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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ARBUTHNOTT, WILLIAM. _b._ 1786; lieut col. R.A. 23 Nov. 1841 to 1
April 1844 when retired on full pay; general 29 March 1873. _d._
20 Gloucester road, London 14 Dec. 1876.
ARCEDECKNE, ANDREW (_only son of Andrew Arcedeckne of Glevering
hall, Suffolk 1780–1849_). _b._ 1822; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox.; sent out
a cargo of tobacco pipes to our soldiers in the Crimea; sheriff of
Suffolk 1856, paid fine of £100 for not having javelin men;
commodore of royal London yacht club 18 years. (_m._ 1870 Jane
Elsworthy, an actress, she _d._ 5 Oct. 1879 aged 54). _d._ 45
Marlborough hill, St. John’s Wood, London 31 May 1871 in 49 year.
NOTE.—Thackeray depicted him in language, manner and gesture
as Harry Foker in Pendennis, where there is also an exact
woodcut portrait of him.
ARCH, JOHN (_son of William Arch of 163 Fenchurch st. London, linen
shirt maker_). Apprenticed to George Robinson of 25 Paternoster
row, the great publisher of his day; bookseller at corner of
Lombard st. and Gracechurch st. 1792, with his brother Arthur
Portsmouth Arch who _d._ 9 April 1839; at 61 Cornhill 1810–38;
collected the Henry Perkins library, the George Hibbert library,
also the London institution library; published many valuable
books. _d._ Vassal road, Kennington 1853 aged 87.
ARCHBOLD, JOHN FREDERICK. Barrister L.I. 5 May 1814; author of _The
practice of the court of King’s Bench in personal actions and
ejectment_, _2 vols._ 1819, _14 ed._ 1885; _A summary of the law
relating to pleading and evidence in criminal cases_, _19 ed._
1878; _The parish officer_ 1852, _6 ed._ 1881, and many other
legal works. _d._ 15 Gloucester st. Regent’s park, London 28 Nov.
1870 aged 85. _J. G. Marvin’s Legal bibliography_ (1847) 66–70.
ARCHBOLD, ROBERT. M.P. for co. Kildare (radical) 11 Aug. 1837 to 23
July 1847. _d._ Davidstown house near Castle Dermot, co. Kildare 9
March 1855.
ARCHDALL-GRATWICKE, REV. GEORGE. _b._ Derbyshire 21 April 1787; ed.
at Em. coll. Cam.; B.A. 1815, M.A. 1818, B.D. 1825, D.D. 1835;
fellow of his college; dean, bursar, prelector and steward; master
May 1835 to death; vice chancellor of Cambridge 1835 and 1841;
canon of Norwich 1842–67; took additional surname of Gratwicke by
royal license 28 April 1863. (_m._ 1835 Jemima Elizabeth eld. dau.
of Rev. Wm. Kinleside of Angmering, Sussex). _d._ the Lodge, Em.
coll. Cambridge 16 Sep. 1871.
NOTE.—His personalty was sworn under £180,000 Oct. 1871, he
left £6000 to his college.
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