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JEUNE, FRANCIS (eld. son of Francis Jeune of Jersey). _b._ St. Brelade, Jersey 22 May 1806; ed. at St. Servan’s coll. Rennes and Pemb. coll. Oxf., B.A. 1827, M.A. 1830, B.C.L. and D.C.L. 1834; scholar of his coll. 1822, fellow 1830–7, tutor 1830–4, master 22 Dec. 1843 to Jany. 1864, admitted master 26 Dec. 1843, the validity of his election to the mastership was afterwards disputed; master King Edward’s sch. Birmingham 1834–8; dean of Jersey and R. of St. Heliers 1838–44; Victoria college, St. Heliers, was built on a plan recommended by him; canon of Gloucester 1843–64; V. of Taynton, Gloucs. 1843–64; comr. for inquiring into state of univ. and colleges of Oxford 31 Aug. 1850, wrote greater part of the report; member of hebdomadal council 1854–64; vice chancellor of univ. of Oxf. 1858–9; dean of Lincoln 18 Jany. 1864; bishop of Peterborough 21 May 1864 to death, consecrated 29 June; author of Was Christ crucified for you? a sermon 1863, 3 ed. 1864. _d._ Whitby 21 Aug. 1868. _bur._ Peterborough cath. yard 28 Aug. _Guardian 26 Aug. 1868 p._ 956, _2 Sep. p._ 979; _Times 22 Aug. 1868 p._ 7; _I.L.N. 28 May 1864 p._ 512, _portrait_.

JEVONS, WILLIAM. _b._ Staffordshire 1794; Unitarian minister; author of Systematic morality 1827; Elements of astronomy 1828 and other books. _d._ Liverpool 1873.

JEVONS, WILLIAM STANLEY (9 child of Thomas Jevons, iron merchant at Liverpool). _b._ 14 Alfred st. Liverpool 1 Sep. 1835; ed. at univ. coll. London, fellow 1864; M.A. univ. of London 1862; LLD. Edinb. 1876; assayer to the Sydney mint, N.S.W. 1854–9; tutor at Owen’s college, Manchester 1863; professor of logic, mental and moral philosophy and Cobden lecturer in political economy, Owen’s coll. Manchester, May 1866 to Oct. 1876; professor of political economy at univ. coll. London 1876–80; F.R.S. 6 June 1872; lived at 2 The Chestnuts, West Heath road, Hampstead 1876 to death; author of Remarks on the Australian gold fields 1859; Pure logic or the logic of quality apart from quantity 1864; Value of gold 1863; The coal question 1865, 2 ed. 1866; The principles of science, a treatise on logic 2 vols. 1874, 2 ed. 1877; Money and the mechanism of exchange 1875; Primer of political economy 1878; Investigations in currency and finance 1884; _drowned_ when bathing at Galley Hill, Belverhythe near Hastings 13 Aug. 1882. _bur._ Hampstead cemetery 18 Aug. _Letters of W. S. Jevons ed. by his wife_ (1886), _portrait_; _Proc. of Royal Soc. xxxv_, _pp. i–xi_ (1883); _Baines’s Hampstead_ (1890) 369–70; _Biograph_, _v_ 426 (1881).

JEWELL, JACOB. Owner of the largest travelling bazaar; a tenant under Wm. Holland at North Woolwich gardens about 15 years; the only Israelite itinerant showman travelling the English and continental fairs for over 60 years. _d._ Sep. 1884. _bur._ Jewish cemetery, West Ham.

JEWERS, RICHARD FRANCIS. Entered navy June 1803; severely wounded in a fire ship in Aix roads, April 1809; retired commander 7 Aug. 1861; had a grant from Patriotic soc.; naval knight of Windsor 21 Jany. 1846, governor of the naval knights 7 May 1860 to death. _d._ Traver’s college, Windsor castle 14 Nov. 1872.

JEWISON, CHRISTOPHER. _b._ 1785; L.S.A. 1836, M.R.C.S. 1844; coroner for liberty of honour of Pontefract 1817 to death. _d._ Rothwell, Leeds 5 March 1870.

JEWITT, ARTHUR (eld. son of Arthur Jewitt, cutler). _b._ Sheffield 7 March 1772; apprentice to his father as a cutler 1786–93; master of schools at Sheffield 1793, at Chesterfield 1794 and at Kimberworth 1814–18; resided at Duffield near Derby 1818–38; author of The history of Lincoln 1810; The history of Buxton 1811; The Northern star, or Yorkshire magazine 3 vols. 1817–18; The Sylph, or Lady’s magazine for Yorkshire 1818; The handbook of practical perspective 1840; Handbook of geometry 1842. _d._ Headington near Oxford 7 March 1852. _William Smith’s Old Yorkshire_ (1883) 147–51, _portrait_.

JEWITT, LLEWELLYN FREDERICK WILLIAM (17 and youngest child of the preceding). _b._ Kimberworth near Rotherham, Yorkshire 24 Nov. 1816; went to London as a drawer and engraver 1838; illustrated Charles Knight’s publications, Pictorial Times, Illustrated London News, etc.; managed illustrations of Punch about 1848; chief librarian of Plymouth public library 1849–53; started the Derby Telegraph at Derby 1853, editor 1853–68; started The Reliquary 1860, editor 1860 to death; F.S.A. 27 Jany. 1853; formed a collection of china, sold 1871; granted civil list pension of £70, 16 June 1885; author of Rifle and volunteer rifle corps 1860; The Wedgwoods 1865; The life of William Hutton 1869; A history of Plymouth 1873; The ceramic art of Great Britain 2 vols. 1878, 2 ed. 1883; The life of Jacob Thompson 1882. _d._ the Hollies, Duffield, Derby 5 June 1886. _bur._ Winster 9 June. _W. H. Goss’ Life of Llewellyn Jewitt_ (1889), _portrait_; _Proc. Soc. of Antiq. xi_ 370–1 (1885–7); _The Biograph_, _Feb. 1882 pp._ 115–24.

JEWITT, THOMAS ORLANDO SHELDON (brother of the preceding). _b._ Derbyshire 1799; wood engraver, illustrated with woodcuts Rev. A. G. Jewitt’s Wanderings of Memory 1815; while at Oxford 1838 &c. illustrated J. H. Parker’s architectural publications; employed as an artist by the Archæological Institute; had many pupils. _d._ 20 Clifton villas, Camden sq. London 30 May 1869.

JEWSBURY, GERALDINE ENDSOR (dau. of Thomas Jewsbury of Manchester, merchant, _d._ 1840). _b._ Measham, Derbyshire 1812; her parents removed to Manchester 1818; great friend of Thomas Carlyle and his wife from 1841, many of Mrs. Carlyle’s letters are addressed to her, as are also Lady Theodore Martin’s Letters on Shakspere’s Female characters; lived in Chelsea 1854–66, at Sevenoaks, Kent 1866–80; granted civil list pension of £40, 19 June 1874; author of Zoe, the history of two lives 3 vols. 1845; The half-sisters 2 vols. 1848, three editions; Marian Withers 3 vols. 1851; The history of an adopted child 1853; Constance Herbert 3 vols. 1855; The sorrows of gentility 2 vols. 1856; Angelo or the pine forest 1856; Right or Wrong 2 vols. 1859. _d._ in a private hospital at Burwood place, Edgware road, London 23 Sep. 1880. _bur._ in Lady Morgan’s vault, Brompton cemet. _J. Evans’ Lancashire authors_ (1850) 140–4.

JEWSON, FREDERICK BOWEN. _b._ Edinburgh 26 July 1823, where he performed in public from 1828; studied at R. Acad. of music, London 1834, King’s scholar 1837, professor of pianoforte 1840–89; professor of music, St. Mary’s hall, Brighton; composer of Overtures for various dramas; Six grand studies for the piano 1869; Douze etudes melodiques et brillantes; Chanson d’ Amour for piano 1876; The mountain stream, caprice 1876. _d._ 21 Manchester st. Manchester sq. London 28 May 1891. _Cazalet’s Royal academy of music_ (1854) 298.

JEX, JOHNSON (son of Wm. Jex, blacksmith). _b._ Billingford, Norfolk about 1778, a blacksmith there and at Letheringsett near Holt to 1822 when he commenced employing workmen; made a gold chronometer for sir Jacob Astley, with a detached escapement and compensating balance before he ever heard of the detached escapement; learnt French when about 60; invented a lathe by which he could cut the teeth of wheels mathematically correct into any number up to 2000 by means of a dividing plate; an iron and brass founder, a glass blower, a maker of mathematical instruments, barometers, thermometers, gun barrels, air guns, &c. _d._ Letheringsett, Norfolk 5 Jany. 1852. _Norfolk News 17 Jany. 1852 p._ 4; _Athenæum 24 Jany. 1852 pp._ 123–4; _A. Young’s General view of Norfolk_ (1804) 73–4.

JEZREEL, ESTHER, name assumed by Clarissa Rogers (dau. of Edward Rogers, sawyer, New Brompton, Kent). _b._ 1860; a member of The New and latter house of Israel, made preaching tours in America 1878 and 1879; (_m._ 1879 James Jershom Jezreel 1840–85); succeeded her husband as head of the sect 1 March 1885 and was known as queen Esther the mother of Israel; issued The messenger of wisdom and Israel’s guide 1887, a monthly publication. _d._ the Woodlands, Gillingham, Rochester 30 June 1888.

JEZREEL, JAMES JERSHOM, name assumed by James White, _b._ 1840; a private in 16 regt. at Chatham; joined The New house of Israel or Joanna Southcottians 15 Oct. 1875, dismissed 26 Dec.; founded The New and latter house of Israel 1875; in India with his regt. 1876, bought out, returned to England under the name of James Jershom Jezreel, claiming to have received a revelation contained in The Flying Scroll. (_m._ 1879 Clarissa Rogers _i.e._ Esther Jezreel 1860–88); erected a large temple on Chatham hill, New Brompton; had a numerous following who put their money into a common fund; published Extracts from the Flying Roll vol. i three parts 1879–81. _d._ the Woodlands, Gillingham, Rochester 1 March 1885. _Pall Mall Gazette 6 March 1885 p._ 12, _2 July 1888 p._ 10; _N. and Q. 29 Jany. 1887 p._ 98.

JOBBINS, JOHN RICHARD. Surveyor, mechanical draughtsman and lithographer at 3 Warwick court, Holborn, London about 1836 to death; invented method of etching with a brush upon stone and zinc; illustrated Journal of British Archæol. Assoc. with his new process many years; Assoc. B.A. Assoc. 1852; author with F. T. Dollman of An analysis of ancient domestic architecture in Great Britain 1860. _d._ Warwick court, Holborn, London 27 Feb. 1866.

JOBSON, REV. FREDERICK JAMES (son of John Jobson _d._ 1875 aged 88). _b._ Northwich, Cheshire 6 July 1812; Wesleyan minister at Patrington, Yorkshire 1834, at City road, London 1837–40, 1849–52 and 1861–4, at Spitalfields, London 1840–3, at Leeds, Manchester, Bradford and Huddersfield 1843–61; attended Australian conference at Sydney, Jany. 1861; book steward of W.M. organisation 1864 to death; elected pres. of the conference 5 Aug. 1869; author of Chapel and school architecture 1850; America and American methodism 1857; Perfect love for Christian believers 1864. _d._ 21 Highbury place, Holloway road, London 4 Jany. 1881. _Life. By Rev. B. Gregory_ (1884), _portrait_; _Evans’s Lancashire authors_ (1850) 136–40; _I.L.N. 14 Aug. 1869 p._ 165, _portrait_.

JOBSON, ROBERT. _b._ Sheffield 1 April 1817; an ironfounder near Dudley about 1840 to death; made a large portion of the castings for the Great exhibition of 1851 and for the Crystal palace at Sydenham; invented valuable improvements in mechanical engineering, including machinery for moulding. _d._ near Dudley 1 Aug. 1872.

JOCELYN, ROBERT (eld. son of 3 earl of Roden 1788–1870). _b._ Pall Mall, London 20 Feb. 1816; styled viscount Jocelyn 29 June 1820 to death; 2 lieut. rifle brigade 24 May 1833; lieut. 15 hussars 1839 to 19 June 1841 when he sold out; military sec. on staff of lord Saltoun in China 1842; contested Leeds 1841; M.P. King’s Lynn 10 Feb. 1842 to death; a sec. of board of control 17 Feb. 1845 to 6 July 1846; lieut. col. commandant of East Essex militia 25 Feb. 1853 to death; published Six months with the Chinese expedition 2 ed. 1841. _d._ Carlton gardens, London 12 Aug. 1854. _bur._ Sawbridgeworth, Herts.

JODRELL, SIR RICHARD PAUL, 2 Baronet (eld. son of Richard Paul Jodrell, dramatist 1745–1831). _b._ Marylebone, London 26 June 1781; ed. at Eton and Magd. coll. Oxf., B.A. 1804, M.A. 1806; barrister L.I. 26 Nov. 1803; succeeded his maternal grand-uncle Sir John Lombe 27 May 1817; author of Carmina Selecta 1810; Dover, ancient and modern, a poem. Dover 1841. _d._ 64 Portland place, London 14 Jany. 1861.

JOEL, JULIAN VON. _b._ 5 May 1785; German jödler; first appeared in London as a siffleur or whistler of tunes on walking sticks at the Sans Souci, Leicester place, Leicester sq. about July 1829; performed at Vauxhall gardens 1830, in the provinces, and at the Cyder Cellars and Evans’s, Covent Garden; sold cigars at Evans’s 1852 to death; his name is often mentioned in the first vol. of Punch 1841, is found in Albert Smith’s The adventures of Mr. Ledbury 1844 and in Mark Lemon’s comedy The Ladies club. _d._ 22 July 1865. _Illustrated sporting news_, _iv_ 421, 422 (1865), _portrait_; _Era 30 July 1865 p._ 10.

JOHN, WILLIAM. _b._ Narberth, Pembrokeshire, July 1845; student in R. sch. of naval architecture and marine engineering 1864; draughtsman, Admiralty 1867–72; made the calculations for the first curves of stability for a ship ever produced 1868; pointed out the dangerous construction of the Captain 1870 and the Atalanta 18--; assist. chief surveyor Lloyd’s Register 1872–81; general manager Barrow ship building and engineering co. 1881–8, when he designed and built the City of Rome 1881 known as the Atlantic Greyhound, and La Normandie 1882 the largest French liner; naval architect 101 Leadenhall st. London 1888–90; contributed papers to Trans. Instit. naval architects 1874 etc.; author of The masting of vessels. A report to the Committee of Lloyd’s Register. _d._ Madrid 26 Dec. 1890. _D. Pollock’s Modern ship-building_ (1884) 124–6 _portrait_.

JOHNES, ARTHUR JAMES (only son of Edward Johnes, M.D. of Garthmyl Issa near Montgomery). _b._ 4 Feb. 1808; ed. at Oswestry gr. sch. and London univ. 1828–9; barrister L.I. 30 Jany. 1835; judge of county courts, circuit 28 (Anglesey, Carnarvon & Merioneth), 13 March 1847, resigned Dec. 1870; a great supporter of the established ch. in Wales; a promoter of Cambrian quarterly Mag. 1830 in which he wrote under signature of Maelog; author of An essay on the causes which have produced dissent from the established church in Wales 1831, 3 ed. 1870; Suggestions for a reform of the court of chancery 1834; Philological proofs of the original unity and recent origin of human race 1843; Should the law of imprisonment for debt be abolished or amended? 1868; Is credit an evil? 1869. _d._ Garthmyl Issa 23 July 1871. _bur._ Berriew ch. _Law Times_, _li_ 245, 263 (1871).

JOHNES, JOHN (only son of John Johnes of Dolancothy near Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, _d._ 12 Sep. 1815). _b._ Dolancothy 6 Feb. 1800; ed. at Carmarthen and Lampeter gr. schs., at Bath and Brasenose coll. Oxf., B.A. and M.A. 1829; barrister I.T. 18 Nov. 1831; judge of county courts, circuit 31 (Carmarthen, Cardigan and Pembroke), 13 March 1847, resigned Nov. 1861; recorder of Carmarthen, Dec. 1851 to Oct. 1872; chairman of Carmarthenshire quarter sessions 1853–72; _shot_ by his butler at Caio, Carmarthenshire 19 Aug. 1876. _Law Times_, _lxi_ 368 (1876).

JOHNS, AMBROSE BOWDEN. _b._ Plymouth 1776; apprentice to Benjamin Robert Haydon, bookseller, Plymouth; bookseller at Plymouth; landscape painter, friend and fellow painter with J. M. W. Turner, some of his paintings have been sold as being by Turner; member of Plymouth soc. of artists and amateurs; exhibited 13 pictures at R.A., 3 at B.I. and 4 at Suffolk st. 1814–46; some of his paintings are in the earl of Morley’s collection at Saltram. _d._ Plymouth 10 Dec. 1858. _Pycroft’s Art in Devonshire_ (1883) 77–81.

JOHNS, CHARLES ALEXANDER (son of Henry Incledon Johns, banker, Devonport). _b._ Plymouth 31 Dec. 1811; F.L.S. 1836; ed. Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1841; chaplain National soc. training schs. Westminster 1842–4; head master Helston gram. sch. June 1843 to Dec. 1847; C. of Porthleven 1844–7; C. of Beenham, Berks. 1848–56; kept a school at Winton house, Winchester 1856 to death; first pres. Hampshire and Winchester scientific and lit. soc. 1870; author of A week at the Lizard 1848, 3 ed. 1874; Flowers of the field 2 vols. 1853; Birds’ nests. Anon. 1854, 2 ed. 1865; The governess. By A schoolmaster of twenty years standing 1855; Rambles about Paris 1859; British birds in their haunts 1862, 2 ed. 1879. _d._ Winton house, Winchester 28 June 1874.

JOHNS, JASPER WILSON (only son of Thomas Evan Johns of Cardiganshire). _b._ Dublin 1824; a civil engineer to 1854; captain commandant 3rd Montgomery rifle volunteers 14 Aug. 1860 to 11 Sep. 1865; partner in Bird & Co., iron merchants, London 1854; took an active part in promoting railways in Wales; contested Northallerton 1865 and 1868; M.P. North Eastern Warwickshire 1885–6; author of The Anglican cathedral church of St. James, Mount Zion, Jerusalem 1844. _d._ 16 Grenville place, Cromwell road, London 26 July 1889.

JOHNS, RICHARD (son of Wm. Johns, adjutant of Cornwall militia, _d._ 1834). _b._ Helston, Cornwall 5 Oct. 1805; 2 lieut. R.M. 1 Oct. 1825, captain 7 Aug. 1843 to death; author of Poems 1825; Legends and romances 3 vols. 1839; The schoolfellows or a by-way to fame 3 vols. 1841; The calendar of victory, a record of valour by sea and land 1855; The naval and military heroes of Great Britain 1860, another ed. of the previous work. _d._ Royal naval hospital, Stonehouse 6 Nov. 1851. _G.M. xxxvi_ 671 (1851); _Boase and Courtney’s Bibl Cornub._ 277, 1248.

JOHNSON, ALEXANDER BRYAN. _b._ Gosport 29 May 1786; settled in Utica, N.Y., U.S. of America 1801; barrister; banker; author of The nature of value, capital, etc. New York 1813; The philosophy of human knowledge 1828; Physiology of the senses 1856; An encyclopædia of instruction 1857; Our monetary condition 1864. _d._ Utica 9 Sep. 1867. _Appleton’s American Biog. iii_ 436 (1887).

JOHNSON, CHARLES. _b._ about 1793; M.R.C.S. Ireland 1815, F.R.C.S.I. 1818; F.K.Q.C.P.I. 1841; professor of midwifery in medical sch. of college of surgeons; founded with Henry Marsh an institution for diseases of children, in Pitt st. Dublin; master of the Lying in hospital, Dublin 1840; retired from practice 1864; author of Essays in Dublin hospital reports and in Cyclopædia of practical medicine. _d._ 24 Merrion sq. south, Dublin 19 June 1866.

JOHNSON, CHARLES. _b._ London 5 Oct. 1791; lecturer on botany 1819; professor of botany Guy’s hospital 1830–73; edited sir J. E. Smith’s English botany 2 ed. 1832; author of British poisonous plants 1856, 2 ed. 1861; with J. E. Sowerby The ferns of Great Britain 1855; The fern allies 1856; The grasses of Great Britain 1857–61. _d._ Camberwell 21 Sep. 1880. _Journal of botany_, _xviii_ 351 (1880).

JOHNSON, CUTHBERT WILLIAM (son of Wm. Johnson of the Coalbrookdale china works). _b._ Widmore house, Bromley, Kent 28 Sep. 1799; employed in his father’s salt works at Heybridge, Essex; barrister G.I. 8 June 1836; F.R.S. 10 March 1842; took part in agitation on Public Health acts 1848; chairman Croydon local board of health; published works with his bro. Geo. W. Johnson; author of The use of crushed bones as manure 1836, three editions; The life of sir Edward Coke 2 vols. 1837; The laws of bills of exchange, notes, cheques, etc. 1837, 2 ed. 1839; The farmer’s encyclopædia 1842, his best work; with W. Shaw The farmer’s almanac and calendar 1840; with J. Hare The annual register of agricultural implements 1843–45. _d._ Waldronhurst, Croydon 8 March 1878. _John Donaldson’s Agricultural Biog._ (1854) 127–8; _Academy_, _i_ 233 (1878).

JOHNSON, DANIEL JAMES. _b._ 1831 or 1832; civil engineer in London; superintendent of Kensal Green cemetery 1857–73. _d._ 170 Hornington road, Burton on Trent 24 Oct. 1885.

JOHNSON, SIR EDWARD (2 son of John Johnson). _b._ Drumgavesy, Ireland 1785; educ. Edinb. and Glasgow, M.D. Edinb. 1815; M.R.C.S. Lond. 1807; hospital mate in army July 1807; assist. surgeon 28 regt. Nov. 1807 and served in Sweden and the Peninsula where he was severely wounded; surgeon 2 bat. 39 regt. 1815–16; a physician at Weymouth 1816, retired 1821; K.C.S. 1835, K.C.C.S. 1847; knighted at St. James’s palace 18 July 1838. _d._ Greenhill, Weymouth 10 Jany. 1862. _Proc. of Med. and Chir. Soc. iv_ 84–6 (1864).

JOHNSON, EDWARD JOHN (youngest son of rev. Henry Johnson of Bywell, Northumberland). _b._ 1795; entered R.N. 1 May 1807; commanded the ‘Britomart’ 10 guns 4 March 1829 to 1831 when he was paid off; surveyed the Faroe islands for the admiralty 1831 etc.; member of magnetic compass committee of the admiralty 1838 etc.; captain 27 Dec. 1838; superintendent of compass department of R.N. 14 March 1842 to death; F.R.S. 10 May 1836; author of Practical illustrations of the necessity of ascertaining the deviations of the compass 1847. _d._ 13 Oxford terrace, Hyde park, London 7 Feb. 1853.

JOHNSON, ELI (son of Mr. Johnson of George row, Northampton). _b._ Northampton 1850; a cabinet maker, Northampton; a wood carver; studied at South Kensington and under J. E. Boehm, R.A.; sculptor Hugh st. Eccleston sq. London; executed for Northampton marble bust of Charles Gilpin, M.P., and busts of J. B. Gough, Dr. Robert Moffat and Henry Vincent; exhibited 3 pieces of sculpture at R.A. 1878–80; author of The honest Irishman or a tour in the British isles 1879. _d._ 45 Victoria road, Northampton 14 Jany. 1881. _Northampton Mercury 15 Jany. 1881 p._ 8.

JOHNSON, ELLEN. Factory girl; author of The lord of the castle, a fairy legend. London, Darton & Co. 1861, 8^o., 1/6. _d._ 1873.

JOHNSON, FRANCIS. _b._ 1796; travelled in Italy and learnt Arabic from an Arab; professor of Sanscrit and Teloogoo at H.E.I.C. coll. Haileybury 1824 to 1845, of Sanscrit, Teloogoo and Bengali 1845 to Oct. 1855; author of The Sanskrit text of the first book of Hitopadésa 1840, 4 ed. 1864; Selections from the Mahábhárata 1842; A dictionary, Persian, Arabic and English 1852; The Gulistān of Sa’di 1863 in Persian. _d._ Hertford 29 Jany. 1876. _bur._ Great Amwell 4 Feb. _Hertfordshire Mercury 12 Feb. 1876 p._ 3.

JOHNSON, FREDERICK WILLIAM. Ed. at Eton and Trin. coll. Camb., rowed stroke in the Cambridge boat when she won the Grand challenge cup at Henley 1851, also in the race against Oxford 1852; B.A. 1853, M.A. 1856; C. of St. Nicholas, Yarmouth 1854–8; C. of St. John’s, Yarmouth 1858 to death. _d._ Yarmouth, Dec. 1859.

JOHNSON, GEORGE. One of the chief promoters of the Doncaster races from 1847 and the chief means of largely increasing value of the prizes; chairman of Doncaster race committee; never betted more than a few crowns and that on St. Leger only; superintended building new stand on Doncaster course. _d._ Doncaster 4 Nov. 1855. _Sporting Rev._ (1855) 419–21.

JOHNSON, GEORGE HENRY SACHEVERELL (son of rev. Henry Johnson). _b._ Keswick, Cumberland 1808; ed. at Queen’s coll. Oxf., Ireland scholar 1827, mathematical scholar 1831, double first 1829, B.A. 1829, M.A. 1833; fellow of his college 1829–55, Greek lecturer, chaplain and tutor 1842, bursar 1844, dean 1848; public examiner in the univ. 1834–50; F.R.S. 18 Jany. 1838; Savilian professor of astronomy 1839–42; White prof. of moral philosophy 1842–45; Whitehall preacher, Sep. 1852 to 1854; royal commissioner on univ. 1850 and parliamentary commissioner 1854; dean of Wells 27 March 1854 to death; V. of Wells 1855–70; author of Treatise on Optics 1836; Sermons preached in Wells cathedral 1857; author with C. J. Ellicott and F. C. Cook of The book of psalms: with a commentary 1880. _d._ Weston-super-Mare 4 Nov. 1881. _bur._ in the palm ch. yard, Wells cath. 10 Nov. _Waagen’s Treasures of art_, _iii_ 112–20 (1854); _Times 7 Nov. 1881 p._ 9; _Guardian 9 Nov. 1881 p._ 1592.

JOHNSON, _George William_ (brother of Cuthbert W. Johnson 1799–1878). _b._ Blackheath, Kent 4 Nov. 1802; in his father’s salt works; prepared Epsom salts from sea water; made experiments in gardening and in the manufacture of manures; barrister G.I. 8 June 1836; professor of moral and political economy in Hindoo coll. Calcutta 1839–42; edited in Calcutta the Englishman newspaper and government Gazette 1837–41; owner of the Fairfax MSS. published as the Fairfax Correspondence 4 vols. 1848–67; edited the Gardeners’ Almanack 1844–66; The Gardener’s Monthly Volume 12 vols. 1847; Cottage Gardener 1848, renamed Journal of horticulture 1851 when he edited it with R. Hogg to 1881; with his brother he printed An essay on the use of salt in agriculture 1821, 13 ed. 1838; Outlines of chemistry 1828; Paley’s Work 1839; author of A history of English gardening 1829; Memoirs of John Selden 1835; The stranger in India 1843; The principles of practical gardening 1845; A dictionary of gardening 1846; The British ferns 1857, 4 ed. 1861; with rev. W. W. Wingfield The poultry book 1853, 2 ed. 1856; with R. Hogg The wild flowers of Great Britain 1863. _d._ Waldronhurst, Croydon 29 Oct. 1886. _Journal of horticulture_, _xiii_ 401–4, 424 (1887), _portrait_; _Bookseller 6 Nov. 1886 p._ 1181; _Times 5 Nov. 1886 p._ 6.

JOHNSON, _Harry John_. _b._ Birmingham 10 April 1826; was with sir C. Fellowes in Lycia 1840; studied under Samuel Lines, W. J. Müller and at the Clipstone st. acad. London; Assoc. Instit. Painters in W.C. 1868 and member 1870; exhibited 15 landscapes at R.A. 1859–80; some of his pictures are at South Kensington. _d._ 12 Loudoun road, St. John’s Wood, London 31 Dec. 1884.

JOHNSON, HENRY. _b._ near London 1814; in employment of D. Appleton & Co. publishers, New York 20 years; partner with Robert Martin in the publication of serials, periodicals and illustrated books 1855, firm became Johnson, Fry & Co.; connected with Brooklyn real estate; identified with the boulevard running to Coney island. _d._ Gravesend, Long Island 27 Nov. 1872. _American Annual Cyclop. for 1872 xii_ 634.

JOHNSON, SIR HENRY ALLEN, 2 Baronet. _b._ Shelbourne, Nova Scotia 26 Sep. 1785; ed. Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1807, M.A. 1810; A.D.C. to Prince of Orange during Peninsular war; knight of the military order of Wilhelm of the Netherlands; succeeded 18 March 1835. _d._ Southland, Isle of Wight 27 June 1860.

JOHNSON, SIR HENRY FRANKS FREDERIC, 3 Baronet (eld. child of preceding). _b._ Bath 5 Feb. 1819; ed. at Winchester and Sandhurst; 2 lieut. 5 foot 22 Nov. 1836, major 5 Oct. 1849 to 15 Jany. 1856 when placed on h.p.; D.Q.M.G. in the Mauritius 31 Dec. 1855 to 18 July 1862; D.A.G. in Jamaica 2 Nov. 1866 to 1 April 1869; commanded forces in Windward and Leeward islands 1869–70; col. on the staff in command at Jamaica 1870–3; sold out 1873. _d._ Avranche, Normandy 20 June 1883.

JOHNSON, HENRY ISAAC. _b._ Cambridge; ed. at Christ’s coll. Camb., 30th wrangler 1852, B.A. 1853, M.A. 1856; assistant master at Brighton college 1853–5; rector of Grey Institute, Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope 1863–73; incumbent of Trinity ch. Port Elizabeth to 1873; espoused the cause of bishop Colenso, his church was the only one in Cape Colony that did not secede from the bishop’s rule; assistant master at Cheltenham college 1873–4; head master of Royal Institution school, Liverpool 1874–89. _d._ Penrhyn house, Ullet road, Liverpool 6 May 1892.

JOHNSON, JAMES A. _b._ England 1820; choir master Holy Communion ch. New York 1846, solo tenor singer in oratorio music; compiled A tune book 1848; composer of The Offertory sentences set to music for four voices. New York 1862. _d._ Orange, New Jersey 1883. _Appleton’s American Biog. iii_ 444 (1889).

JOHNSON, JOHN. Ironfounder at 13 Lower Whitecross st. city of London 1826 to death; member of ward of Cripplegate without 1841 to death; sheriff of London 1836–7, alderman of Dowgate 1839–49, lord mayor 1845–6. _d._ Alfred terrace, Upper Holloway 12 Sep. 1858. _I.L.N. vii_ 320 (1845) _portrait_, _ix_ 125 (1846) _portrait_.

JOHNSON, JOHN. _b._ 1801; studied in Italy 1836–40; built St. Saviour’s ch. Walmer 1846, Water colour gallery, Pall Mall; decorated H.M. theatre for Benjamin Lumley; built mansion for sir John Kelk at Tedworth, Wilts. 1878; with Mr. Meeson, Alexandra palace, which was burnt 9 June 1873; district surveyor East Hackney; a great fisherman; in 1866 he obtained the prize for the greatest weight of fish caught 550 lbs.; member of Piscatorial soc.; member of Thames angling preservation soc. and on the committee. _d._ 14 Buckingham st. Adelphi, London 28 Dec. 1878. _The Builder_ (1874) 687–9, (1879) 53, 137; _Fishing Gazette 3 Jany. 1879 p._ 7.

JOHNSON, JOHN JAMES (3 son of William Johnson of The Pallant, Chichester, _d._ 1823). _b._ June 1812; ed. at Winchester; barrister M.T. 10 June 1836, bencher 5 May 1864 to death; recorder of Chichester, Aug. 1863 to death; Q.C. 13 Feb. 1864. _d._ 26 Gresham place, Belgrave sq. London 22 July 1890.

JOHNSON, JOHN MERCER (son of a timber merchant). _b._ Liverpool 1818; ed. Northumberland county gram. sch. New Brunswick; barrister 1840; member of provincial legislature, postmaster general 1847, speaker of the house, and attorney general, solicitor general 1854; member of Quebec and London conferences which settled the confederation act of the Dominion of Canada 1864, 1867; member for Northumberland in Dominion parliament 1867. _d._ Northumberland, Canada 9 Nov. 1868. _Appleton’s American Biog. iii_ 445 (1889).

JOHNSON, JOHN SAMUEL WILLES (eld. son of rev. Charles Johnson, preb. of Wells, _d._ 1841). _b._ South Stoke near Bath 3 July 1793; entered R.N. 1 Feb. 1807; commander 6 Feb. 1821, on h.p. from Aug. 1842; captain 9 Nov. 1846; served at capture of Algiers 1816 and in the first Chinese war 1841; M.P. for Montgomery district 4 May 1861 to death; author of The traveller’s guide through France, Italy and Switzerland 1828. _d._ Hannington hall, Highworth, Wiltshire 25 July 1863.

JOHNSON, JOSEPH. _b._ 1791; a brushmaker in or near Manchester; tried with Henry Hunt and 8 others at York assizes 16–27 March 1820 for conspiracy and unlawfully assembling in St. Peter’s Field, Manchester 16 Aug. 1819, sentenced to be imprisoned for one year in Lincoln castle 15 May 1820; author of A letter to H. Hunt esq. relating to certain accounts. Manchester 1822, 2 ed. 1822; A second letter to H. Hunt 1822. d. Sep. 1872 aged 81. _Reports of State Trials_, _i_ 171–496 (1888).

JOHNSON, MANUEL JOHN (only son of John William Johnson of Macao, China). _b._ Macao 23 May 1835; ed. Addiscombe; lieut. H.E.I. Co.’s artillery at St. Helena 1821–32, where he erected the St. Helena observatory 1828; matric. from Magd. hall, Oxf. 1835, B.A. 1839, M.A. 1842; in charge of Radcliffe observatory, Oxf. 1839 to death; made observations of double stars and a catalogue of 6,317 circumpolar stars; adopted the photographic method of registering meteorological facts 1854; F.R.S. 5 June 1856; F.R.A.S., president 1857–8; made a collection of engravings, sold for £3,359 April 1860; author of A catalogue of 606 principal fixed stars in the Southern Hemisphere observed at the magnetical and meteorological observatory, St. Helena 1835; Astronomical observations made at the Radcliffe observatory, Oxford 1840–58. Oxford 1842 etc. _d._ The observatory, Oxford 28 Feb. 1859; Johnson prize instituted 1862 and given once in 4 years to astronomers. _Proc. Royal Soc. x_ 21–4 (1860); _Monthly Notices R.A. Soc. xix_ 169–70 (1859), _xx_ 123–30 (1860); _Mozley’s Reminiscences_, _ii_ 188–99 (1882).

JOHNSON, PAUL. _b._ 1789; ed. St. John’s coll. Camb., B.A. 1811, M.A. 1814; R. of Sidestrand, Norfolk 1834–72; R. of Overstrand 1841–72; author of The fall of the Yarmouth suspension bridge, with reflections. Norwich 1845; The death of the prince imperial Louis Napoleon, a poem 1879; An epitome in verse of the life of the Prince Consort 1883. _d._ Kirmington, Ulceby, Lincs. 29 Oct. 1883.

JOHNSON, PERCIVAL NORTON (only son of John Johnson, at one time the only commercial assayer in London). _b._ 1793; worked with his father; assayer and metallurgist at 79 Hatton garden, London about 1816; began and carried on manufacture of German silver, and introduced it to general use in England; invented several pottery colours, amongst them the rose-pink; the first person who refined and manufactured platinum upon a commercial scale; F.R.S. 30 April 1846; of firm of John Johnson & Sons, assayers of bullion, metals and minerals, 18A Basinghall st. London, assayers to the bank of England and the Mint. _d._ Stoke house near Dartmouth 1 June 1866. _Quarterly Journal of geological soc. xxiii_ 39–41 (1867); _Proc. of R.S. xvi_ 23–25 (1868).

NOTE.--He made and gave the Wollaston medals to geological society many years; they were composed of palladium, a metal discovered in platinum, which in 1867 became so scarce that it sometimes realized ten guineas per ounce.

JOHNSON, PETER. Professional swimmer. _d._ of inflammation of lungs in a cab whilst going to the hospital at Prague 4 Jany. 1890.

JOHNSON, ROBERT JAMES. _b._ about 1832; architect at Newcastle; had a very large practice; A.R.I.B.A. 1861, F.R.I.B.A. 1865; F.S.A. _d._ Rock villa, Tunbridge Wells 18 April 1892.

JOHNSON, THOMAS MARR. _b._ Appleby, Lincs. 29 June 1826; ed. Winterton, Lincs. and at Ripon; A.I.C.E. 6 April 1852, M.I.C.E. 7 Feb. 1863; res. engineer river Nene and Norfolk estuary works; with B. Baker (under J. Fowler’s instructions) res. engineer of Metropolitan railway, superintended design and execution 1860–9; member of firm of G. Smith & Co. builders and contractors, Feb. 1870 to death; with W. Mills superintended construction of Holborn viaduct station, London. _d._ 14 Westbourne st. Hyde park, London 20 July 1874. _Min. of Proc. I.C.E. xxxix_ 268–9 (1875).

JOHNSON, JOSEPH TOWERS, stage name of Edward Joseph Towers. _b._ Kentish town, London 26 March 1815; clerk to Goding and Broadwood, ale brewers; made first appearance as Claude in The Bear hunt, Marylebone theatre 1835; at the Pavilion 1835–7, at the Garrick 1839, at Surrey 1840–7, at Lyceum 1847, at Sadler’s Wells; lessee Victoria theatre Nov. 1856 to 1866; stage manager for John Coleman on the Northern circuit 7 or 8 years; the Isaac Levi and Mr. Eden in the original cast of ‘Never too late to mend,’ produced at Royal theatre, Leeds 1864. _d._ 37 Mitford place, Upper Kennington lane, London 8 July 1891. _bur._ Tooting cemetery 13 July. _Theatrical Times_, _ii_ 225, 242 (1847), _portrait_; _The Players_, _iii_ 311 (1860), _portrait_.

JOHNSON, WILLIAM (3 son of James Johnson of Kendal, attorney, who _d._ 1828). _b._ Kendal 1823; sub-editor of the Glasgow Practical mechanics’ and engineers’ magazine 1845–48; started The Practical Mechanics’ Journal, Glasgow 1848, edited it 1848 to death, 16 vols.; patent agent at Glasgow; A.I.C.E. 1850; edited Practical draughtsman’s book of industrial design 1861; author of The imperial cyclopædia of machinery 1852–6; with J. H. Johnson of Abstract of the patent law amendment act 1852. _d._ Glasgow 10 June 1864.

JOHNSON, WILLIAM. _b._ Cumberland 1784; ed. St. John’s coll. Camb. 1810, B.D. 1827; C. of Grasmere 1811, teacher at Grasmere sch., and a friend of Wordsworth; in charge of National society’s sch. Holborn, taught on the Bell system 1812, school removed to Baldwin’s gardens 1814; trainer of masters, travelling organiser, inspector of schools, and later on cashier and comptroller of accounts of National Soc. to 1840; called the Patriarch of National Education; R. of St. Clement’s Eastcheap with St. Martin’s Orgar, London 19 Oct. 1820 to death. _d._ 29 Martin’s lane, Cannon st. London 20 Sep. 1864. _G.M. xvii_ 526, 661 (1864).

JOHNSON, WILLIAM. _b._ Hindley near Wigan, Lancs. 7 March 1831; ed. at Stonyhurst, Ampleforth and Prior park, Bath; missioner at St. Mary’s on the Quay, Bristol 1853–6 and at Chippenham, Wilts. 1856–9; assist. priest at pro-cathedral, Liverpool 1859–62; priest at Breck, Poulton-le-Fylde 1862–79 and at Lydiate 1879 to death; composer of Litany of B.V.M. for four voices 1872; Hail! holy Joseph hail! for four voices 1874; Missa de Sancta Maria 1880; Hail, thou resplendent star. Chorus with solo 1881; The lion and the bear 1878 and his other comic song obtained popularity. _d._ Lydiate 9 Oct. 1885. _Gillow’s English Catholics_, _iii_ 641 (1887); _Liverpool Catholic Almanac_ (1886) _p._ 96, _portrait_.

JOHNSON, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS. _b._ 1776; ensign of a new independent company of foot 18 Sep. 1793; captain 32 foot 7 Jany. 1795, lieut. col. 17 May 1810 to 18 Aug. 1814 when placed on h.p.; L.G. 23 Nov. 1841; retired from the army 1855; M.P. Boston 1820–26, M.P. Oldham 1837–47; sheriff of Lincolnshire 1830. _d._ Wytham on the hill near Stamford 26 Oct. 1863.

JOHNSON, SIR WILLIAM GILLILAN (youngest son of William Johnson, merchant). _b._ Fortfield, co. Antrim 1808; ed. Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1830, M.A. 1830; barrister King’s inns, Dublin 1838; M.P. Belfast 10 July 1841, election declared void 19 Aug. 1842; mayor of Belfast 1849 when he received the queen on her visit there 11 Aug.; knighted at Belfast 12 Aug. 1849; a founder of the Protestant orphan asylum, Belfast 1866, and with his wife of the Belfast ophthalmic hospital. _d._ College sq. north, Dublin 9 April 1886. _The Belfast news-letter 10 April 1886 p._ 5.

JOHNSON, W. H. (son of an ordnance officer, H.E.I.C.S.) _b._ 1831; ed. at Mussooree; in the North-west Himalayan survey 1848–52; ascended the Snoy Peak near the Néla pass 22 June 1854; in the Kashmir survey party 1855, conducted the triangulations of the Kishangunga valley, fixing his theodolite on some of the highest peaks which had ever been ascended, going nearly to 20,000 feet; first European traveller who visited the plains of Khotan 1865; in service of maharajah of Kashmir 1866 to death, governor and joint commissioner of Ladakh; presented with gold watch by R. Geogr. Soc. 1875. _d._ it was thought by poison at Jummoo, Kashmir 3 March 1882. _Proc. R. Geogr. Soc. v_ 291–3, 604 (1883).

JOHNSON, WILLIAM ROBERT. _b._ 17 July 1830; ed. Putney coll.; ensign 39 Madras N.I. 2 Oct. 1850, captain 30 Aug. 1860; engaged in public works department, Mysore 1857; first class permanent superintending engineer 1 Jany. 1880 to death; superintending engineer for irrigation, when he looked after the 38,000 water tanks in Mysore; completed the bridge over the Toonga Bhadra river at Hurryhurh; lieut. col. Madras staff corps 20 Dec. 1875; col. in the army 20 Dec. 1880; A.I.C.E. 4 Feb. 1868. _d._ London 7 June 1882. _Min. of Proc. I.C.E. lxxii_ 319–20 (1883).

JOHNSON, WILLIAM WARD PERCIVAL. _b._ 1790; entered navy 2 July 1803, commander 19 Sep. 1835; captain on h.p. 14 Dec. 1841; admiral on h.p. 30 July 1875. _d._ Little Baddow near Chelmsford 26 Dec. 1880. _Graphic_, _xix_ 216 (1879), _portrait_; _I.L.N. lxxviii_ 37 (1881), _portrait_.

JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER (son of an architect). _b._ Edinburgh 1815; with a seal engraver 1830; student in Trustees acad. Edinb. 1831–4; at Royal acad. London 1836; exhibited 73 pictures at R.A., 49 at B.I. and 16 at Suffolk st. 1836–80; The gentle shepherd 1840 and Sunday morning 1841, are well known by the engravings; his The interview of the regent Murray with Mary, queen of Scots 1841, was purchased by Edinb. art union; Archbishop Tillotson administering the sacrament to lord William Russell in the tower. 1845, is in National gallery. _d._ 21 Carlingford road, Hampstead 2 Feb. 1891. _I.L.N. 14 Feb. 1891 p._ 207, _portrait_.

JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER JAMES (eld. son of James S. Johnston of Wood Hill, Kinnellar, Aberdeenshire). _b._ Kinnellar 1820; student Lincoln’s inn 1838; barrister M.T. 27 Jany. 1843; deputy recorder of Leeds 1857; a puisne judge of supreme court of New Zealand 1858 to death, acted as chief justice 1867 and 1886; author of A lecture on the influence of art on human happiness. Napier 1861; Reports of cases determined in the courts of appeal of New Zealand 3 vols. 1867; The New Zealand justice of the peace, resident magistrate, coroner and constable. Wellington 1879. _d._ London 1 June 1888.

JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER KEITH (4 son of Andrew Johnston). _b._ Kirkhill near Edinburgh 28 Dec. 1804; ed. Edin. univ., LLD. 1865; engraver with his bro. William Keith 1826; geographer in ordinary to the Queen 8 Feb. 1840; F.R.G.S. 1843 and Victoria medalist May 1871; F.G.S. 1845, F.R.S.E. 1850; constructed the first globe illustrative of physical geography, medal from Great exhibition of 1851; a founder of Scotch meteorological soc., and hon. sec.; member Edinb. Geological soc. 1862; published The national atlas of historical, commercial and political geography 1843; The physical atlas of natural phenomena 1848, the first physical atlas published in England; Atlas of classical geography 1853. _d._ Ben Rhydding, Yorkshire 9 July 1871. _bur._ Grange cemet. Edinb. 14 July. _Athenæum 15 July 1871 p._ 81; _Proc. R. Geographical Soc. xvi_ 304–6 (1872).

JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER KEITH (eld. son of the preceding). _b._ Edinburgh 24 Nov. 1844; ed. Edinb. instit. and Grange house sch.; superintendent of drawing and engraving of maps with Stanford, London 1866–7; life member R.G.S. 1868 and map-draughtsman and assistant curator 1872–3; in charge of geographical branch of W. and A. K. Johnston’s London business 1869–73; a founder of the Grove park rowing club; geographer to the commission for the survey of Palestine 1873–5; geographer in Paraguay 1873–5; published The library map of Africa 1866; Handbook of physical geography. Edinb. 1870; Lake regions of Central Africa 1870; The surface zones of the globe 1874; leader of R. Geogr. Soc. expedition to the head of lake Nyassa, Nov. 1878. _d._ of dysentery, Berobero 120 miles from Dar es Salaam 28 June 1879. _Academy_, _ii_ 102, 107 (1879); _I.L.N. lxxv_ 174 (1879), _portrait_; _J. Thomson’s To the central African lakes_, _i_, _pp. xiii–xix_ (1881), _memoir and portrait_.

JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER ROBERT CAMPBELL (3 son of sir Alexander Johnston 1775–1849, chief justice of Ceylon). _b._ Colombo, Ceylon 14 June 1812; in civil service of Mauritius 1828–33; private sec. to lord Napier in China 1833–35; third commissioner in China 1835; deputy superintendent of trade of British subjects in China, May 1837; administered government of Hong Kong, June 1841 to Dec. 1842; medal for services on board H.M.S. Nemesis 1841; sec. and registrar superintending in China 1843 to 25 Sep. 1852 when office abolished; F.R.S. 5 June 1845. _d._ San Raphael Ranche, Los Angelos, California 21 Jany. 1888. _Athenæum_, _i_ 151 (1888).

JOHNSTON, ANDREW. _b._ Cursitor st. London 1818; a civil engineer at Nottingham in partnership with Mr. Underwood 1854–8; assist. engineer Brighton railway 1858–65; principal assist. engineer Midland railway 1865 and engineer 1875 to death; M.I.C.E. 1875. _d._ 1884. _Min. of proc. I.C.E. lxxviii_ 434–5 (1884).

JOHNSTON, CHARLES. _b._ Birmingham; L.S.A. 1833, M.R.C.S. 1835; assist. surgeon Queen’s service 1833–4, surgeon H.E.I.C.S. 1839–41; travelled in Abyssinia and was friendly with king Theodore 1842; proprietor of Hunt’s London Journal, in which he wrote many articles; surgeon at Natal, and member of legislative council 1856–8; surgeon at Barnstaple, Devon; author of Travels in Southern Abyssinia through the country of Adal to the kingdom of Shoa 2 vols. 1844; Observations on health and disease in Natal 1860. _d._ The square, Barnstaple 16 July 1872. _Medical Times 17 Aug. 1872 p._ 189.

JOHNSTON, CHARLES JAMES. _b._ 1765; entered navy about 1787; governor of naval hospital of Madras 1802; captain 5 Sep. 1806; the Cornwallis under his command in 1807 was the first regular man of war to pass between Australia and Van Diemen’s Land; V.A. on half pay 6 Nov. 1850; pensioned 15 April 1854. _d._ Cowhill near Dumfries 16 Oct. 1856.

JOHNSTON, DAVID (son of Henry Johnston of Corstorphine and Edinburgh). _b._ Edinburgh 19 May 1801; ed. at univ. of Edinb., M.D. 1 Aug. 1821; translated Dante’s Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso 3 vols. 1867–8; Corneille’s Polyeucte 1870; published Hadrianus Moriens, translations of Hadrian’s Address to his soul 1870, containing 98 translations by living authors; author of A general view of the system of public education in France. Edin. 1827; A general medical and statistical history of charity in France 1829. _d._ 13 Marlborough buildings, Bath 17 Oct. 1879. _The Academy 1879 ii p._ 321.

JOHNSTON, FREDERICK. _b._ 18 June 1792; cornet 6 dragoons 4 April 1810; captain 17 light dragoons 1824–6; major 67 foot 2 April 1829 to 26 Feb. 1836; general 7 Jany. 1874; placed on retired list 1 Oct. 1877. _d._ A 10, Albany, Piccadilly, London 31 Jany. 1882.

JOHNSTON, GEORGE. _b._ Simprin, Berwickshire 20 July 1797; ed. at Kelso, Berwick and univ. of Edinb., M.D. 1819; M.R.C.S. Edinb. 1817, F.R.C.S. 1819; general practitioner at Berwick 1819–53, mayor 3 times; LL.D. Aberdeen; a founder of Ray soc. 1844 and of Berwickshire naturalists’ club; one of editors of Mag. of zoology and botany; wrote 90 papers on natural history; author of A Flora of Berwick-upon-Tweed 2 vols. 1829–31; A history of the British zoophytes. Edinb. 1838, 2 ed. London 1847; A history of British sponges and lithophytes 1842; An introduction to conchology 1850. _d._ Berwick on Tweed 30 July 1855. _Proc. of Berwickshire Naturalists’ Club_, _iii_ 202, 215.

JOHNSTON, GEORGE (son of Andrew Johnston, surgeon in the army). _b._ Dublin 12 Aug. 1814; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin; M.R.C.S.E. 1837; M.D. Edin. 1845; assistant phys. of lying-in hospital, Dublin 1848–55; master of the Rotunda hospital, and writer of the clinical reports 1868–75; F.K.Q.C.P. Dublin 1863, pres. 1880; author with E. B. Sinclair of Practical midwifery, comprising an account of 13,748 deliveries which took place in the Rotunda hospital. 1878. d. 15 St. Stephen’s Green north, Dublin 7 March 1889.

JOHNSTON, JAMES. Ensign 8 foot 7 June 1839, lieut. col. 1 July 1862 to death. _d._ Malta 29 Dec. 1865.

JOHNSTON, JAMES FINLAY WEIR. _b._ Paisley 13 Sep. 1796; ed. at univ. of Glasgow, M.A.; kept a school at Durham 1825–30; studied chemistry under Berzelius in Sweden 1830; professor of chemistry and mineralogy in univ. of Durham from its foundation 1833 to death; chemist to Agricultural society of Scotland 1843 to date when society was dissolved; F.R.S. 15 June 1837; F.R.S. Edin.; author of The economy of a coalfield. Durham 1838; Catechism of agricultural chemistry and geology. Edinb. 1844, 33 editions, translated into most European languages and taught in schools; On the use of lime in agriculture 1849; The chemistry of common life 2 vols. 1853–5, 3 ed. 1879, his best work; contributed to Edinburgh review and Blackwood’s mag. _d._ Durham 18 Sep. 1855. _Blackwood’s Edinburgh Mag._, _Nov. 1855 pp._ 548–51.

JOHNSTON, JAMES HENRY. _b._ 1787; entered navy 1803, present at battle of Trafalgar 21 Oct. 1805, lieut. 16 Feb. 1810; lieut. on half pay July 1815; proposed establishment of steam communication with India viâ the Mediterranean and Red Sea 1823; designed iron steamers which navigated the Ganges many years; controller of the H.E.I. Company’s steamers 1833–50. _d._ on his way home from India 5 May 1851.

JOHNSTON, _Norman_. _b._ 1806; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1830; inc. of St. Peter, Kirkcaldy 1840 to death; presented with 200 guineas on his jubilee March 1890; domestic chaplain to Countess of Rothes 1859; dean of united dioceses of St. Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane 1880 to death. _d._ Kirkcaldy 18 Sep. 1890 aged 84.

JOHNSTON, ROBERT. Called to bar in Ireland 1829; Q.C. 9 May 1868. _d._ 1885.

JOHNSTON, THOMAS HENRY (brother of Alexander R. C. Johnston 1812–88). _b._ 1807; ensign 66 foot 21 Feb. 1822, lieut. col. 28 Dec. 1838 to 12 July 1850; served in Canadian rebellion 1837–8; col. 87 foot 9 April 1864, col. 66 foot 10 Oct. 1870 to death; general 5 Dec. 1871. _d._ Carnsalloch, Dumfriesshire 29 Dec. 1891.

JOHNSTON, WILLIAM (son of Thomas Boston Johnston, packman). _b._ Biggar, Lanarkshire 18 Feb. 1800; ed. at univ. of Glasgow, M.A. 1817, D.D. 1850; Secession minister at Limekilns near Dunfermline 1823 to death; the Secession church became the United Presbyterian church in 1847, convener of committee on education 1847 to death; moderator of synod 1854; a jubilee service held in his honor 27 Aug. 1873 when he was presented with an epergne and 1000 guineas; author of A memoir of the rev. Robert Brown. Dunfermline 1830. _d._ at his lodgings, Hanover st. Edinburgh 24 May 1874. _W. Gifford’s Memorials of the life of Dr. Johnston_ (1876), _portrait_; _J. Smith’s Our Scottish Clergy_ (_2 Ser._ 1849) 334–9.

JOHNSTON, SIR WILLIAM (3 son of Andrew Johnston). _b._ Kirkhill near Penicuik, Midlothian 27 Oct. 1802; ed. at high school, Edin.; an engraver, Edin. 1 Dec. 1825; founded with his brother, firm of W. and A. K. Johnston 1826; engraver and copperplate printer to the Queen 2 Dec. 1837; purchased the business of the Messrs. Lizars 1859; built the Edina works, Easter road, Edinb. 1878; high constable of Edin. 1828; moderator to the high constables 1831, 32 and 39; member of dean of guild court 1831, of town council 1832; a bailie of Edin. 1840, lord provost 1848–51; knighted at Holyrood palace 26 Aug. 1851; retired from business 1867; joined with his brother in the production of atlases and maps. _d._ Kirkhill house near Gorebridge, Midlothian 7 Feb. 1888. _Bookseller_, _March 1888 pp._ 258–9.

JOHNSTON, WILLIAM WALKER WHITEHALL (eld. son of Thomas F. Johnston, colonial sec. of Trinidad, West Indies). Ensign 1 West India regiment 4 Aug. 1854, lieut. col. 24 Dec. 1873 to 1 April 1880 when placed on h.p.; hon. M.G. 1 April 1880. _d._ 9 Beauclerc road, The Grove, London 21 Jany. 1886.

JOHNSTONE, CHARLES VANDEN BEMPDE (younger son of sir R. V. B. Johnstone, 1 baronet, _d._ 1807). _b._ 24 Aug. 1800; ed. Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1825, M.A. 1830; V. of Feliskirk, Yorkshire 1827–72; preb. of Wetwang in York cath. 17 Oct. 1844 to death; canon res. of York 1845–73. _d._ Sutton hall, Thirsk 15 May 1882.

JOHNSTONE, CHRISTIAN ISOBEL. _b._ Fifeshire 1781. (_m._ Mr. M’Leish, she obtained a divorce; _m._ (2) about 1812 John Johnstone of Dunfermline, schoolmaster, afterwards editor of Inverness Courier, they edited the Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle); she edited and wrote ‘The schoolmaster and Edinburgh weekly mag.’ 4 Aug. 1832 to 29 June 1833 when it was converted into ‘Johnstone’s Edinburgh Mag.’ published monthly 9 numbers, this was incorporated with Tait’s Edinburgh Mag. 1834 which she edited 1834–46; author of Clan Albin, a national tale 4 vols. 1815, anon.; The cook and housewife’s manual. By Mistress Margaret Dods of the Cleikum inn, St. Ronans 1826, 11 ed. 1862; Nights of the round table, or stories of Aunt Jane and her friends. 2 series Edin. 1832 and 1849; John Johnstone _d._ Edinb. 3 Nov. 1857 aged 76; she _d._ Buccleuch place, Edinburgh 26 Aug. 1857. _W. Anderson’s Scottish Nation_, _iii_ 713–15 (1863); _Tait’s Edinburgh Magazine_, _Sep. 1857 pp._ 573–5.

NOTE.--Some accounts say this lady’s names were Christina Jane Johnstone.

JOHNSTONE, EDWARD (3 son of James Johnstone of Kidderminster afterwards of Worcester, M.D. 1730–1802). _b._ Kidderminster 26 Sep. 1757; ed. at free gram. sch. there and at univ. of Edinb.; B.D., M.D. 1779; one of physicians of Birmingham general hospital 1779; pres. of Medical sch., afterward called Queen’s college, Birmingham 1827–45; principal of Queen’s coll. 1827–45; hon. phys. of Queen’s hosp. Birmingham to death. _d._ Edgbaston hall near Birmingham 4 Sep. 1851. _Edgbastonia_, _iv_ 21–23 (1884).

JOHNSTONE, EDWARD (eld. son of the preceding). _b._ Ladywood house near Birmingham 9 April 1804; ed. Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1825, M.A. 1828; barrister L.I. 6 May 1828, barrister I.T. 1838; a founder of the Literary association of the Friends of Poland 1832; author of What is Poland? a question of geography, history and public law 1836; The general orders and practice of the courts of common law in Ireland 1854; claimed the dormant marquisate of Annandale 1876, claim dismissed by House of Lords as not having been proved 1881. _d._ Worcester 20 Sep. 1881. _bur._ Edgbaston. _Biograph_, _Aug. 1880 pp._ 170–3; _Edgbastonia_, _iv_ 21–3 (1884).

JOHNSTONE, HENRY JAMES WOLFENDEN (eld. son of James Johnstone 1777–1845, physician extraordinary to William IV. 1830). _b._ 1808; ed. at Westminster sch. and St. George’s hosp. where he became house surgeon and teacher of anatomy; M.R.C.S. 1834, F.R.C.S. 1843; edited with his father The Medico-Chirurgical Review; had a large practice, retired through bad health 1848; resided in France 1848–50; presumed to be author of a series of letters in The Times beginning 20 Dec. 1851, exposing and condemning Louis Napoleon’s imperial designs; author of Clinical observations on diseases of the genito-urinary organs 1851. _d._ High view, St. Lawrence, Ramsgate 19 Oct. 1889.

JOHNSTONE, JAMES (brother of Edward Johnstone 1804–81). _b._ Edgbaston hall near Birmingham 12 April 1806; ed. at Trin. coll. Camb., M.B. 1828, M.L. 1830, M.D. 1832; F.R.C.P. 1834; studied in Edin., Paris and London; professor of materia medica and therapeutics at Queen’s college, Birmingham 1841 to death; phys. to the general hospital 1841 to death; pres. of British Medical Association, Sep. 1865; author of A therapeutic arrangement and syllabus of materia medica 1835; A discourse on the phenomena of sensation as connected with the mental, physical and instructive faculties of man 1841. _d._ Leamington 11 May 1869. _Langford’s Modern Birmingham_, _ii_ 333–7, 492 (1877).

JOHNSTONE, JAMES (son of James Johnstone a messenger of court of bankruptcy, _d._ 1865 aged 79). _b._ Charles st. Old st. London 26 June 1815; a messenger of bankruptcy court, Basinghall st. 1842–61; head of firm of Johnstone, Cooper, Wintle & Co. of 3 Coleman st. buildings, accountants 1861 to death; bought the Morning Herald and Standard newspapers from Charles Baldwin for £16,500 in 1857, issued the Standard as a morning paper 29 June 1857 at price of 2 pence, reduced price to 1 penny 4 Feb. 1858; started the Evening Herald 29 June 1857 which ceased 27 May 1865; the Morning Herald ceased 31 Dec. 1869; discontinued evening issue of the Standard 29 June 1857, but revived it 11 June 1860, appeared in a new form 1 Jany. 1870, sometimes circulated 100,000 copies; paid off all his liabilities and became sole proprietor of Standard 1870. _d._ Hooley house, Coulsdon, Surrey 21 Oct. 1878. _J. Hatton’s Journalistic London_ (1882) 146–54, _portrait_; _Vanity Fair 14 Feb. 1874 p._ 81, _portrait_; _Bourne’s English Newspapers_, _ii_ 226, 239–41, 336–7 (1887).

JOHNSTONE, JAMES (eld. son of James Raymond Johnstone of Alva, Stirlingshire). _b._ Overton, Rutland 4 July 1801; ed. at Rugby and univ. of Edin.; admitted advocate at Scotch bar 1824; M.P. for Clackmannan and Kinross 1851–57. _d._ 24 Feb. 1888.

JOHNSTONE, JOHN BEER. _b._ Dublin 12 March 1803; an actor in Ireland, the provinces and London; never had more than £2 a week up to 1882; at Princess’s theatre under Wilson Barrett 1882; presented with a testimonial and £60 by 200 actors on his eightieth birthday 12 March 1883; author of upwards of 200 dramas for which he received on an average about £5; he sold an extravaganza and a farce to David W. Osbaldiston for 15/-; his chief printed dramas are The Drunkard’s children. Pavilion theatre July 1848; The gipsy farmer or Jack and Jack’s brother. Surrey theatre March 1849; Gale Breezely or the tale of a tar. Surrey 1853; Ben Bolt. Surrey 28 March 1854; The sailor of France. Surrey 28 Nov. 1854; Tufelhausen or the lawyer’s legend. Surrey 24 March 1856; Pedrillo or a search for two fathers. Marylebone theatre 16 Nov. 1857; Morley Ashton or a sea voyage 1866; Jack Long or a shot in the eye 1872. _d._ 25 April 1891. _bur._ Brompton cemet. _The Era 17 March 1883 p._ 8.

JOHNSTONE, JOHN DOUGLAS. _b._ 1808; ensign 3 foot 15 Aug. 1827; captain 33 foot 19 Oct. 1838, lieut. col. 9 March 1855 to 17 April 1860 when placed on retired full pay; M.G. 17 April 1860; C.B. 27 July 1855. _d._ Dublin 19 Sep. 1863.

NOTE.--He and his son J. D. Johnstone were the first in the assault on the Redan, where he lost his left arm.

JOHNSTONE, SIR JOHN VANDEN BEMPDE, 2 Baronet. _b._ Hackness hall near Scarborough 28 Aug. 1799; ed. Rugby and Trin. coll. Camb., M.A. 1821; succeeded 14 July 1807; M.P. Yorkshire 1830–32; M.P. Scarborough 1832–7 and 1841 to death; major Yorkshire hussars 22 April 1843, lieut. col. 6 April 1859 to 30 Aug. 1859; while hunting in Northamptonshire broke a rib which entered his lungs 20 Feb., _d._ 34 Belgrave sq. London 25 Feb. 1869. _bur._ at parish church, Hackness 3 March. _Reg. and mag. of Biog. i_ 294 (1869).

JOHNSTONE, MONTAGUE CHOLMELEY (3 son of James Raymond Johnstone of Alva, co. Clackmannan 1768–1830). _b._ 2 March 1804; ensign 27 foot 27 Feb. 1823, lieut. col. 16 Nov. 1841 to 23 March 1849; lieut. col. 87 foot 23 March 1849 to 26 Oct. 1858; col. 88 foot 10 Aug. 1864 to death; general 29 Dec. 1873. _d._ Baden Baden 22 Sep. 1874.

JOHNSTONE, WILLIAM (son of Mr. Johnstone, colliery manager to Mr. Dixon of the Govan iron works, Lanarkshire). _b._ parish of Old Monkland near Glasgow 1 July 1811; articled to David Smith of Glasgow, C.E. 1826–33; engineer and general manager of Glasgow and Ayr railway 1840, of Glasgow and South western railway to 31 Dec. 1874, the former line gradually developed into the latter; pres. of Institution of engineers in Scotland 1861–63, formed in 1857 chiefly by W. J. M. Rankine and himself; M.I.C.E. 4 Dec. 1866. _d._ Glasgow 27 April 1877.

JOHNSTONE, WILLIAM BORTHWICK (son of John Johnstone, solicitor). _b._ Edinb. 21 July 1804; in a lawyer’s office, Edinb.; attended antique classes of Trustees academy 1840–2; exhibited at Trustees academy exhibitions from 1836 to death; A.R. Scottish Acad. 1840, member 1848, treasurer 1850; took his mother’s name of Borthwick 1847; oil, water-colour and miniature painter; his picture, A scene in Holyrood, 1855 is in National gallery of Scotland; first principal curator of Nat. Gall. of Scotland 1858; his collections of arms, armour and pictures, sold by Chapman, a 6 days’ sale; author of Catalogue of the National gallery of Scotland 1859, 18 ed. 1868. _d._ 3 Gloucester place, Edinb. 5 June 1868.

JOHNSTONE, SIR WILLIAM JAMES HOPE (2 son of sir Wm. Johnstone Hope, G.C.B. 1766–1831). _b._ Haddingtonshire 28 July 1798; entered navy 20 June 1811, captain 21 Oct. 1823, R.A. 22 April 1853, V.A. 4 Feb. 1858, admiral 24 Sep. 1863; commander in chief on S.E. coast of America 1854–57; at Sheerness 28 June 1860 to 25 June 1863; R.A. of the United Kingdom 12 Feb. 1870, placed on retired list April 1870; K.C.B. 10 Nov. 1862. _d._ 24 Albany st. Edinburgh 11 July 1878.

JOICEY, JOHN (4 son of George Joicey of Newcastle). _b._ Tynemouth 1816; apprenticed to his brother James Joicey, colliery viewer 1838–41, partner in the firm to death; sheriff of Durham 1878; M.P. North Durham April 1880 to death; A.I.C.E. 2 March 1875; erected and endowed Newton Hall church 1877; gave sum of £12,000 to Museum of natural history society of Northumberland and Durham 1881. _d._ Newton Hall, Stocksfield on Tyne 15 Aug. 1881, personalty sworn £678,000, 28 Jany. 1882. _Min. of Proc. of I.C.E._ _lxix_ 417–18 (1882).

JOLLIE, PATRICK. Oldest bookseller in the world. _d._ Leslie, Fifeshire 3 Oct. 1885 aged 97.

JOLLIFFE, PETER WILLIAM. Ed. at St. John’s coll. Camb., B.A. 1789, M.A. 1792; P.C. of St. James, Poole, Dorset 4 May 1791 to death; the oldest incumbent in England. _d._ Parkstone near Poole, March 1861 aged 95.

JOLLIFFE, THOMAS ROBERT (2 son of Thomas Samuel Jolliffe, M.P.) _b._ 1780; ed. at Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1804, M.A. 1807; R. of Babington near Frome 15 Feb. 1810 to death; author of Letters from Palestine. Signed Th. R. J. 1819, 4 ed. 2 vols. 1854; Narrative of an excursion from Corfu to Smyrna 1827. _d._ Ammerdown park near Bath 15 June 1872.

JOLLIFFE, WILLIAM PETER (only son of Christopher Jolliffe of Poole, Dorset). _b._ Poole 1812; barrister G.I. 30 June 1839, bencher 1 March 1875 to death, treasurer 1881; standing counsel to governors of Queen Anne’s bounty 1878 to death; member of Council of legal education. _d._ Bournemouth 31 May 1887.

JOLLY, JOHN MARKS. _b._ 1790; travelled with Edmund Kean and Sheridan Knowles as an actor and conductor of the orchestra; conductor at Surrey theatre, London 1840–60; at various periods connected with the bands of Her Majesty’s, Drury Lane and Covent Garden; conductor and arranger of music at Oxford music hall till June 1863; his opera Mabel produced at Covent Garden under Madame Vestris’ management 1840; composer of the songs, Queen of the starry night 1855, and Where are all the young men gone 1861; The Gipsy sisters, a duet 1858; Poor Jennie, solo and quartett 1861. _d._ West sq. Southwark 1 July 1864. _Era 10 July 1864 p._ 11.

JOLY, HENRY EDWARD. Archdeacon of Killala to death; author of Questions deducible from the Introductory lessons on the History of religious worship of R. Whately 1849; Questions deducible from the Introductory lessons on Christian evidences of R. Whately 1849. _d._ Hollywood 3 June 1852.

JONAS, EDMUND JAMES. _b._ 1805; governor of Newgate 1859–74. _d._ Turle road, Tollington park, London 30 Jany. 1879.

JONAS, ELIZABETH. _b._ St. George’s road, Southwark 1825; at six years of age was a good musician; first appeared at Mr. J. Field’s concert as a pianiste 1832; played in oratorios at Drury Lane; scholar R. Academy 1836, King’s scholar 1838, associate 1841, teacher of the piano there 1838–50; residing in St. George’s road 1854. _Cazalet’s Hist. of R. Acad. of Music_ (1854) 299–302.

JONES, AARON. _b._ Pennsylvania near Shrewsbury 3 March 1831; fought Harry Orme at Frimley 18 Dec. 1849 when he lost after 40 rounds in 2¾ hours; beat Bob Wade at Edenbridge 24 Sep. 1850; fought Orme again 10 May 1852 for £100 a side at Bourne Bridge and Newmarket, police interfered, Jones refused to renew the contest and so lost; beaten by Tom Paddock 18 July 1854 and 26 June 1855; fought Tom Sayers £100 a side, 62 rounds in 3 hours, Banks of the Medway, darkness came on, both men much punished 6 Jany. 1857; beaten by Sayers £100 a side, 85 rounds in 2 hours, Banks of the Medway 10 Feb. 1857; went to U.S. of America, where he trained and seconded J. C. Heenan for his fight with John Morrissey at Long Point, Canada 20 Oct. 1858; entered Confederate army during the civil war, one of general Beauregard’s aide-de-camps; fought Mike Mc Coole for 2000 dollars and the championship at Busenburk station, Ohio, when Mc Coole won in 34 rounds lasting 26 minutes. _d._ Leavenworth, Indiana 16 Feb. 1869, reported to have been poisoned. _H. D. Miles’s Pugilistica_, _iii_ 253, 262, 283, 382, 419.

JONES, ALEXANDER (youngest son of 4 Viscount Ranelagh _d._ 1797). _b._ 9 March 1778; entered navy 1790; wrecked among Japanese islands 1797; saved H.M.S. Tartarus from destruction after she had been abandoned at Ferrol 1800; captain 1 Aug. 1811; commander of Talbot sloop making many captures 1807–11; admiral on half pay 1 Nov. 1860. _d._ Cheltenham 8 Jany. 1862.

JONES, ANNA MARIA. Author of The Gipsey, a romantic tale. London, Chapple 2 vols., and other works of fiction. _d._ a pauper 25 Jany. 1854.

JONES, AVONIA STANHOPE (dau. of George Jones, actor 1810–79). _b._ 43 Barrow st. New York 12 July 1836; first appeared on the stage at People’s theatre, Cincinnati 18 April 1856 as Parthenia in Ingomar; played in Australia 1860–1; first appeared in London at Drury Lane 5 Nov. 1861 as Medea; played at the Adelphi 1862–3; acted Lady Isabel in East Lynne at the Surrey 1864 and Theodora in Watts Phillips’s drama Theodora, actress and empress at same house 9 April 1866; played in the provinces and in Dublin. (_m._ 1862 Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, actor 1818–66). _d._ of rapid consumption, 2 Bond st. New York 4 Oct. 1867. _bur._ Mount Auburn cemet. Boston. _Illust. sporting news_, _v_ 145 (1866), _portrait_.

JONES, BENJAMIN ORLANDO. Ensign 36 foot 29 May 1805; captain 12 foot 19 Sep. 1822 to 6 July 1826 when placed on half pay; col. 73 foot 15 Sep. 1860 to death; L.G. 12 Nov. 1862; K.H. 1837; K.T.S. _d._ The Hafod, Abergavenny 16 Feb. 1865.

JONES, CHARLES CHADWICKE. _b._ 1800; barrister M.T. 25 June 1830; went the home circuit; practised at the Old Bailey; serjeant at law 10 July 1844; author of Recollections of royalty, from the death of William Rufus in 1100 to that of the cardinal York in 1807, 2 vols. 1828. _d._ 18 Lambeth ter. London 7 July 1852 aged 52.

JONES, CHARLES HANDFIELD (son of J. Jones, captain R.N.) _b._ Liverpool 1 Oct. 1819; ed. at Rugby and Cath. hall, Camb., B.A. 1840, M.B. 1843; studied at St. George’s hosp. London; M.R.C.P. 1845, F.R.C.P. 1849, junior censor 1863–4, senior censor 1886, vice pres. 1888; delivered Lumleian lectures on pathology of the nervous system 1865; F.R.S. 6 June 1850; phys. to St. Mary’s hosp. Paddington 1851; author of Pathological and clinical observations respecting morbid conditions of the stomach 1855; Clinical observations on functional nervous disorders 1864; with E. H. Sieveking of A manual of pathological anatomy 1854, 2 ed. 1875. _d._ 24 Montagu sq. London 30 Sep. 1890. _British Medical Journal_, _ii_ 800, 874, 924, 932 (1890).

JONES, SIR CHARLES THOMAS (3 son of Charles Thomas Jones of Frontraith, Montgomeryshire). _b._ 1778; entered navy 1791; knighted by duke of Richmond, lord lieutenant of Ireland 1810; captain 12 Aug. 1819, retired 1 Oct. 1846; retired R.A. 27 Aug. 1851. _d._ Montgomery 4 April 1853.

JONES, MRS. CHARLES W. _b._ 29 Nov. 1789; singing chambermaid in the provinces; first appeared in London at Haymarket theatre as Lady Duberly in The Heir at law 18 June 1823; played old women at Covent Garden and Drury Lane; last appeared at Drury Lane 1842; played Lady Bait in P. Palmer’s comedy Life, at Olympic 16 Nov. 1846. _d._ York town, Farnborough, Hants. 28 Feb. 1866. _Era 18 March 1866 p._ 11.

JONES, SIR DANIEL. Colonel; resided at Brockville in district of Johnstown, Upper Canada; knighted at St. James’s palace 16 March 1836. _d._ 1856.

JONES, DAVID (eld. son of John Jones _d._ 1843). _b._ Blaenos, Llandovery, Nov. 1810; ed. at Charterhouse; sheriff of Carmarthenshire 1845; M.P. Carmarthenshire 1852–68. _d._ Pantglas, Carmarthenshire 1 July 1869.

NOTE.--He unsuccessfully contested Sudbury 29 June 1841, and at his own sole expense unseated the two members then returned, which led to the disfranchisement of the borough 1844.

JONES, DAVID. _b._ 1810; on staff of Morning Chronicle; manager and publisher of Saturday Review at 445 Strand, afterwards at 39 Southampton st. Strand, from date of first number 3 Nov. 1855 to his death. _d._ Abergele, north Wales 15 June 1884. _bur._ Finchley cemetery near London 23 June.

JONES, DAVID WILLIAM. One of the 300 mounted post boys in London; trained under Chifney at Newmarket; head lad to John Stevens; head groom to marquis of Westminster, to General Grosvenor and to sir John Ramsden; in the Peninsula and at Waterloo in charge of horses; served many masters in India, Spain, France and Germany, and could speak 3 languages; trained for Mr. De Burgh at Hampton; frequently walked from Hampton to Hyde park corner; a very fair jockey and a strong waster; kept a lodging house in Mayfair to 1830; became blind, his wife a pew opener kept him till her death 1854. _d._ Chelsea workhouse, Middlesex, June 1858. _Sporting Review_, _xl_ 4–5 (1858).

JONES, EBENEZER (2 son of Robert Jones). _b._ Canonbury sq. Islington 20 Jany. 1820; ed. under rev. John Bickerdike at Highgate; clerk in a tea warehouse in Mincing lane, City 1837; an accountant; sec. of a railway co. 1846; wrote articles in the Oddfellow; lived in Paulton square, Chelsea 1856–60; published Studies of sensation and event, poems 1843; The land monopoly 1849. (_m._ 1844 Caroline niece of Edwin Atherstone the poet, they separated, she _d._ 184-). _d._ Brentwood, Essex 14 Sep. 1860. _bur._ in churchyard of Shenfield near there. _E. Jones’s Studies of sensation, ed. by R. H. Shepherd_ (1879), _Memoir pp. xvii–lxxxiv_; _Athenæum_, _ii_ 368, 401, 466 (1878).

JONES, EDWYN (eld. son of Henry Jones of Louth, Ireland). Barrister G.I. 26 Jany. 1867; member of joint board of examiners, Inns of Court 1877 to death; edited with John Shortt The county court acts, with chapters upon administration, trusts, etc. 1868; author of The law of salvage 1870. _d._ Woocote Dower house, Upper Wallington 3 Nov. 1890.

JONES, ELIZABETH (dau. of Mr. Mandelbert, actor). _b._ 1834; appeared at Sadler’s Wells as Macduff’s child in Macbeth, as Arthur in King John, and as the prince of Wales in Richard III.; acted at Olympic and Surrey, and at Brighton, Plymouth, Dublin and Bristol; acted at Grecian theatre, Islington 1865–74. (_m._ David H. Jones, actor, _d._ 21 Sep. 1867). _d._ at res. of brother in law George Chapman, musical director, Beaufort villa, Norrisville, Bristol 5 May 1883. _Era 19 May 1883 p._ 9.

JONES, ERNEST CHARLES (son of Charles Jones, major 15 hussars and aide de camp to Ernest, duke of Cumberland). _b._ Berlin 25 Jany. 1819; ed. St. Michael’s coll. Lüneberg; engaged in journalism in London 1841; barrister M.T. 19 April 1844; joined the chartist movement 1845, was the leader till 1858; contested Halifax 1847, 1852, Nottingham 1853, 1857 and Manchester 1868; arrested for making seditious speeches, and sentenced at Central criminal court to two years’ solitary confinement 7 July 1848; attended chartist convention of 1851; joined the northern circuit and had much practice; editor of the Northern Star and of The People’s Paper 1852; The Labourer 1847; author of The Wood spirit 2 vols. 1841; My life, a rhapsody; The maid of Warsaw 1854; Woman’s wrongs, tales 1855; The revolt of Hindostan, a poem 1857, originally written with his own blood while in prison; Democracy vindicated, a lecture 1867. _d._ Wellington st. Higher Broughton, Manchester 26 Jany. 1869. _bur._ Ardwick cemet. 31 Jany., demonstration in Trafalgar sq. London in honour of his memory 26 March 1869. _C. Mackay’s Forty years’ recollections_, _ii_ 59–63 (1877); _Reg. and Mag. of Biog._, _March 1869 pp._ 223–6; _Times 27, 29, 31 March 1869_.

JONES, EVAN (son of Evan Jones). _b._ Bryntynoriad near Dolgelly 5 Sep. 1820; ed. Brecon coll. 1841–5; a bard of great celebrity; independent minister, Tredegar, July 1845 to Jany. 1848; replied to rev. John Griffith’s false charges against nonconformists, charging them with ignorance, drunkenness and immorality 1847, and exposed the Blue book treachery of the Education commission; edited The Principality, a newspaper. Cardiff 1848; superintended and wrote for the Standard of Freedom, and the Pathway 1851, two of Cassell’s publications; published Y Gmraes, a magazine for women Jany. 1850 to death; Yr Adolygydd, a quarterly review March 1850 to death; known as Ieuan Gwynedd; author of The dissent and morality of Wales 1848; Facts and figures in illustration of the dissent and morality of Wales 1849 and many works in Welsh; ruptured a blood vessel in London and _d._ Cardiff 23 Feb. 1852. _bur._ Groeswen near Caerphilly, monument erected by a penny subscription. _Congregational year book for 1854 p._ 234–5.

JONES, GEORGE. _b._ 1780; 2 lieut. R.M. 19 June 1793, lieut. col. 22 July 1830, col. commandant 27 Dec. 1837 to 9 Nov. 1846; general 20 June 1855; a prisoner of war in France 1804–14. _d._ Woodside house, Southsea 30 Jany. 1857 aged 77.

JONES, GEORGE (only son of John Jones, mezzotint engraver 1745–97). _b._ 6 Jany. 1786; student at the R.A. 1801; served in the militia, joined the army of occupation in Paris after Waterloo; painted many pictures of Waterloo and the battles in the Peninsula; A.R.A. 1822, R.A. 1824, librarian 1834–40, keeper 1840–50, acted as pres. 1845–50; exhibited 221 pictures at R.A., 141 at B.I. and 1 at Suffolk st. 1803–70; chief adviser of Robert Vernon in forming his collection; acted as executor for Chantrey and Turner; author of Recollections of life of sir S. Chantrey 1849. _d._ 8 Park sq. Regent’s park, London 19 Sep. 1869. _Sandby’s History of royal academy_, _ii_ 36–9 (1862); _Reg. and Mag. of Biog. ii_ 253, 280 (1869).

JONES, GEORGE. _b._ about 1795; owner of Rosherville gardens, Gravesend 1855 to death, the gardens covering a space of 17 acres were sold for £24,600, 8 Oct. 1872. _d._ Lansdowne house, Rosherville 26 June 1872.

JONES, GEORGE. _b._ London 10 March 1810; taken to America 1818; appeared at Federal st. theatre, Boston 1810, at Chestnut st. theatre, Philadelphia as Pierre in Venice preserved 7 Dec. 1831, at the Old National, Boston as Claude Melnotte 16 May 1838; manager Marshal theatre, Richmond, and Avon theatre, Norfolk, Sep. 1839; visited England and lectured on the Bible; returning to America 1857 took the title of Count Joannes; lecturer at Boston; appeared at Academy of music, New York as Hamlet 1872 and committed many eccentricities and was thenceforth guyed whenever he was seen on the stage; author of A history of ancient America, Tyrian era, 3 ed. 1843; Tecumseh, a tragedy, life of general Harrison, etc. 1844. _d._ West-side hotel, Sixth avenue, New York 30 Dec. 1879. _The Era 25 Jany. 1880 p._ 4.

JONES, GEORGE MATTHEW. L.R.C.S. Edin. 1826, M.R.C.S. Eng. 1855; surgeon in Jersey 1826 to death, surgeon to general hospital there; he signalised himself about 1850 by performance of several successful cases of excisions of joints especially of the knee; by his practice and writings he contributed as much as anyone to rapid spread of conservative surgery; the merit of reviving excision of the knee is due to Wm. Fergusson, but Jones adopted the operation a few weeks after Fergusson had performed it, without being aware of the fact; author of On disarticulation of the scapula from the shoulder joint 1860. _d._ Old st. St. Heliers, Jersey 7 Sep. 1861. _The Lancet_, _ii_ 264 (1861).

JONES, SIR HARRY DAVID (5 son of John Jones, general superintendent of Landguard fort, Suffolk 1751–1806). _b._ Landguard fort 14 March 1792; 2 lieut. R.E. 17 Sep. 1808; served in the Peninsula 1810–14; led the forlorn hope at siege of St. Sebastian and was wounded and taken prisoner 25 July 1813; col. R.E. 7 July 1853 to 2 Aug. 1860; a brigadier general for particular service in the Baltic 1854; commanded Royal Engineers in the Crimea 10 Feb. 1855; K.C.B. 5 July 1855, G.C.B. 28 June 1861; governor of royal military coll. Sandhurst 29 April 1856 to death; lieut. general 6 July 1860; colonel commandant of Royal Engineers 2 Aug. 1860 to death; hon. D.C.L. Oxf. 4 June 1856; A.I.C.E.; contributed papers to Institution of Civil engineers, to United service journal and to Professional papers of Corps of R.E.; edited sir J. T. Jones’ Reports on the fortresses in the Netherlands 1861; compiled vol. 2 of sir H. Elphinstone’s Journal of operations to fall of Sebastopol 1859. _d._ Sandhurst 2 Aug. 1866. _G.M. ii_ 420 (1866); _I.L.N. lxv_ 374 (1874); _Min. of Proc. of I.C.E. xxx_ 438–40 (1870).

JONES, HARRY LONGUEVILLE (son of Edward Jones). _b._ Piccadilly, London 16 April 1806; ed. at St. John’s coll. and Magd. coll. Camb., 7 wrangler and B.A. 1828, M.A. 1832; fellow of his coll., lecturer and dean; C. of Connington 1829; settled in France 1834 and is reported to have edited a reissue of Galignani’s Paris guide; opened a college in Manchester 1837 which did not succeed; resided at Beaumaris 1845–9; one of H.M.’s inspectors of schools in Wales 16 Dec. 1848 to 1864; started and edited the Archæologia Cambrensis, Jany. 1846 to 1850; chief founder of Cambrian Archæological Assoc. Sep. 1847; author of Illustrated history of Carnarvonshire; Le Keux’s Memorials of Cambridge 2 vols. 1841, with descriptive accounts by T. Wright and H. L. Jones; Essays. Reprinted from Blackwood’s Magazine 1870. _d._ Kensington 16 Nov. 1870. _Bibl. Cornub. i_ 278; _Archæologia Cambrensis_, _ii_ 94–6 (1871).

JONES, HENRY BENCE (2 son of Wm. Jones, 5 dragoon guards). _b._ Thorington hall, Yoxford, Suffolk 31 Dec. 1813; ed. at Harrow and Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1836, M.A. 1840, M.B. 1845, M.D. 1849; L.R.C.P. 1842, F.R.C.P. 1849, senior censor; F.R.S. 30 April 1846; assistant phys. to St. George’s hosp. London 1845, phys. 1846–62; hon. sec. of Royal Institution of Great Britain 1860–72; author of On gravel, calculus and gout 1842; On animal chemistry, in its application to the stomach and renal diseases 1850; The life and letters of Faraday 2 vols. 1870, 2 ed. 1870; The Royal institution, its founders and its first professors 1871. _d._ 84 Brook st. Grosvenor sq. London 20 April 1873. _Barker’s Photographs of Medical Men_ (1868) _vol. ii_, _portrait i_; _Medical Times_, _i_ 505–8 (1873); _I.L.N. lxii_ 423, 424, 499 (1873), _portrait_.

JONES, HENRY RICHMOND (son of rev. Inigo Wm. Jones of Chobham place, Surrey _d._ 1810). _b._ 1808; cornet 6 dragoon guards 9 June 1825, lieut. col. 16 Sep. 1851 to 21 Oct. 1862 when placed on h.p.; col. 14 hussars 24 Feb. 1871 to 15 May 1873; col. 6 dragoon guards 15 May 1873 to death; general 1 Oct. 1877; C.B. 16 Nov. 1858. _d._ Brighton 3 Oct. 1880.

JONES, HERBERT GEORGE (2 son of C. R. Jones of Heathfield, Glamorgan). _b._ 1805; barrister L.I. 16 May 1828; went the Oxford and Welsh circuits; attorney general in Van Diemen’s Land; serjeant at law 1842; judge of county courts (circuit 42) Clerkenwell, London 16 April 1849 and of (circuit 41) Clerkenwell 1858 to death; author of The court of exchequer and the county courts 1858. _d._ Somerville Navan, co. Meath 17 Feb. 1866 aged 61.