Chapter D (3)

DEANE, JOHN CONNELLAN (_eld. son of the succeeding_). _b._ 1816;
called to Irish bar; poor law inspector 1846; associated with Wm.
Dargan, Sir Joseph Paxton and others in the Great Exhibitions at
Cork 1852, Dublin 1853, and the Crystal palace and Alexandra
palace, London; originator of Great Exhibition at Manchester;
closely associated with early promoters of submarine telegraphy.
_d._ Naples 24 Feb. 1887.

DEANE, SIR THOMAS (_eld. son of Alexander Dean of Cork, builder_).
_b._ Cork 1792; a builder at Cork to 1830, an architect there 1830
to death; designed Commercial buildings, old and new Savings’
banks, Bank of Ireland and Queen’s college, Cork; joint designer
of The University Museum at Oxford 1855; mayor of Cork 1830;
knighted by Duke of Northumberland at Cork 1830; pres. of
Institute of Irish architects many years. _d._ 26 Longford
terrace, Monkstown, Dublin 2 Oct. 1871. _I.L.N. lix_, 338 (1871).

DEANE, WILLIAM WOOD (_3 son of John Wood Deane, cashier in Bank of
England, who. d. 5 Dec. 1854 aged 68_). _b._ Liverpool road,
Islington, London 22 March 1825; assoc. R.I.B.A. 1848; acted at
Miss Kelly’s theatre, London which he subsequently decorated;
architect in London 1853; made designs and perspectives for
architects; assoc. of Instit. of painters in water colours 1862,
member 1867; assoc. of Society of painters in water colours 1870;
exhibited 23 pictures at R.A., 4 at B.I. and 13 at Suffolk st.
gallery 1844–72. _d._ of cancer of the liver at 64 King Henry’s
road, Hampstead 18 Jany. 1873.

DEARDEN, THOMAS FERRAND. Solicitor at Rochdale 1823 to death;
coroner for co. of Lancaster, March 1835 to death. _d._ The Elms,
Rochdale 1 Jany. 1870 aged 68.

DEAS, SIR DAVID (_son of Francis Deas, provost of Falkland, who d.
1857_). _b._ Falkland, Sep. 1807; assistant surgeon R.N. 7 June
1828; chief medical officer of naval forces engaged during Russian
war, and Chinese war up to peace of Tientsin 1859; inspector
general of hospitals and fleets 1 March 1855 to March 1872 when
placed on retired list; granted good service pension 11 April
1869; C.B. 5 Feb. 1856, K.C.B. 13 March 1867. _d._ 32 Heriot row,
Edinburgh 15 Jany. 1876.

DEAS, SIR GEORGE (_brother of the preceding_). _b._ 7 Jany. 1804;
ed. at Univ. of Edin., M.A. 1826; called to Scotch bar 1828;
advocate depute 1840–41 and 1846–50; sheriff of Ross and Cromarty
1850–51; solicitor general 1851–52; lord ordinary of court of
session with courtesy title of Lord Deas and a judge of Exchequer
25 May 1853; a lord comr. of justiciary April 1854 to Feb. 1885;
knighted at St. James’s palace 18 Feb. 1858; edited _The Scottish
Jurist_ 1829; edited with James Anderson, _Cases in the Court of
Session, Jury Court, and the High Court of Justiciary_ 1829–33, _4
vols._ _d._ 32 Heriot row, Edinburgh 7 Feb. 1887.

DEASE, MATTHEW O’REILLY (_son of Richard Dease, M.D. of Dublin, who
d. 1819_). _b._ 1819; ed. at Univ. of Paris; sheriff of Louth 1857
and of Cavan 1861; contested co. Cavan 1867; M.P. for co. Louth
1868–74; gave by his will remainder of his real and personal
property (equal to £40,000) to be applied towards extinguishing
National Debt. _d._ 17 Aug. 1887.

DEASY, RICKARD (_2 son of Richard Deasy of Clonakilty, Cork_). _b._
Clonakilty 1812; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1831, M.A. 1834;
called to Irish bar 1835; Q.C. 13 Feb. 1849; bencher of King’s
Inns 1858; third serjeant at law 1858–59; M.P. for co. Cork
1855–61; solicitor general for Ireland, June 1859 to Feb. 1860;
attorney general Feb. 1860 to Jany. 1861; P.C. 1860; baron of
court of Exchequer, Jany. 1861; a judge of Court of Appeal 1 Jany.
1878 to death. _d._ 41 Merrion sq. east, Dublin 6 May 1883.
_O’Flanagan’s Munster circuit_ (1880) 254, 376–80.

DE BAR, BENEDICT. _b._ London 5 Nov. 1812; made his début at T.R.
Margate 1832; went to United States 1834; opened old National
theatre, New York 1837; played in London 1840; proprietor of
Chatham theatre, N.Y. 1849–52, of St. Charles’ theatre, New
Orleans 1853, of St. Louis theatre 1855; the best Falstaff in
America 1872 to death. _d._ St. Louis 14 Aug. 1877. _Era 14 Oct.
1877 p. 4._

DE-BEAUVOIR, SIR JOHN EDMOND, 2 Baronet (_eld. son of Sir John
Edmond Browne, 1 baronet 1748–1835_). _b._ 10 Dec. 1794; ed. at
Westminster; assumed name of De-Beauvoir in lieu of Browne 1825;
claimed as eldest son of a baronet, honour of knighthood which was
conferred on him 1827; contested Windsor, Dec. 1832, July 1837 and
June 1841; M.P. for Windsor 7 Jany. 1835 to 6 April 1835 when
unseated on petition; presented coat of arms over doorway of
Westminster school to replace the former escutcheon which he
helped to destroy when at school; author of _Miscellaneous poetry
and scraps written for ladies’ albums_ 1837. _d._ Upper Gloucester
st. Dorset sq. London 29 April 1869.

DE BEAUVOISIN, AUGUSTE MARIOT. Professor of French in King William
st. city of London 1844 to death; also taught French at St.
George’s and St. James’s halls, London; chevalier de la Toison
d’Or; author of _How to read and translate French_ 1847; _French
acquired in four months_ 1852; _Confabulateur Français_ 1855;
_French reading for self instruction_ 1861; _Anecdotes in French_
1866; _French verbs at a glance_ 1873. _d._ 53 Carlton hill, St.
John’s Wood, London 30 Oct. 1879.

DE BERG, ALEXANDER. Russian attaché chamberlain and consul general
in London 16 April 1862 to death. _d._ London 14 March 1884.

DE BERGUE, CHARLES LOUIS AIMÉ. _b._ Kensington, London 24 Sep. 1807;
went to Paris 1819, returned to England 1834; civil engineer at
Manchester 1850, at Cardiff 1861; invented several valuable
machine tools; invented a new iron permanent way for the Barcelona
and Tarragona line which he constructed; invented a new
construction of lattice bridge uniting lightness with great
strength; A.I.C.E. 6 March 1849. _d._ 17 Kensington palace
gardens, London 10 April 1873.

DE BLAQUIÈRE, WILLIAM DE BLAQUIÈRE, 3 Baron (_2 son of 1 Baron De
Blaquière 1735–1822_). _b._ 27 Jany. 1778; ensign 56 foot 31 Aug.
1791; major 25 light dragoons 1 Feb. 1798 to 22 Jany. 1801;
lieut.-col. 22 light dragoons 22 Jany. 1801 to 22 Aug. 1805;
lieut.-col. 2 dragoon guards 22 Aug. 1805 to 30 July 1807;
lieut.-col. 71 foot 30 July 1807 to 1808; general 23 Nov. 1841;
succeeded his brother as 3 Baron 7 April 1844; great alnager of
Ireland; F.R.S. 21 Feb. 1805; shot himself at Beulah hill, Norwood
12 Nov. 1851.

DE BLAQUIÈRE, PETER BOYLE (_brother of the preceding_). _b._ Dublin
27 April 1784; served as a midshipman at battle of Camperdown;
emigrated to Canada 1837; a member of Canadian legislative council
1838 to death; chancellor of Toronto University; a member of the
Anglican synod. _d._ Yorkville (now part of Toronto) 23 Oct. 1860.

DE BURGH, ULICK CANNING (_elder son of 1 Marquis of Clanricarde
1802–74_). _b._ St. James’s sq. London 12 July 1827; ed. at Eton;
ensign Coldstream guards 27 March 1846, captain 3 Nov. 1854 to
1860; aide-de-camp to lord lieut. of Ireland 1846–52, state
steward of his household Jany. 1853; served in Crimean war, taken
prisoner by the Russians 22 Oct. 1854; military sec. to Lord
Canning governor general of India 1856–57; M.P. for Galway
1857–65, for co. Galway 1865 to death. _d._ 17 Stratton st.
Piccadilly, London 16 Aug. 1867.

DE BURGH, REV. WILLIAM (_3 son of Thomas Burgh of Oldtown, co.
Kildare, who d. 1832_). Ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1821, M.A.
1847, B.D. 1851, D.D. 1857; Incumbent of St. John’s, Sandymount,
Dublin 1852–65; R. of Ardboe, Armagh 1865 to death; author of
_Lectures on the Second Advent_, _3 ed._ 1841; _Discourses on the
life of Christ_ 1849; _The Christian Sabbath_ 1856; _An exposition
of the Book of Revelations_, _5 ed._ 1857; _Commentary on Book of
Psalms_, _2 vols._ 1860. _d._ Ardboe 15 Oct. 1866.

DE BUTTS, SIR AUGUSTUS (_son of Elias De Butts of Wicklow_). _b._
1770; second lieut. R.E. 22 Aug. 1787, col. 30 Dec. 1814, col.
commandant 20 March 1827 to death; general 11 Nov. 1851; K.C.H.
1837; knighted by Wm. iv at St. James’s palace 1 March 1837. _d._
14 Cambridge sq. London 27 Nov. 1853.

DE CETTO, BARON. Bavarian minister in London to 1872. _d._ 6 Hill
st. Berkeley sq. London 7 Aug. 1879 aged 84.

DE CHABOT, SIR LOUIS WILLIAM DE ROHAN CHABOT, Viscount (_eld. son of
Comte de Jarnac_). _b._ 1780; cornet 18 light dragoons 30 April
1793; major 9 light dragoons 16 March 1809; deputy adjutant
general in Canada 1807–8; served in expedition to Walcheren and in
Portugal 1809–10; M.G. 19 July 1821; K.C.H. 1822. _d._ 10 July
1875.

DE CHAUMONT, FRANCIS STEPHEN BENNETT FRANÇOIS. _b._ Edinburgh 1833;
ed. at Univ. of Edin., M.D. 1853; L.R.C.S. Edin. 1853, F.R.C.S.
Edin. 1804; assistant surgeon in the army 28 April 1854; served
with Rifle brigade in Crimean war; surgeon 20 June 1865; surgeon
major on h.p. 11 Oct. 1876; assistant professor of hygiene at army
medical school Netley hospital 1863–76, professor 1876 to death;
F.R.S. 12 June 1879; author of _Different families of the human
race_ 1865; _Hygiene in civil and military life_, _5 ed._ 1878.
_d._ Woolston Lawn, Southampton 18 April 1888.

DE CLIFFORD, EDWARD SOUTHWELL RUSSELL, 23 Baron. _b._ Upton Warws.
30 April 1824; M.P. for Tavistock 2 Aug. 1847 to 1 July 1852;
succeeded 3 Jany. 1874. _d._ Kirkby Mallory, Leics. 1877.

DE COLQUHOUN, JAMES (_only son of Patrick Colquhoun, lord provost of
Glasgow_). _b._ Kelvin grove, Lanarkshire 7 June 1780; ed. at St.
John’s coll. Cam.; consul general in London for Saxony 1827 to
death; chargé d’affaires in London for grand duke of Oldenburg
1848 to death; assumed designation of Chevalier; fellow of univ.
of Glasgow. _d._ Stratford place, London 23 July 1855.

DE COURCY, MICHAEL (_eld. child of Nevinson De Courcy, captain R.N.
1789–1844_). _b._ 8 May 1811; entered navy 1 Feb. 1824; captain 6
Sep. 1852; R.A. 18 Oct. 1867; retired admiral 15 June 1879; C.B.
13 March 1867. _d._ Milburn, Newton Abbot, Devon 22 Oct. 1881.

DE COURCY, NEVINSON WILLOUGHBY (_brother of the preceding_). _b._ 27
Sep. 1823; 2 lieut. R.M. 17 Aug. 1841; captain 24 Feb. 1854;
lieut. col. 30 Oct. 1872 to 8 Oct. 1877 when he retired on
full-pay; C.B. 2 June 1877. _d._ Clapham near London 30 March
1885.

DEEDES, JOHN (_5 son of Wm. Deedes of Sandling park, Kent, M.P. for
Hythe_). _b._ 1803; ed. at Winchester and Trin. coll. Camb., B.A.
1825, M.A. 1826; barrister I.T. 20 Nov. 1829, bencher 1863,
treasurer 1877; a revising barrister many years; recorder of
Queenborough 1834, of Deal, Sandwich, and Canterbury 1845–72;
assessor to the liberty of Romney, March 1858. _d._ 26 Chapel st.
Belgrave sq. London 11 Jany. 1885.

DEEDES, WILLIAM (_brother of the preceding_). _b._ Sandling park,
Kent 17 Oct. 1796; ed. at Winchester and C.C. coll. Ox., B.A.
1818; Fellow of All Souls coll. 1818–33; M.P. for East Kent
1845–57 and Dec. 1857 to death; a comr. of church estates 30 April
1858 to death; chairman of Kent general sessions; major commandant
of East Kent yeomanry cavalry. _d._ Eaton terrace, London 30 Nov.
1862.

DEEDES, WILLIAM (_eld. son of the preceding_). _b._ 11 Oct. 1834;
ed. at Harrow; second lieut. Rifle brigade 1852; served in Crimean
war and Indian mutiny; lieut.-col. commandant of East Kent militia
1865–69; M.P. for East Kent 1876–80. _d._ Saltwood Castle, Hythe,
Kent 27 May 1887.

DE FOULON, JAMES FOULON, MARQUIS. _b._ England 1795; ed. under his
godfather John Nash the architect; lived some time at Hastings
where he taught the Princess Victoria perspective drawing;
architect to sir Henry Meux of Oxford st. London, brewer 1831–41;
his only son was killed at Lucknow during the Indian mutiny. _d._
Fulham road, London 22 Jany. 1887. _London Figaro 5 Feb. 1887_,
_portrait_.

DE FREYNE, ARTHUR FRENCH, 1 Baron (_eld. son of Arthur French, M.P.
for co. Roscommon, who d. 24 Nov. 1820_). _b._ 1795; called to
Irish bar 1825; M.P. for co. Roscommon 1821–32; created baron de
Freyne of Artagh 16 May 1839, and baron De Freyne of Coolavin 5
April 1851. _d._ 71 Connaught terrace, Hyde park, London 29 Sep.
1856.

DE GEX, SIR JOHN PETER (_eld. son of John De Gex of Leicester place,
Leicester sq. London_). _b._ 1809; ed. at Jesus coll. Cam.,
fellow, hon. fellow; B.A. 1831, M.A. 1834; barrister L.I. 30 Jany.
1835; published with Basil Montagu and Edward Deacon _Cases in
bankruptcy argued in the Court of Review and on appeal before the
lord chancellor 3 vols._ 1842–5, with John Smale _Reports of cases
decided in Chancery by Knight-Bruce, V.C. and Parker, V.C. 5
vols._ 1849–53, with Macnaghten and Gordon _Cases in the Court of
appeal in Chancery 8 vols._ 1851–7; Q.C. 28 March 1865; bencher of
his inn 19 April 1865, treasurer 1882; knighted at Windsor Castle
7 Dec. 1882 on occasion of opening new law courts in the Strand;
author with R. H. Smith of _Arrangements between debtors and
creditors under the bankruptcy act_ 1861, _and 2 supplements 3
vols_. 1867–69. _d._ 20 Hyde park sq. London 14 May 1887. _I.L.N.
lxxxi_, 656 (1882), _portrait_.

DE GREY, THOMAS PHILIP DE GREY, 2 Earl (_eld. son of Thomas
Robinson, 2 baron Grantham 1738–86_). _b._ Whitehall, London 8
Dec. 1781; succeeded as 3 baron Grantham 20 July 1786; ed. at St.
John’s coll. Cam., M.A. 1801; assumed surname of Weddell 7 May
1803; lord lieut. of Bedford 13 Feb. 1818; succeeded as 2 Earl De
Grey 4 May 1833; assumed surname of De Grey in lieu of Weddell 24
June 1833; first lord of the admiralty 22 Dec. 1834 to 25 April
1835; P.C. 29 Dec. 1834; lord lieut. of Ireland 3 Sep. 1841 to 2
July 1844; grand master of order of St. Patrick 1841–44; K.G. 12
Dec. 1844; pres. of Instit. of British Architects 1834 to death;
F.R.S. 29 April 1841; author of _Memoir of the life of Sir C.
Lucas_ 1845; _Characteristics of the Duke of Wellington apart from
his military talents_ 1853. _d._ 4 St. James’s sq. London 14 Nov.
1859. _I.L.N. 25 Feb. 1842 p. 146_, _portrait_, _13 Jany. 1844_,
22, 24, _portrait_.

DE HAMEL, FELIX JOHN (_son of Comte Jean Baptiste Augustin Bruno de
Hamel_). _b._ Tamworth 1808; ed. at Repton; admitted solicitor
1835; assistant solicitor for the Customs 1845, chief solicitor
for the Customs and Board of Trade 1848–78; consolidated the Acts
relating to the Customs 1854 and 1876; facilitated Customs
business by introducing a simpler form of bond. _d._ 70 Avenue
road, Regent’s park, London 31 July 1885 in 78 year.

DE HAVILLAND, THOMAS FIOTH (_eld. son of Sir Peter De Havilland of
Havilland hall, Guernsey, who d. 1821_). _b._ Havilland 10 April
1775; entered Madras army 1791; superintending engineer and
architect of Madras presidency 1814; constructed Madras bulwark
and pier 1822; retired lieut. col. 20 April 1825; lived in
Guernsey 1823 to death. _d._ De Beauvoir, Guernsey 23 Feb. 1866.
_Vibart’s Madras Engineers ii_, 1–35 (1883).

DE JARNAC, PHILIPPE FERDINAND AUGUSTE DE ROHAN CHABOT, Comte (_eld.
son of Viscount De Chabot 1780–1875_). _b._ 2 June 1821; chief
sec. of French embassy in London; lived in Kilkenny 20 years;
French ambassador in London 28 Nov. 1874 to death; author of
_Rockingham or the younger brother_ 1849, anon.; _Love and
ambition 3 vols._ 1851, anon.; _Cécile or the pervert By Sir
Charles Rockingham_ 1851; _Electra, a story of modern times 3
vols._ 1853, anon. _d._ French embassy, Albert Gate house, London
22 March 1875. _I.L.N. lxvi_, 321, 331 (1875), _portrait_.

DE JERSEY, HENRY. _b._ 1804; solicitor in City of London 1826 to
death; vestry clerk of parishes of St. Anne, St. Agnes and St.
Mary Staining; common councilman for Aldersgate ward 1840–71;
chairman of Commission of Sewers 1862–71; master of the Loriners’
Company 1871; secondary of City of London 1871 to Nov. 1884; under
sheriff of London and Middlesex twice. _d._ 32 St. James’s road,
Brixton, London 1 Dec. 1884 in 81 year.

DE LA BECHE, SIR HENRY THOMAS (_son of Thomas De La Beche of Halse
hall, Clarendon, Jamaica, a colonel in the army_). _b._ London 10
Feb. 1796; ed. at Ottery St. Mary, Devon and Great Marlow; F.G.S.
1817; studied geology in Dorset, Devon, Pembroke, Switzerland and
France; conducted the Geological Survey under the Ordnance in
Cornwall and Devon 1832, director general of Ordnance Survey 1840
to death; sec. to Geological Society 1831, foreign Sec. 1835–46,
Pres. 1847 and 1848, Wollaston medallist 1855; F.R.S. 23 Dec.
1819; F.L.S. 1821; Geological museum in Jermyn st. London founded
on his recommendation 1851; received order of Leopold of Belgium;
created a Knight of Danish order of Dannebrog; knighted at St.
James’s palace 13 April 1842; C.B. 27 April 1848; author of
_Researches in theoretical geology_ 1834; _How to observe geology_
1835; _Report on the geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset_
1839 and other books. _d._ London 13 April 1855. _Quarterly
Journal of geological society xii_, _pp. xxxiv-viii_ (1856);
_Proceedings of royal society vii_, 582–86 (1855); _I.L.N. xviii_,
422 (1851), _portrait_.

DELACOMB, HENRY ISATT. Second lieut. R.M. 21 Oct. 1805; col.
commandant 22 June 1855 to 1 April 1870; general 23 Aug. 1866;
C.B. 2 June 1869. _d._ 19 Albion st. Hyde park, London 15 Nov.
1878 aged 89.

DELAGARDE, PHILIP CHILWELL (_son of a clergyman at Jersey_). _b._
1797; ed. at Exeter gr. sch.; apprenticed to Peppin and Barnes,
surgeons, Exeter; house surgeon St. Bartholomew’s hospital, London
25 Sep. 1818; M.R.C.S. Aug. 1819, hon. F.R.C.S. 1843; surgeon Eye
infirmary, Exeter 1836; surgeon Devon and Exeter hospital, Exeter
1841, afterwards senior surgeon; ophthalmic surgeon and after the
retirement of Barnes, the most popular operator in the West of
England; mayor of Exeter, Nov. 1834 to 1 Jany. 1836; sheriff of
Exeter 1832–33; author of _A treatise on Cataract_ 1821; _A
supplement to the account of the church of St. Andrew, Cullompton
and its mural paintings_ in Spreate’s _Sketches of churches in
Devon_ 1842; _A brief commentary on the construction of hospitals_
1870, and _Nursing Sisterhoods_, a pamphlet. _d._ 23 Southernhay,
Exeter 17 Nov. 1871 in 74 year. _Medical Times and Gazette 2 Dec.
1871 p. 694_; _Lancet 16 Dec. 1871 p. 868_.

DELAMAINE, CHARLES HENRY. Entered Bombay army 1820; retired colonel
24 April 1854; C.B. 4 July 1843. _d._ Dinan, France 19 June 1870.

DELAMERE, THOMAS CHOLMONDELEY, 1 Baron (_eld. son of Thomas
Cholmondeley of Vale Royal, Northwich, Cheshire 1726–79, M.P. for
Cheshire_). _b._ Beckenham, Kent 9 Aug. 1767; high sheriff of
Cheshire 1792; M.P. for Cheshire 11 June 1796 to 29 Sep. 1812;
created Baron Delamere on coronation of King George 4th, by patent
dated 17 July 1821. _d._ 12 Hereford st. London 30 Sep. 1855.

DELAMERE, HUGH CHOLMONDELEY, 2 Baron (_eld. son of the preceding_).
_b._ Vale Royal 3 Oct. 1812; ed. at Eton; M.P. for Denbighshire
1840–41 and for Montgomery 1841–47; col. 1 Royal Cheshire militia
28 Aug. 1840 to death. _d._ Vale Royal 1 Aug. 1887.

DE LA MOTTE, FREEMAN GAGE (_son of Wm. De La Motte 1775–1863_).
Author of _Examples of modern alphabets_ 1859; _Embroiderer’s book
of design_ 1860; _Primer of the art of illumination_ 1860;
_Mediæval alphabets and initials for illuminators_ 1861; _Book of
ornamental alphabets 9th to 19th century_ 1858, _5 ed._ 1863. _d._
of apoplexy 15 Beaufort buildings, Strand, London 16 July 1862
aged 48.

DE LA MOTTE, PETER. Entered Bombay army 1797; col. 3 Bombay light
cavalry 27 April 1826 to death; general 16 June 1860; C.B. 28 July
1838. _d._ 15 Craven hill gardens, London 5 Feb. 1861 aged 79.

DE LA MOTTE, WILLIAM ALFRED (_eld. son of Peter De La Motte of
Weymouth, postal agent_). _b._ Weymouth 2 Aug. 1775; pupil of
Benjamin West, R.A.; drawing master at royal military colleges,
Great Marlow and Sandhurst 1803–43; published _Thirty etchings of
rural subjects_ 1816; exhibited 53 pictures at R.A., 13 at B.I.
and 7 at Suffolk st. gallery 1793–1850; author of _Smoking and
Smokers_ 1845, anon.; _Historical sketch of priory and hospital of
St. Bartholomew_ 1846. _d._ The lawn, St. Giles’s fields, Oxford
13 Feb. 1863.

DELANE, JOHN THADEUS (_2 son of the succeeding_). _b._ South Molton
st. London 11 Oct. 1817; ed. at King’s college, London and Magd.
hall, Ox., B.A. 1839; barrister M.T. 28 May 1847; engaged upon the
_Times_ 1839, editor May 1841 to Nov. 1877; organised with aid of
Lieut. Thomas Waghorn a special _Times_ express from Alexandria to
London 1845; exposed and stopped the railway mania 1845, at an
immense cost by loss of advertisements. _d._ Ascot Heath house
near Ascot 22 Nov. 1879. _Macmillan’s Mag., Jany. 1880 pp._
267–72; _Kinglake’s Crimean war_, _6 ed. vol. vii_, _chapter ix,
pp. 214–72_; _Hatton’s Journalistic London 1882 p._ 81,
_portrait_; _Times 25 Nov. 1879 p. 7, cols. 3–5_; _I.L.N. lxxv_,
548 (1879), _portrait_.

DELANE, WILLIAM FREDERICK AUGUSTUS. Financial manager of _Times_
newspaper; barrister G.I. 26 Jany. 1831; manager of _Morning
Chronicle_ to 1847; treasurer of county courts of Kent and part of
Surrey (circuits 47, 48, 49 and 50), March 1847 to death; author
of _A collection of decisions in the courts for revising the lists
of electors for the counties of Berks_ [_and other counties,
cities and boroughs_] 1834, _2 ed._ 1836; _The present laws for
regulating highways_ 1835. _d._ Hellesdon, Norwich 29 July 1857
aged 64.

DELANY, MOST REV. WILLIAM. _b._ Bandon 25 Dec. 1803; ed. at
Dunboyne; parish priest of Bandon 1845; R.C. bishop of Cork 1847
to death, during which period there was a great revival of church
architecture and multiplication of religious institutions. _d._
Blackrock near Cork 14 Nov. 1886.

DE LA RUE, THOMAS. _b._ Guernsey 24 March 1793; printer there 1815;
manufacturer of straw hats in London; invented bonnets of embossed
paper; founded house of De La Rue and Sons, card and ornamental
paper makers; introduced several new printing inks; invented
embossing of bookbinder’s cloths; patented fixing of iridescent
films on paper; Chevalier of Legion of Honour 1855. _d._ 84
Westbourne terrace, Hyde park, London 7 June 1866.

DE LA SAUSSAYE, SIR RICHARD (_son of Richard Sausse of
Carrick-on-Suir, co. Tipperary_). _b._ 1807; ed. at Stonyhurst and
Trin. coll. Dublin; ensign in Spanish royal foot guards 1827;
served with distinction during civil war 1833–40 attaining rank of
brigadier general; sent on a special mission to Great Britain
1854; commanded a division in campaign to Africa against the Moors
1859–60 where he was made major general; chamberlain to Queen of
Spain; military governor of fortress of Carthagena and of province
of Murcia; knighted at Windsor Castle 21 Aug. 1841 for services
performed while in command of British auxiliary brigade in north
of Spain; received Grand Cross of order of Isabel the Catholic.
_d._ Paris 27 Oct. 1872.

DE LASAUX, THOMAS THORPE. _b._ Canterbury 1797; solicitor there 1820
to death; coroner for East Kent 1820 to death being the oldest
coroner in England; coroner for Canterbury many years; said to
have held 4000 inquests. _d._ Canterbury 21 May 1884 in 87 year.

DELAWARR, GEORGE JOHN SACKVILLE WEST, 5 Earl (_only son of 4 Earl
Delawarr 1758–95_). _b._ Savile row, London 26 Oct. 1791;
succeeded 28 July 1795; ed. at Harrow and Brasenose coll. Ox.;
chief friend of Lord Byron at Harrow; B.A. 1812, M.A. 1819; hon.
D.C.L. Cam. 1828, hon. D.C.L. Ox. 1834; lord chamberlain 8 Sep.
1841 to 8 July 1846, and 26 Feb. 1858 to 18 June 1859; P.C. 14
Sep. 1841; took name of Sackville before West 6 Nov. 1843. _d._
Buckhurst park, Tunbridge Wells 23 Feb. 1869. _Portraits of
eminent conservatives, second series_ (1846), _portrait_.

DELAWARR, CHARLES RICHARD SACKVILLE-WEST, 6 Earl (_2 son of the
preceding_). _b._ Upper Grosvenor st. London 13 Nov. 1815; ensign
43 foot 26 July 1833; lieut.-col. 21 foot 9 March 1855 to 15 Aug.
1856 when placed on h.p.; commanded a brigade in expedition to
Kinburn 1855 and a brigade at Shorncliffe 1856; M.G. 29 Oct. 1864;
C.B. 5 July 1855; knight of the Medjidie 2 March 1858; K.C.B. 20
May 1871; a comr. for abolition of army purchase 30 Sep. 1871;
drowned himself in the river Cam at Cambridge 22 April 1873.
_United Service Mag._ 1873 _part_ 3, 39–49; _I.L.N. lx_, 157, 158
(1872), _portrait_.

DELEPIERRE, JOSEPH OCTAVE (_son of Joseph Delepierre,
receveur-général of province of West Flanders_). _b._ Bruges,
Belgium 12 March 1802; ed. at Univ. of Ghent; an avocat;
archiviste de la Flandre Occidentale, Bruges; came to London 1843;
sec. of Belgian legation, Aug. 1849 to 1874; Belgian consul in
London 1 Oct. 1849 to 14 April 1875; hon. sec. of the Philobiblon
Society 1853, contributed 22 papers to its privately printed
Miscellanies; hon. F.S.A. 1 May 1845; author of _Heures de loisir,
essais poétiques_ 1829; _Old Flanders, traditions and legends of
Belgium 2 vols._ 1845, and of 53 other books. _d._ 29 Upper
Hamilton terrace, London 18 Aug. 1879. _J. O. Delepierre In
memoriam, by N. Trubner_ 1880, _portrait_; _Le Livre, Paris, Jany.
1880 pp._ 22–28, 291–92; _R. Blakey’s Memoirs_ (1879) 208–12, 230,
239.

DELEVANTI, GEORGE, assumed name of George Crippin. _b._ London 29
July 1848; pupil of John Delevanti the clown 1854; entered the
profession as an acrobat; champion somersault rider of the world
at one time; performed in nearly every part of the globe; leading
equestrian at Renz’s circus, Berlin. _d._ 34 Headland park,
Plymouth 3 May 1887.

DELF, THOMAS. _b._ London; a bookseller in Bow lane, afterwards at
168 New Bond st. 1853 to death; partner with Nicholas Trubner
1851–2; projected _The Artist_, _The Children’s Journal_ 1863,
_The photographic art Journal_ 1862, _The royal cook_ 1858; author
under pseudonym of Charles Martel of _The principles of colouring
in painting_ 1855; _The principles of form in ornamental art_
1856; _Love letters of eminent persons_ 1859; _On the materials
used in painting with remarks on varnishing and cleaning pictures_
1859; _The principles of harmony and contrast of colours by M. E.
Chevreul, translated by C. Martel_ 1854, _3 ed._ 1859. _d._ 23
July 1865 aged 55.

DE LIEFDE, JACOB. _b._ Holland; _Daily News_ war correspondent
outside Paris 1870–71; author of _Six months among the charities
of Europe 2 vols._ 1865, _new ed._ 1872; _Romance of charity_
1867; _Truth in Tales_ 1870; _The great Dutch admirals_ 1873, _new
ed._ 1880. _d._ Twickenham 6 Feb. 1878 aged 31.

DE L’ISLE and DUDLEY, PHILIP CHARLES SIDNEY, 1 Baron (_only son of
Sir John Shelley Sidney, 1 baronet 1771–1849_). _b._ 11 March
1800; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox.; member of Sidney Sussex coll. Cam.,
D.C.L. Cam. 1835; M.P. for Eye, Suffolk 19 Oct. 1829 to Feb. 1831;
K.C.H. 1830, G.C.H. 1831; surveyor general of Duchy of Cornwall,
March 1832 to March 1849; created Baron De L’Isle and Dudley by
patent dated 13 Jany. 1835; succeeded as 2 baronet 14 March 1849.
(_m._ 13 Aug. 1825 Sophia eld. child of King Wm. iv, by Mrs.
Jordan the actress, she _d._ 10 April 1837). _d._ Penshurst, Kent
4 March 1851.

DE LISLE, AMBROSE LISLE MARCH PHILLIPPS (_eld. son of Charles March
Phillipps of Garendon park, Leics. 1779–1862_). _b._ Garendon 17
March 1809; received into R.C. church 1824; ed. at Trin. coll.
Cam. 1826–28; gave 230 acres of land in Charnwood Forest for
re-establishment of Cistercian order 1835, exactly 3 centuries
after its suppression; received the habit of third order of St.
Dominic at Rome 1837; built R.C. church at Sheepshed 1842; a
principal founder of Association for the promotion of the unity of
Christendon 1857; assumed name of De Lisle 1862; sheriff of Leics.
1868; translated from the Italian _The lamentations of England by
Father Dominic, Passionist_ 1831; _A vindication of Catholic
morality by Count Alexander Manzoni_ 1836 and other books. _d._
Garendon 5 March 1878. _Two sermons preached on the death of A. L.
M. P. De Lisle, March 1878, preceded by a short sketch of his
life, privately printed_ 1878; _Gillow’s English Catholics ii_,
38–47 (1885).

DE LISLE, RUDOLPH EDWARD LISLE MARCH PHILLIPPS (_son of the
preceding_). _b._ Gracedieu manor 23 Nov. 1853; midshipman R.N. 28
July 1868; lieut. 24 May 1877; lieut. Alexandra 12 guns 9 Jany.
1883; served in naval brigade attached to the Upper Nile
expedition, Aug. 1884 to death; killed at battle of Abu Klea 17
Jany. 1885. _Memoir of Lieut. Rudolph De Lisle by Rev. H. N.
Oxenham_ (1886), _portrait_.

DELLAGANA, BARTOLOMEO. _b._ Annigino canton Ticino, Switzerland;
stereotyper at 61 Red Lion st. Clerkenwell, London 1855, moved to
Shoe Lane 1857; effected great improvements in stereotyping by
using papier mâché; stereotyped the Illustrated London News,
Times, Daily Telegraph and other papers; naturalised in England 7
Jany. 1867. _d._ The Terrace, Kennington park, London 26 May 1882
in 50 year.

DEMAINBRAY, REV. STEPHEN GEORGE FRANCIS TRIBOUDET (_only son of
Stephen Charles Triboudet Demainbray 1710–82, astronomer to royal
observatory at Kew_). _b._ Ealing, Middlesex 7 Aug. 1759; ed. at
Harrow and Ex. coll. Ox., B.A. 1781, M.A. 1782, B.D. 1793; fell.
of his coll. 30 June 1778 to 4 Feb. 1799; astronomer at Kew
observatory 1782–1840 when it was given up; Whitehall preacher
1794; V. of Long Wittenham, Berks 9 Aug. 1794 to 4 Feb. 1799; R.
of Broad Somerford, Wilts. 4 Feb. 1799 to death; one of His
Majesty’s chaplains at Kew 1801; chaplain in ord. at St. James’s
palace 1802; author of _The poor man’s best friend_ 1831. _d._
Broad Somerford rectory 6 July 1854. _G.M. xlii_, 193–94 (1854).

DE MAULEY, WILLIAM FRANCIS SPENCER PONSONBY, 1 Baron (_3 son of 3
Earl of Bessborough 1758–1844_). _b._ Cavendish sq. London 31 July
1787; M.P. for Poole 1826–31, for Knaresborough 1831–32 and for
Dorset 1832–37; created baron De Mauley of Canford, Dorset 10 July
1838; chairman of Submarine electric telegraph company. _d._ 21
St. James’s place, London 16 May 1855.

DEMAUS, REV. ROBERT. Educ. at Univ. of Edin., signet medallist, M.A.
1851; chaplain to bishop of Aberdeen 1860–65; C. of St. Luke,
Chelsea 1865–72; principal of Whiteland’s training college,
Chelsea 1872 to death; author of _Class book of scripture history_
1863; _English literature and composition_ 1866; _William Tyndale,
a contribution to history of English Bible_ 1871; _The Jesuits, a
historical sketch_ 1873. _d._ of apoplexy 11 St. Leonard’s
terrace, Chelsea 15 March 1874 aged 45.

DE MORGAN, AUGUSTUS (_5 child of John De Morgan, col. in Madras
army, who d. 1816_). _b._ Madura, Madras 27 June 1806; lost his
right eye soon afterwards; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam.; scholar 1825,
fourth wrangler 1827, B.A. 1827; student at Lincoln’s Inn 1827;
professor of mathematics in London University 23 Feb. 1828 to 24
July 1831; fellow of Astronomical Soc. May 1828, member of council
1830–61, hon. sec. 1831–38 and 1848–54; professor of mathematics
in University college, London, Oct. 1836 to 10 Nov. 1866; pres. of
Mathematical Soc. 7 Nov. 1864; granted civil list pension of £100,
21 Jany. 1870; author of _Elements of arithmetic_ 1830, _6 ed._
1876; _Formal Logic_ 1847; _Trigonometry and double algebra_ 1849;
_Book of almanacs_ 1851, _2 ed._ 1871; _Budget of Paradoxes_ 1872,
and nearly one sixth of articles in _Penny Cyclopædia_ 1833–58.
(_m._ 1837 Sophia Elizabeth dau. of Wm. Frend of London, she was
granted civil list pension of £50, 25 July 1871). _d._ Merton
road, Regent’s park, London 18 March 1871. _Memoir of A. De Morgan
by S. E. De Morgan_ 1882, _portrait_, _with list of his writings
at pp. 401–17_; _Monthly notices of Royal Astronom. Soc. xxx_, 11,
112–18 (1872).

DE MORGAN, CAMPBELL GREIG (_brother of the preceding_). _b._
Clovelly, Devon 1811; ed. at Univ. coll. London; M.R.C.S. 1835,
F.R.C.S. 1843; assistant surgeon Middlesex hospital 1842, surgeon
1848 to death; lectured on forensic medicine there 1841,
afterwards on physiology and surgery to death; professor of
anatomy 1845; F.R.S. 6 June 1861; author of _The origin of Cancer_
1872, and of the article Erysipelas in Holmes’s _System of
surgery_ 1860. _d._ 29 Seymour st. Portman sq. London 12 April
1876. _Medical Circular iv_, 67 (1854); _Medical Times and Gazette
i_, 483–5 (1876).

DEMPSTER, WILLIAM RICHARDSON. _b._ Keith, Scotland 1809; went to the
United States when young, and became naturalised; a successful
composer and public singer; set Tennyson’s _May Queen_ to music;
composed music for most of the songs found in Tennyson’s longer
poems. _d._ London 7 March 1871.

DENBIGH, WILLIAM BASIL PERCY FIELDING, 7 Earl of. _b._ Berwick
house, Salop 25 March 1796; succeeded his grandfather as 7 Earl 14
July 1800; ed. at Eton and Trin. coll. Cam.; lord chamberlain to
Queen Adelaide, Jany. 1833; P.C. 4 Feb. 1833; G.C.H. 1833; master
of the Horse to Queen Adelaide 15 Dec. 1834 to 2 Dec. 1849 when
she died. _d._ Hampstead 25 June 1865.

DENDY, WALTER COOPER. _b._ at or near Horsham, Sussex 1794; M.R.C.S.
1814; practised in City of London; fellow of Medical Soc. of
London, president; senior surgeon to Royal infirmary for children,
Waterloo Road; author of _Practical remarks on the diseases of the
skin_ 1837, _2 ed._ 1854; _The philosophy of mystery_ 1841;
_Psyche, a discourse on the birth and pilgrimage of thought_ 1853;
_The beautiful islets of Britaine_ 1857, _2 ed._ 1860, and other
books. _d._ 25 Suffolk st. Haymarket, London 10 Dec. 1871. _J. F.
Clarke’s Autobiographical recollections_ (1874) 441–9; _Medical
Circular iv_, 155–6 (1854).

DE NEMOURS, VICTOIRE AUGUSTE ANTOINETTE, Duchesse (_only dau. of
Ferdinand George Augustus, Duke of Saxe Coburg 1785–1851_). _b._
Vienna 16 Feb. 1822; lived at Claremont, Surrey 1848 to death.
(_m._ 27 April 1840 Duc de Nemours 2 son of Louis Phillippe King
of the French, he was _b._ 25 Oct. 1814). _d._ Claremont 10 Nov.
1857. _bur._ in the Taylor vault under R.C. church of St. Charles
Borromeo, Weybridge, Nov.; body removed to a mortuary chapel
adjoining above church 5 Oct. 1883.

DENHAM, SIR HENRY MANGLES (_son of Henry Denham of Sherborne,
Dorset_). _b._ 28 Aug. 1800; entered navy April 1809; captain 17
Aug. 1846; F.R.S. 28 Feb. 1839; a younger brother of Trinity House
1841 to death; employed in the construction of charts 1822–52;
inspector of steam-boat accidents; invented a valuable contrivance
for steering a ship when disabled called Denham’s Jury Tiller,
also Denham’s Rowlocks for rowing boats; knighted at Windsor
Castle 26 March 1867; retired admiral 1 Aug. 1877; A.I.C.E. 4
March 1851; author of _Sailing directions for the British Channel_
1839 and other works. _d._ 21 Carlton road, Maida vale, London 3
July 1887. _Min. Proc. I.C.E. xci_, 460–62 (1888).

DENHAM, REV. JOSHUA FREDERICK. Educ. at St. John’s coll. Cam., B.A.
1827, M.A. 1830; lecturer of St. Bride’s, Fleet st. London 1828;
R. of St. Mary-le Strand, London 1839 to death; F.R.S. 20 May
1841; author of _Natural theology_ 1828; _History of the old St.
Dunstan’s church_ 1832; _Letters on education_ 1832 and other
books. _d._ 8 New Inn, Strand, London 26 Jany. 1861 aged 60.

DENHAM, MICHAEL AISLABIE. _b._ near Bowes, Yorkshire; in business at
Hull; general merchant at Piercebridge, Durham; printed _Folk Lore
or a collection of local rhymes, proverbs, sayings, prophecies,
slogans, &c. relating to Northumberland, Newcastle-on-Tyne and
Berwick-upon-Tweed_ 1858, and other books on folk lore. _d._
Piercebridge 10 Sep. 1859.

DENIEHY, DANIEL HENRY. _b._ Kent st. Sydney 1828; attorney in Sydney
and Goulburn; mem. for Argyle in Representative Assembly 1856–58,
for East Macquarie 1858–59; published a series of obituary notices
in the _Southern Cross_ 1859–60; edited _The Victorian_ Melbourne
weekly paper 1862–64. _d._ in the hospital, Bathurst 22 Oct. 1865
in 37 year. _G. B. Barton’s Poets and prose writers of New South
Wales_ (1866) 94–148.

DENING, EMMA GERALDINE HENRIETTA HAMILTON (_dau. of Thomas Clarence
Hooper_). _b._ Paris 30 March 1841, ed. at Bath; converted by Rev.
Wm. Haslam; commenced a prayer meeting at Avon st. Bath 1861;
preached in Temperance hall, Widcombe, Bath to large congregations
1862; popular preacher in country districts and in tent services;
preached about 4500 sermons. (_m._ 2 Oct. 1868 T. Henry Dening of
Ottery St. Mary, Devon, farmer). Mr. and Mrs. Dening by their
efforts built St. James’s hall, Bath 1871 where they preached,
hall burnt down 1878. _d._ Green park, Bath 12 Aug. 1872. _bur._
Locksbrook cemetery 16 Aug. when 6000 people were present. _Mrs.
G. Guinness’ She spake of Him_ (1873), _portrait_; _S. D. Major’s
Notabilia of Bath_ (1879) 90, 194.

DENISON, CHRISTOPHER BECKETT (_2 son of Sir Edmund Beckett, 4
baronet 1787–1874_). _b._ 9 May 1825; in Bengal C.S. 1845–65; M.P.
eastern division of West Riding of Yorkshire 25 Nov. 1868 to 24
March 1880; deputy chairman Great Northern railway, Jany. 1880 to
death. _d._ Ireland 30 Oct. 1884. _Catalogue of collection of
pictures, &c. of C. B. Denison_ (1885).

DENISON, RIGHT REV. EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name
of Denison, of Ossington, co. Nottingham, M.P. for Chichester, who
d. 6 May 1820_). _b._ 34 Harley st. London 13 March 1801; ed. at
Esher, Eton and Oriel coll. Ox., B.A. 1822, M.A. 1826, D.D. 1837;
fell. of Merton coll. 1826; V. of St. Peters in the East, Oxford
to 1837; select preacher before Univ. of Ox. 1834; bishop of
Salisbury 13 March 1837 to death, consecrated at Lambeth 16 April
1837; author of Sermons and charges. _d._ The Close, Salisbury 6
March 1854. _The Eton portrait gallery_ (1876) 157–62; _G.M. April
1854 pp._ 418–20.

DENISON, EDWARD (_eld. child of the preceding_). _b._ The Palace,
Salisbury 8 Sep. 1840; ed. at Eton and Ch. Ch. Ox.; read law
1862–66; lived in Philpot st. Mile end road, London where he built
and endowed a school 1867–68; barrister L.I. 27 Jany. 1868; M.P.
for Newark 18 Nov. 1868 to death; left England for Australia, Oct.
1869. _d._ Melbourne 26 Jany. 1870. _Letters and other writings of
the late Edward Denison, edited by Sir Baldwyn Leighton_ 1872;
_Stray studies by J. R. Green_ (1876) 3–28.

DENISON, SIR WILLIAM THOMAS (_brother of Right Rev. Edward Denison
1801–54_). _b._ Portland place, London 3 May 1804; ed. at Eton and
R.M.A. Woolwich; 2 lieut. R.E. 15 March 1826; lieut. governor of
Tasmania 26 Jany. 1847 to 8 Jany. 1855; governor of New South
Wales with title of governor general of Australia 20 Jany. 1855 to
22 Jany. 1861; col. R.E. 20 Sep. 1860 to 7 Nov. 1868; governor of
Madras, March 1861 to March 1866; acted as governor general of
India 20 Nov. 1863 to Jany. 1864; chairman of commission to
inquire into best means of preventing pollution of rivers 6 April
1868 to death; L.G. 23 Nov. 1870; knighted at Buckingham palace 1
Aug. 1846; K.C.B. 19 July 1856; F.R.A.S. 1834; A.I.C.E. 14 March
1837, Telford medallist; F.R.S. 22 Feb. 1838; author of _Varieties
of viceregal life 2 vols._ 1870, and many other works. _d._ The
Observatory, East Sheen 19 Jany. 1871. _Papers on subjects
connected with duties of Corps of Royal Engineers n.s. xx, pp.
ix-xlii_, (1872); _Therry’s Reminiscences, 2 ed._ (1863) 449–69;
_Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xxxiii_, 251–59 (1872);
_Dunkin’s Obituary notices of Astronomers_ (1879) 32–34.

DENMAN, THOMAS DENMAN, 1 Baron (_only son of Thomas Denman of
London, physician 1733–1815_). _b._ Queen st. Golden sq. London 23
Feb. 1779; ed. at Eton and St. John’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1800, M.A.
1803; a special pleader 1803; barrister L.I. 9 May 1806, bencher
1820; M.P. for Wareham, Dorset 1818; M.P. for Nottingham 1820–26
and 1830–32; solicitor general to Queen Caroline 8 Feb. 1820 to
her death 7 Aug. 1821; received freedom of city of London 7 June
1821; common serjeant of city of London 26 April 1822 to Nov.
1830; K.C. Nov. 1828; attorney general 19 Nov. 1830 to 4 Nov.
1832; knighted by Wm. 4 at St. James’s palace 24 Nov. 1830; lord
chief justice of King’s Bench 4 Nov. 1832 to 28 Feb. 1850; P.C. 9
Nov. 1832; created Baron Denman of Dovedale, Derbyshire 22 March
1834; the first chief justice of England who sat in House of Lords
without his judicial robes. _d._ Stoke Albany near Rockingham,
Northamptonshire 22 Sep. 1854. _Arnould’s Memoir of Lord Denman 2
vols._ 1873, _portrait_; _The Eton portrait gallery_ (1876)
436–45; _J. Whiteside’s Early sketches of eminent persons_ (1870)
21–45; _H. Martineau’s Biographical sketches_, _4 ed._ (1876)
238–46.

DENMAN, JOSEPH (_3 son of the preceding_). _b._ 23 June 1810;
entered navy 7 April 1823; captain 23 Aug. 1841; captain of H.M.’s
yacht Victoria and Albert 19 Oct. 1853 to 15 Jany. 1862; naval
aide-de-camp to the Queen 20 March 1858; R.A. 15 Jany. 1862;
commander in chief in the Pacific 10 May 1864 to 21 Nov. 1866;
V.A. 20 Nov. 1866; granted Greenwich hospital pension 9 Jany.
1869; contested Manchester 2 May 1859; author of _The African
squadron and Mr. Hutt’s committee_ 1850. _d._ 17 Eaton terrace,
London 26 Nov. 1874.

DENNETT, JOHN. _b._ 1790; invented Dennett’s life-saving rocket
apparatus for conveying a rope from the shore to a shipwrecked
crew 1832, these rockets were sent to all parts of the world, they
were superseded by Boxer’s rocket 1865; custodian of Carisbrook
Castle, Newport, Isle of Wight to death; contributed to _Journal
of British Archeol. Assoc. vols._ 1–5 accounts of various
antiquities in England. _d._ Carisbrook Castle 10 July 1852.

DENNIS, SIR JAMES (_son of John Dennis, an attorney_). _b._ 1778;
midshipman in navy; ensign 49 foot 2 Sep. 1796, major 25 April
1828 to 4 June 1833; lieut. col. 3 foot 4 June 1833 to 11 Nov.
1851; commanded a division of infantry at battle of Maharajpore 29
Dec. 1843; K.C.B. 30 Oct. 1844; M.G. 11 Nov. 1851. _d._ Pall Mall,
London 14 Jany. 1855.

DENNIS, REV. JAMES BLATCH PIGGOT (_son of Philip Piggot Dennis_).
Matric. from Queen’s coll. Ox. 28 May 1835 aged 19, B.A. 1839; C.
of Maxey, Northants. 1842–54; C. of St. James, Bury St. Edmunds;
F.G.S., an authority on fossil bones; his collection of hawks and
owls is in Bury St. Edmunds’ museum; author of _An answer to the
parishioners of Lawshall, telling them why he became a Catholic_
1859. _d._ Garland st. Bury St. Edmunds 12 Jany. 1861. _Bury and
Norwich Post 15 Jany. 1861 p. 2._

DENNIS, JAMES SAMUEL AKED. _b._ 1809; entered navy 24 Oct. 1822;
captain 18 July 1857; retired V.A. 2 Aug. 1879. _d._ rectory
cottage, Hanwell 9 Feb. 1881.

DENNISTOUN, ALEXANDER. _b._ Glasgow 1790; a merchant at Glasgow;
M.P. for co. Dunbarton 1835 to 1837. _d._ Lagarie row, Dennistoun,
Glasgow 15 July 1874.

DENNISTOUN, JAMES (_eld. son of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, co.
Dumbarton, who d. 1 June 1834_). _b._ Dumbartonshire 17 March
1803; ed. at Univs. of Edin. and Glasgow; mem. of faculty of
advocates 1824; edited several publications for the Bannatyne and
Maitland clubs; contributed many articles chiefly on Art to
_Edinburgh_ and _Quarterly Reviews_; published _Memoirs of the
Dukes of Urbino 3 vols._ 1851, and _Memoirs of Sir Robert Strange,
knt., engraver, and of his brother in law Andrew Lumisden, private
secretary to the Stuart Princes 2 vols._ 1855. _d._ 119 George st.
Edinburgh 13 Feb. 1855. _G.M. xliii_, 647–8 (1855); _Fraser’s Mag.
li_, 643–4 (1855).

DENNISTOUN, JOHN. _b._ 1803; M.P. for Glasgow 1837 to 1847. _d._
Armadale Row, Dumbartonshire 9 Sep. 1870.

DENNY, HENRY. Curator of museum of Literary and Philosophical
Society, Leeds 1826 to death; author of _Monographia Pselaphidarum
et Scydmænidarum Britanniæ, or an essay on the British species of
the genera Pselaphus of Herbst and Scydmænus of Latreille_ 1825,
_er_; _Monographia Anoplurorum Britanniæ, or an essay on the
British species of parasite insects belonging to the order
Anoplura of Leach_ 1842. _d._ Leeds 7 March 1871 aged 68.

DENNY, WILLIAM. _b._ Dumbarton 25 May 1847; educ. Edinburgh high
school; Apprentice to his father a shipbuilder at Dumbarton 1864
and partner 1868; partner in engineering firm of Denny & Co.,
Leven shipyard on the Clyde, increased size of works from 19 to 42
acres in 1881; made great improvements in the construction and
building of steam ships 1869–82; founded an Award scheme for
inventions and improvements made by his workmen 1880; read papers
on ships, etc. before Lit. and Philos. Soc. of Dumbarton, Instit.
of Civil engineers, Instit. of Naval Architects and other
Societies 1869–82; served on the Load Line Committee 1884–5;
M.I.C.E. 7 March 1876; his-residence Bellfield with a valuable
library burnt down 1882. _d._ Buenos Ayres 17 March 1887. _Min. of
proc. of Instit. of C.E. lxxxix_, 457–66 (1887).

DENT, CHARLES CALMADY. _b._ 26 Sep. 1793; entered navy 9 Aug. 1810;
captain 16 Feb. 1852; retired R.A. 1 April 1870. _d._ 37 Nelson
road, Great Yarmouth 3 Jany. 1872.

DENT, EDWARD JOHN. _b._ London 19 Aug. 1790; employed by Vulliamy
and son, and Barrauds and son, chronometer makers 1815–29; partner
with John Roger Arnold at 84 Strand 1830–40; kept a shop at 82
Strand 1840; opened branch depôts at 33 Cockspur st. and 34 Royal
Exchange; began manufacture of turret clocks 1843; A.I.C.E. 1833;
received order for great clock at Westminster 1852, lived only to
see commencement of it; author of _On the construction and
management of chronometers, watches and clocks_ 1846, and other
works. _d._ The Mall, Kensington Gravel Pits, London 8 March 1853.
_Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xiii_, 156–61 (1854); _Sir E.
Beckett’s Clocks, watches and bells_ (1883) _pp._ 181, 238,
266–68, 300, 310, 313.

DENT, JOHN (_eld. son of John Dent of Worcester, glover 1751–1811_).
_b._ 1777; glove manufacturer at Worcester with his brother Wm.
Dent, who _d._ 11 Oct. 1854 aged 70; they purchased from Duke of
Buckingham the ruined site of Sudeley castle and chapel,
Gloucestershire which they restored; sheriff of Worcs. 1849. _d._
Sudeley Castle 8 Oct. 1855.

DENTON, REV. WILLIAM (_eld. son of James Denton of Newport, Isle of
Wight_). Matric. from Worcester coll. Ox. 28 May 1841 aged 26,
B.A. 1844, M.A. 1848; C. of Shoreditch, London 1847–50; V. of St.
Bartholomew, Cripplegate, London 1850 to death; author of _A
commentary on Gospels for the Sundays and other Holy Days 3 vols._
1861–63, _3 ed._ 1875; _A commentary on the Epistles_ 1869;
_Servia and the Servians_ 1862; _Records of St. Giles’
Cripplegate_ 1882 and many other books. _d._ 22 Westbourne sq.
Paddington, London 2 Jany. 1888.

DENYS, SIR GEORGE WILLIAM, 1 Baronet (_only son of Peter Denys of
Hans place, Chelsea, who d. 27 June 1816_). _b._ Easton Neston,
Northamptonshire 20 May 1788; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., M.A. 1814;
equerry to Duke of Sussex; M.P. for Hull 6 Oct. 1812 to 10 June
1818; created Bart. 23 Nov. 1813. _d._ 42 Onslow sq. Brompton,
London 26 April 1857.

DE PORQUET, LOUIS PHILIPPE R. FENWICK (_son of Capt. Fenwick_). _b._
Paris 1796; taught English in France; adopted his mother’s name;
came to England about 1823; author of educational works in the
English, French, Italian and Spanish languages, upwards of 40 in
number 1823 to death. _d._ 17 Camden st. Camden Town, London 26
Aug. 1873.

DE QUINCEY, THOMAS (_4 child of Thomas Quincey of Manchester,
merchant, who d. 18 July 1793 aged 38_). _b._ Manchester 15 Aug.
1785; ed. at Bath and Manchester gr. schs.; matric. from Worcester
coll. Ox. 17 Dec. 1803 where his name remained on the books till
Dec. 1810; student of Middle Temple about 1808; edited
Westmoreland Gazette 1819–20; wrote in the _London Mag._ 1821–24,
_Blackwood’s Mag._ 1826–49 and _Tait’s Mag._ 1834–51; published
_Klosterheim, or the masque by the English opium eater_ 1832 which
was dramatised for two of the London theatres; eat opium 1804–16,
1817–18, 1824–25 and 1841–44, in 1813 his dose had risen to 340
grains of opium or 8000 drops of laudanum per diem, about half
what Coleridge was taking at that time; he is described in J. H.
Burton’s _The Book Hunter_ as Papaverius; author of _Confessions
of an English opium eater_ 1822 first published in the _London
Mag._ 1821; _The logic of political economy_ 1844; the first
English edition of his collected works was published in 1853–60 as
_Selections grave and gay 14 vols._, _4 ed. 16 vols._ 1875–80, the
most complete edition of his works is the American in _20 vols._
1852–55. _d._ 42 Lothian st. Edinburgh 8 Dec. 1859. _T. De Quincey
by H. A. Page 2 vols._ (1877), _portrait_; _D. Masson’s De
Quincey_ (1881); _S. Hodgson’s Outcast Essays_ (1881) 1–98; _F.
Espinasse’s Lancashire Worthies, second series_ (1877) 378–461;
_C. Mackay’s Forty years recollections_ (1877) _i_, 314–26; _H.
Martineau’s Biographical Sketches_, _4 ed._ (1876) 409–17; _John
Bull Mag. July 1824 pp._ 21–24.

DE RAMSEY, EDWARD FELLOWES, 1 Baron (_2 son of Wm. Henry Fellowes of
Ramsey abbey, Hunts. 1769–1837_). _b._ 14 April 1809; ed. at the
Charterhouse; M.P. for Hunts. 10 Aug. 1837 to 24 March 1880;
chairman of the Middle Level commission; created Baron De Ramsey 5
July 1887. _d._ 3 Belgrave sq. London 9 Aug. 1887.

DERBY, EDWARD SMITH STANLEY, 13 Earl of (_only son of 12 Earl of
Derby 1752–1834_). _b._ 21 April 1775; ed. at Eton and Trin. coll.
Cam., M.A. 1795; M.P. for Preston 1796–1812 and for Lancashire
1812–32; colonel 2 Lancashire militia 1 March 1797; created Baron
Stanley of Bickerstaffe, co. palatine of Lancaster 22 Dec. 1832;
succeeded his father 21 Oct. 1834; K.G. 2 April 1839; F.L.S. 1807,
pres. 1828–34; pres. of Zoological Soc. 1831 to death; formed at
Knowsley hall collections of living animals and birds, which far
surpassed any menagerie or aviary previously attempted by a
private person in this country, these collections were sold 6–11
Oct. 1851 for £7000; privately printed _Gleanings from the
menagerie and aviary at Knowsley hall 2 parts with 76 plates_
1846–50. _d._ Knowsley hall 30 June 1851. _P. Draper’s House of
Stanley_ (1864) 275–82; _Law Review xvi_, 1–32 (1852); _I.L.N.
xix_, 14, 405, 449 (1851).

DERBY, EDWARD GEOFFREY SMITH STANLEY, 14 Earl of (_eld. son of the
preceding_). _b._ Knowsley 29 March 1799; ed. at Eton and Ch. Ch.
Ox.; M.P. for Stockbridge 1822–26, for Preston 1826–30, for
Windsor 1830–32, for North Lancashire 1832–44; under sec. of state
for Colonies, April 1827 to Jany. 1828; chief sec. to lord lieut.
of Ireland 26 Nov. 1830 to March 1833; P.C. 22 Nov. 1830, P.C.
Ireland 10 Jany. 1831; sec. of state for Colonies 28 March 1833 to
5 June 1834; lord rector of Univ. of Glasgow 1834–36; sec. of
state for Colonies 3 Sep. 1841 to Dec. 1845; created Baron Stanley
of Bickerstaffe 4 Nov. 1844; succeeded 30 June 1851; first lord of
the Treasury 27 Feb. to 28 Dec. 1852, 1 March 1858 to 18 June 1859
and 13 June 1866 to 25 Feb. 1868; chancellor of Univ. of Oxford 12
Oct. 1852; K.G. 28 June 1859; won the One thousand guineas with
Canezou 1848, Goodwood Cup with Canezou 1849 and 1850, the Oaks
with Iris 1851, and the Two thousand guineas with Fazzolette 1856;
sold greater part of his racing stud 1858 for over £5000;
privately printed _Translations of poems ancient and modern_ 1862;
published _The Iliad of Homer rendered into English blank verse 2
vols._ 1864, _10 ed._ 1876. _d._ Knowsley 23 Oct. 1869, personalty
sworn under £250,000, 9 April 1870. _P. Draper’s House of Stanley_
(1864) 282–97; _The Eton portrait gallery_ (1876) 291–99; _W. C.
Taylor’s National portrait gallery iv_, 51 (1848), _portrait_; _G.
H. Francis’s Orators of the age_ (1847) 101–23; _Baily’s Mag. i_,
1–6 (1861), _portrait_, _xvii_, 227–37 (1870).

DERBY, ALFRED THOMAS (_eld. son of William Derby, water-colour
painter 1786–1847_). _b._ London 21 Jany. 1821; painted portraits
and scenes from Sir Walter Scott’s novels; produced many drawings
from paintings of well-known masters; exhibited 22 pictures at
R.A. 8 at B.I. and 6 at Suffolk st. gallery 1839–72. _d._ of
jaundice 11 Hammersmith terrace, Hammersmith 19 April 1873.

DERINZY, BARTHOLOMEW VIGORS. Ensign 81 foot 26 May 1806; lieut. col.
86 foot 7 Jany. 1842 to 30 April 1852; inspecting field officer 30
April 1852 to 7 Sep. 1855 when he retired on full pay; M.G. 7 Sep.
1855; K.H. 1834. _d._ 4 Beaufort villas, Cheltenham 22 Nov. 1861
aged 73.

DE ROBECK, JOHN MICHAEL HENRY FOCK, Swedish Baron. _b._ 14 July
1790; cornet 7 Hussars, July 1808, retired 1814; sheriff of co.
Kildare 1834, of co. Dublin 1838, of co. Wicklow 1839; well known
for his scientific attainments; found drowned in the fall of the
salmon leap in the Liffey near Dublin 11 Oct. 1856. _Annual
Register 1856 p. 165._

DE ROS, WILLIAM LENNOX LASCELLES FITZGERALD-DE-ROS, 23 Baron (_3 son
of hon. Henry Fitzgerald 1761–1829_). _b._ Thames Ditton, Surrey 1
Sep. 1797 or 7 Sep. 1795, according to his memorial tablet in
chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula in Tower of London; cornet 1 Life
guards 1819, captain 1825–27 when placed on h.p.; succeeded his
brother 29 March 1839; deputy lieut. of Tower of London 13 Feb.
1852 to death when the office was abolished; captain of Yeomen of
the Guard 17 March 1852 to Dec. 1852 and March 1858 to June 1859;
P.C. 27 Feb. 1852; Q.M.G. to army in Turkey 1854–55; col. 4
Hussars 6 Feb. 1865 to death; general 10 Nov. 1868; author of
_Field movements for a division of cavalry_ 1844; _Memorials of
the Tower of London_ 1866; edited _The young officer’s companion_
1857. _d._ Old Court, Strangford, co. Down 6 Jany. 1874.

DE ROS, JOHN FREDERICK FITZGERALD. _b._ Boyle farm, co. Surrey 6
March 1804; entered navy 20 March 1818; captain 7 Feb. 1834; R.A.
on half pay 14 Feb. 1857; F.R.S. 9 June 1831; author of _Narrative
of travels in the United States and Canada_ 1827. _d._ 122
Piccadilly, London 19 June 1861.

DE ROSAS, JUAN MANUEL. _b._ Buenos Ayres 30 March 1793; captain
general of Buenos Ayres 1831; united all the Plate River States
into the Argentine Confederation 1835; his government was
overthrown Feb. 1852 when he came to England; lived in Rockstone
place, Carlton crescent, Southampton several years, then at
Burgess street farm, Swathling near Southampton to death;
corresponded with Lord Palmerston many years. _d._ Burgess st.
farm, Swathling 14 March 1877.

DE ROSAZ, LE CHEVALIER FRANÇOIS. _b._ Savoy; a great supporter of
the Orleans dynasty; settled in England after the revolution 1848;
F.R.A.S. 8 May 1874; bequeathed his astronomical instruments to
the Museum at Brighton. _d._ Upper Bedford place, Russell sq.
London 21 Sep. 1876 in 76 year.