery 1864, afterwards called The general
water colour society, and 6 flower pictures at the R.A. 1876–78;
the only successor of Wm. Hunt. (_m._ Oct. 1875 Thomas Wm. Angell,
Postmaster of the S.W. district of London). _d._ 55 Holland road,
Kensington 8 March 1884. _Clayton’s English female artists ii_,
261–63 (1876).
ANGELL, JOHN BENEDICT. ed. at Eton and Magd. coll. Ox.; won first
Grand national hunt steeplechase at Farndon village with
Bridegroom 1860 and second with Queensferry 1861; won Liverpool
Grand national with Alcibiade 1865; one of chief revivers of
coaching; commonly known as “Cherry” Angell; the hero of C.
Clarke’s novel _A box for the season_. _d._ 36 Curzon st. London
12 May 1874. _Illust. sporting and dramatic news i_, 400 (1874),
_portrait_.
ANGELO, EDWARD ANTHONY. Captain 30 foot 9 Aug. 1831 to 12 Dec. 1834
when placed on h.p.; K.H. 1827; a military knight of Windsor 1854
to death. _d._ Windsor Castle 26 Aug. 1869.
ANGELO, HENRY. Superintendent of sword exercise to the army 1833 to
death. _d._ Brighton 14 Oct. 1852 aged 72. _G. M. xxxviii_, 543
(1852).
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