Modern English Biography (volume 1 of 4) A-H

CLARK, John (son of Thomas Clark of Greinton, Somerset, minister of Society of Friends, who d. 16 June 1850 aged 91). b. Greinton 21 Nov. 1785; projected an electric telegraph; took out a patent for construction of Air Beds and cushions by use of a solution of india rubber which he disposed of to Mackintosh; constructed a machine for composing hexameter Latin verses 1848; author of The Avalonian guide to the town of Glastonbury and its environs 1810, 10 ed. 1855; Tales of the convent of St. Clair 1823; Don Juan, Canto xvii published by John Clark 1827. d. Bridgwater 23 May 1853. J. Smith’s Friends’ books i, 425–7 (1867).

CLARK, John. Race judge for 30 years at Newmarket, Doncaster, Ascot, Epsom 1822–52. d. Newmarket 15 July 1853 aged 74.

CLARK, John. Attorney in London; clerk of the Central criminal court, Old Bailey 1829 to death; clerk of the peace for City of London and borough of Southwark 1829–42 and 1843 to death. d. London 28 July 1858. bur. Datchet 5 Aug. City Press 31 July 1858 p. 2, col. 2, and p. 3, col. 2.

CLARK, John. Artist and illustrator of books; inventor and executant of the Myriorama, Urania’s Mirror and other ingenious art-toys; known as ‘Waterloo Clark’ from his sketches of some of the incidents of the field of Waterloo taken by himself on the spot immediately after the battle. d. Edinburgh, Oct. 1863 aged 92.

CLARK, John. Ensign 55 foot 2 June 1814; commandant royal military asylum 2 April 1852 to 26 Oct. 1858; M.G. 26 Oct. 1858; col. 59 foot 9 March 1863 to death. d. Brighton 22 March 1865.

CLARK, Richard. b. Datchet, Bucks. 5 April 1780; lay clerk at St. George’s chapel, Windsor and Eton college 1802–11; secretary of the Glee club 1805; member of Royal Society of musicians 3 July 1814; a gentleman of the Chapels Royal 1 Oct. 1820; a vicar choral of St. Paul’s cathedral 1827; a lay clerk at Westminster abbey 1828; published Words of the most favourite pieces performed at the Glee club, Catch club and other societies 1814, 2 ed. 1824; An account of the national anthem, God save the king 1822, which he at first attributed to Carey but afterwards claimed for Bull; Reminiscences of Handel 1836; Reading and playing from score simplified 1838; composed glees, anthems and chants. d. the Littlington tower, Westminster abbey cloisters 5 Oct. 1856.

CLARK, Rev. Samuel (youngest child of Joseph Clark of Southampton, brush maker). b. Southampton 19 May 1810; publisher with John Maw Darton at Holborn hill, London 1836 to 11 June 1843; entered Magd. hall, Ox. 7 Jany. 1839, B.A. 1845, M.A. 1846; vice principal of St. Mark’s training college, Chelsea, May 1846–1851; principal of National Society’s training college, Battersea 1851–63; V. of Bredwardine, Hereford 1863–71; R. of Eaton Bishop, Hereford, June 1871 to death; inspector of schools for diocese of Hereford 1872 to death; published Peter Parley’s Tales of the sun, moon and stars 1837; Maps illustrative of physical and political history of the British empire 1849; contributed to the Speaker’s Commentary, Leviticus, the latter part of Exodus and Micah; one of revisers of the Old Testament. d. Cosham house, East Cosham, Hants. 17 July 1875. Memorials of Samuel Clark edited by his wife (1878), portrait.

CLARK, Sarah (6 child of John Davies of Caerwys, Flintshire). Baptized in Caerwys church 1 March 1767. (m. 3 March 1790 Wm. Clark of Hawarden parish, labourer, who d. 20 Jany. 1844). buried at Hawarden 21 April 1871. W. J. Thoms’s Human longevity (1873) 268–72.

CLARK, Thomas. b. Canterbury 1775; composed several anthems and many hymn tunes, a few of which continue in use as “Queenborough,” “Burnham” and “Pembroke.” d. Canterbury 30 May 1859.

CLARK, Thomas. b. Ayr 1801; lecturer on chemistry at Glasgow Mechanics’ Institution 1836; discovered the pyrophosphate of soda 1836; studied at Glasgow Univ. 1827–31, M.D. 1831; apothecary to Glasgow infirmary 1829; professor of chemistry in Marischal college and univ. Aberdeen 1833–60 when the coll. and univ. was fused with King’s college and univ.; best known by his water tests and by his process for softening chalk waters; contributed to Westminster Review articles on weights and measures and on the patent laws 1834–5. d. 27 Nov. 1867.

CLARK, Thomas (son of Wm. Clark, sheriff-substitute of Clackmannanshire). b. Whiteside, Stirlingshire 14 Nov. 1820; landscape painter in oil and water colours at Edinburgh; A.R.S.A. Nov. 1865. d. Dundaroch, Aberfoyle 7 Oct. 1876.

CLARK, Thomas James (2 son of Wm. Clark of St. John st. London and of Edmonton, hop merchant). b. 1822; ed. at Univ. coll. London; B.A. London 1842; barrister I.T. 21 Nov. 1845; went Home circuit; Q.C. 13 Dec. 1866; bencher of his inn 25 Jany. 1867. d. Myrtle cottage, Catford bridge, Kent 17 March 1877.

CLARK, Rev. William (2 son of John Clark, M.D. of Newcastle 1744–1805). b. Newcastle 5 April 1788; entered Trin. coll. Cam. Oct. 1804, scholar 1807, fellow 1809; 7 wrangler 1808, B.A. 1808, M.A. 1811, M.D. 1827; licensed to practise by Univ. of Cam. 5 July 1813; professor of anatomy at Cam. 1817–66, ordained deacon 1818; V. of Arrington, Cambs. 1824–5; R. of Guiseley near Leeds 1825–59; F.R.C.P. 25 June 1830; F.R.S. 28 Jany. 1836; author of Analysis of a course of lectures on the anatomy and physiology of the human body 1822; Handbook of zoology translated from the Dutch of J. Vander Hoeven 2 vols. 1856–68. d. Cambridge 15 Sep. 1869. Macmillan’s Mag. xxi, 267–72 (1870).

CLARK, William. b. Colchester 17 March 1821; ed. at King’s coll. London; engineer to municipality of Calcutta 1855–74 where he devised a complete system of drainage and waterworks; M.I.C.E. 2 Feb. 1864; M.I.M.E. 1867; partner with W. F. Batho in London 1874, joint patentee with him of steam road roller; invented a tied brick arch; author of The drainage of Calcutta 1871. d. Surbiton, Surrey 22 Jany. 1880. Min. of Proc. of Instit. of C.E. lxiii, 308–10 (1881).

CLARK, William George. b. Barford hall, Darlington, March 1821; ed. at Shrewsbury and Trin. coll. Cam.; second in the classical tripos and second chancellor’s medallist 1844, B.A. 1844, M.A. 1847; fellow of Trin. coll. 1844 to death, tutor 1856–66, vice master 9 Oct. 1868 to 1871; public orator of Univ. of Cam. 1857 to Oct. 1869; ordained deacon 1853, priest 1854; relinquished holy orders by deed inrolled in chancery 2 Sep. 1870; F.S.A. 15 June 1865; one of founders and editors of Journal of Philology 1868; author of Gazpacho, or summer months in Spain 1850; Peloponnesus, notes of study and travel 1858; edited with Glover and Wright The Cambridge Shakespeare 9 vols. 1863–6; left £300 a year to endow a lectureship of English literature at Trinity coll. Cam. d. York 6 Nov. 1878. C. A. Bristed’s Five years at an English University (1873) 215–7, 219; Academy ii, 472, 496 (1878); Notes and Queries 5 S. x, 400, 438 (1878), xi, 55 (1879).

CLARK, William H. Pupil of John Loder the violinist; played the violin in orchestra of Bath theatre; made his first appearance on the stage at Weymouth 1833 and in London at Surrey theatre 3 April 1837 in Jack’s Alive and The loadstone of the earth; acted at Haymarket theatre 17 April 1838 to 1877; always known as Little Clark. d. 3 June 1887 in 72 year. bur. Tooting cemetery 8 June.

CLARK, Sir William Stephenson (son of Wm. Clark, sheriff of York in 1786). b. York, Aug. 1782; studied medicine in London 1803 to 1806; practised at York 1806 to death; one of the city chamberlains 1809, member of common council for Micklegate ward 1813–20 and 1835–39, one of city sheriffs 1820, alderman 1839–49, mayor 1839–40, one of the city magistrates 1842 to death; knighted at St. James’s palace 1 July 1840. (m. Oct. 1811 Anne 3 dau. of John Audus of Selby, Yorkshire, she d. 16 July 1883 aged 95). d. York 2 May 1851.

CLARK, William Tierney (son of Thomas Clark of Sion house, Somerset). b. Bristol 23 Aug. 1873; employed by John Rennie in London 1808–11; resident engineer of West Middlesex water works 1811 where he constructed reservoirs to contain 40,000,000 gallons of water; erected Hammersmith suspension bridge 1824–7; constructed Gravesend town pier 1834–5; erected great suspension bridge over Danube between Pesth and Buda 1839–49 at cost of £622,042; M.I.C.E. 1823; F.R.S. 4 May 1837; author of An account of the suspension bridge across the river Danube 1852–3. d. Hammersmith 22 Sep. 1852. Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xii, 153–7 (1853).

CLARK-KENNEDY, Sir Alexander Kennedy (eld. son of John Clark of Nunland). b. Dumfries 1782; cornet 6 dragoon guards 8 Sep. 1802; captured single-handed at Waterloo the eagle of the 105th regiment of French infantry; lieut.-col. 7 dragoon guards 11 June 1830 to 22 Dec. 1843 when placed on h.p.; A.D.C. to the Queen 1841–54; colonel 6 dragoon guards 14 June 1858 to 17 July 1860; L.G. 3 June 1860; colonel 2 dragoons (Scots Greys) 17 July 1860 to death; K.H. 1831; C.B. 19 July 1838; K.C.B. 10 Nov. 1862; assumed additional name of Kennedy 1839. d. 69 Oxford terrace, Hyde park, London 30 Jany. 1864. bur. St. Michael’s churchyard, Dumfries.

CLARK-KENNEDY, John (eld. son of the preceding). b. Knockgrey, Kirkcudbright 21 Sep. 1817; cornet 7 dragoon guards 25 Oct. 1833; took additional name of Kennedy 1839; captain 18 foot 4 March 1842, lieut.-col. 22 June 1855 to 10 Nov. 1856 when placed on h.p.; served in second Sikh war 1848–9 and in Crimean war 1854–6; C.B. 2 Jany. 1857; col. commandant military train 10 Feb. 1860 to death. d. Cairo 18 Dec. 1867.

CLARKE, Sir Arthur (son of Arthur Clarke). b. Dublin 1778; M.R.C.S. 7 April 1807, F.R.C.S. 26 Aug. 1844; surgeon to Dublin police; knighted 1811; author of An essay on diseases of the skin 1821; A practical manual for the preservation of health 1824. d. Dublin 9 Nov. 1857.

CLARKE, Augustus. Entered Madras army 1817; colonel 8 Madras N.I. 4 July 1856 to 1869; general 23 April 1872. d. Glebeland house, Lee 24 Jany. 1878 aged 76.

CLARKE, Rev. Charles. Educ. at Trin. coll. Ox., B.A. 1837; C. of Norton by Daventry 1844–54; chaplain to Earl of Stamford 1864; author of Letters to an undergraduate of Oxford 1848; Charlie Thornhill 3 vols. 1863; A box for the season, a sporting sketch 2 vols. 1864; Crumbs from a sportsman’s table, by A Sportsman 1865; The Beauclercs, father and son 3 vols. 1867 and other novels; wrote articles in Baily’s Mag. under pseudonym of The Gentleman in black. d. from tumor of the abdomen at Esher 23 July 1870 aged 55.

CLARKE, Charles Cowden (son of John Clarke of Enfield, Middlesex, schoolmaster, who d. Dec. 1820). b. Enfield 15 Dec. 1787; bookseller and publisher in London 1820; music publisher with Alfred Novello; lectured on Shakespeare and other dramatists and poets in the provinces and London 1834–56, many of his lectures were published; lived at Nice 1856–61, at Genoa 1861 to death; author of Readings in natural philosophy 1828; Tales from Chaucer 1833, 2 ed. 1870; Riches of Chaucer 2 vols. 1835, 3 ed. 1877; Carmina Minima a poem 1859; Shakespeare characters, chiefly those subordinate 1863; Molière characters 1865; edited with his wife The works of Shakespeare 1864 and 1869, reissued 1875 and under title of Cassell’s Illustrated Shakespeare 1886. (m. 5 July 1828 Mary Victoria eld. child of Vincent Novello the composer, she was b. 22 June 1809). d. Villa Novello, Genoa 13 March 1877. I.L.N. lxx, 291, 292 (1877), portrait.

CLARKE, Sir Charles Mansfield, 1 Baronet (son of John Clarke of Chancery lane, London, surgeon). b. London 28 May 1782; ed. at St. Paul’s school and St. George’s hospital; M.R.C.S. 1802; lectured on midwifery 1804–21; surgeon to Queen Charlotte’s Lying-in-hospital; M.R.C.P.; F.R.C.P.; F.R.S. 9 June 1825; M.D. Lambeth 1827; physician to Queen Adelaide 1830; created baronet 30 Sep. 1831; hon. M.A. Cam. 1842; hon. D.C.L. Ox. 1845; founded the Milton prize for an English poem at St. Paul’s school 1851; author of Observations on those diseases of females which are attended by discharges 2 parts 1814–21, 2 ed. 1821–6 translated into German 1818–25. d. Brighton 7 Sep. 1857. Physic and physicians ii, 329–31 (1839); W. C. Taylor’s National portrait gallery i, 16 (1846), portrait; T. J. Pettigrew’s Medical portrait gallery i, (1840), portrait; R. B. Gardiner’s St. Paul’s school (1884) 199, 433–8.

CLARKE, Harriet Ludlow (4 dau. of Edward Clarke of London, solicitor). Engraver on wood about 1837; executed some of the illustrations for Mrs. Jameson’s Sacred and legendary art 1848; a designer and painter on glass; executed windows in St. Martin’s church, Canterbury and Sidcup church, Kent 1851–4; executed for the Queen a large window in church of North Marston, Bucks.; designed a large window representing history of St. Thomas à Becket, which was put up in Canterbury cathedral, May 1863. d. Cannes 19 Jany. 1866. G.M. i, 436 (1866).

CLARKE, Jacob Augustus Lockhart. b. 1817; studied at Guy’s and St. Thomas’s hospitals; L.S.A. 1842, M.R.C.S. 1860; practised in London to death; F.R.S. 1 June 1854, royal medallist 1864; F.K.Q.C.P. Ireland 1867; M.D. St. Andrew’s 1869; M.R.C.P. 1871; physician to the hospital for epilepsy and paralysis, London; author of many articles in medical journals. d. 21 New Cavendish st. London 25 Jany. 1880 in 64 year.

CLARKE, James. b. London 1793; teacher of music; author of A catechism of wind instruments 1845; Instruction book for children on the pianoforte; The child’s alphabet of music; Catechism of the rudiments of music; New School of music; composed popular song The maid of Llangollen. d. Leeds 1859.

CLARKE, James. b. 1798; member of British Archæological Assoc. 1847; a frequent exhibitor at its meetings of coins and other antiquities of which he contributed short notices to the journal; author of The Suffolk Antiquary 1849. d. 25 Sep. 1861. Journal of British Archæol. Assoc. xviii, 367–8 (1862).

CLARKE, James Fernandez (son of Mr. Clarke of Olney, Bucks. lace merchant). b. Olney 1812; aided Ryan in the London medical and surgical journal; reported at hospitals and medical societies for the Lancet 1834–64; M.R.C.S. 1837; practised in Gerrard st. Soho 1837 to death; author of Autobiographical recollections of the medical profession 1874, reprinted from Medical times and gazette. d. 23 Gerrard st. Soho 6 July 1875 in 63 year. Medical Circular ii, 310 (1853); Medical times and gazette ii, 82–3 (1875).

CLARKE, James Langton (2 son of Andrew Clarke of Belmont, co. Donegal). b. 1801; ed. at Queen’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1829, M.A. 1833; barrister M.T. 30 Jany. 1835; practised as a conveyancer; admitted to bar of Victoria, Australia 7 June 1855; judge of county courts for district of Ararat 1867, for district of Maryborough to about 1874. d. Mentone 16 Feb. 1886 aged 85.

CLARKE, John. b. about 1830; photographer in Farringdon st. London; first appeared on stage in London at Strand theatre, Jany. 1852, chief comedian there 1852–5 and 1858–62; thrown from a horse and lamed for life, Jany. 1863; played at Prince of Wales’s theatre 15 April 1865 to 1867; acted John Chodd in Robertson’s comedy Society 11 Nov. 1865 to Sep. 1866, Hugh Chalcot in Robertson’s comedy Ours 15 Sep. 1866 to April 1867, Sarah Gamp in H. Wigan’s drama Martin Chuzzlewit at Olympic 2 March 1868, Quilp in A. Halliday’s drama Nell or the old curiosity shop at Olympic 19 Nov. 1870; acted at nearly all the west-end theatres; last appeared on the stage at Globe theatre 8 June 1878. (m. 10 Aug. 1873 Theresa Elizabeth, dau. of Charles Furtado of London, professor of music, leading actress at Adelphi theatre, she d. 9 Aug. 1877 aged 32). d. 15 Torriano avenue, Camden road, London 20 Feb. 1879. Pascoe’s Dramatic list (1880) 390–2; The Players i, 129 (1860), portrait; Illust. sporting and dramatic news, x, 572 (1879), portrait.

CLARKE, John Randall (son of Joseph Clarke of Gloucester). b. about 1828; an architect; author of Architectural history of Gloucester 1850; and of two novels, Gloucester Cathedral, or last days of the Tudors 1856, and Manxley Hall; contributed to Gent. Mag., Le Follet, The Era and other periodicals. d. College Green, Gloucester 31 March 1863.

CLARKE, Rev. Joseph. b. about 1811; ed. at St. John’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1837, M.A. 1841; R. of Stretford, Manchester 1850 to death; rural dean of Manchester 1854 to death; wrecked in the Orion steamer between Liverpool and Greenock 17 June 1850; author of The wreck of the Orion, tribute of gratitude 1851; Trees of righteousness; made collections for history of parish of Stretford which were used by Rev. F. R. Raines in his History of the chantries within the county of Lancaster 1862. d. Stretford 25 Feb. 1860. G.M. viii, 463 (1860), xv, 243 (1863).

CLARKE, Marcus Andrew Hislop (only son of Wm. Hislop Clarke of Lincoln’s Inn, London, barrister). b. 11 Leonard place, Kensington 24 April 1846; went to Victoria 1863; joined staff of the Argus, Melbourne daily paper 1867, wrote the dramatic criticism some years; contributed to all principal Melbourne journals; secretary to trustees of public library, Melbourne 1872, assistant librarian 1876 to death; author of a novel called Long Odds 1868; produced at T.R. Melbourne pantomimes of Little Bo-Peep 1870 and Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star 1873; author of His natural life 1874 a novel republished in London, New York and Germany; Holiday Peak a collection of stories. d. Melbourne 2 Aug. 1881. Men of the time in Australia, Victorian series (1878) p. 36; Heaton’s Australian dictionary of dates (1879) p. 39.

CLARKE, Mary Ann (dau. of Mr. Thompson). b. Ball and Tin alley, White’s alley, Chancery lane, London 1776; eloped at 15 years of age with Joseph Clarke (son of a builder on Snow hill, London) who married her 1794; the kept mistress of Frederick Duke of York at Gloucester place 1803–1806 when discharged with pension of £400; published The rival princes or a faithful narrative of facts relative to the acquaintance of the author with Colonel Wardle 2 vols. 1810; A letter to the Right Hon. William Fitzgerald, chancellor of the Irish Exchequer 1813, for which she was prosecuted for libel and sentenced to 9 months imprisonment. d. Boulogne 21 June 1852. Biographical Memoir 1809, portrait; The investigation of the charges brought against the Duke of York ii, (1809), portrait; The rival princes vol. i (1810), portrait; Gronow’s Reminiscences, 2 ed. (1862) 35–42; G.M. xxxviii, 208–9 (1852); Marmion travestied, a tale of modern times by Peter Pry 1809, in which her history is given in rhyme.

Note.—After the inquiry into the Duke of York’s conduct, Mrs. Clarke announced her intention of publishing a narrative of circumstances relating to her connection with him, this book was actually printed but was suppressed by her in consideration of receiving the sum of £7,000 and an annuity of £400 for life, and an annuity of £200 for each of her daughters; the printer received £1,500 of the above sum of £7,000, the whole edition of 10,000 copies was burnt except one copy which was deposited in Drummond’s bank.

CLARKE, Nathaniel Richard (eld. son of Nathaniel Gooding Clarke of Handsworth, Staffs. recorder of Walsall). b. Duffield, Derbyshire 11 May 1785; ed. at Ashbourne gr. sch. and Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1808, M.A. 1811; barrister M.T. 22 Nov. 1811; recorder of Lincoln, Newark, Northampton and Walsall to death; serjeant at law 6 Feb. 1843; judge of county courts, circuit 25 (Wolverhampton, Oldbury and Walsall) March 1847 to death. d. Wolverhampton 31 July 1859.

CLARKE, Sir Robert Bowcher (eld. son of Robert Bowcher Clarke of Eldridge, Barbados). b. 1802; ed. at Codrington coll. Barbados and Trin. coll. Cam., LL.B. 1827; barrister I.T. 9 Feb. 1827; solicitor general at Barbados 1837–42, chief justice 1842–74; chief justice of St. Lucia 19 June 1850 to 1859; knighted by patent 20 March 1840 for his services in relation to emancipation of the slaves; C.B. 27 April 1848. d. Eldridge, Chislehurst, Kent 9 May 1881 in 79 year.

CLARKE, Seymour (2 son of Frederic Clarke of Streatham, Surrey). b. Streatham 1814; superintendent of London division of Great Western railway, Oct. 1837, in charge of the line from London to Swindon 1840–50; general manager of Great Northern railway, May 1850 to Sep. 1870; a comr. to inquire into Irish railways 1867, the report of the commission was chiefly written by him; A.I.C.E. 5 Dec. 1865. d. Walthamstow 15 March 1876. Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xliv, 225–7 (1876).

CLARKE, Thomas. b. 14 July 1789; admitted an attorney 1810; practised in Craven st. Strand, London 1810–45; solicitor to Board of Ordnance 1845 to death; sec. of the Lowtonian club; member of council of Incorporated Law Society, July 1843, vice-pres. 1848–9, pres. 1849–50. d. Highgate hill, Kentish town, London 15 July 1854.

CLARKE, Rev. Thomas Tracy. b. Dublin 4 July 1802; ed. at Stonyhurst and Maynooth colleges; entered Society of Jesus 1823; master at Hodder School 1825–9; ordained priest 24 Sep. 1836; professor of history and librarian at Stonyhurst college 1840–5; master of novices at Hodder 1845–60, by his exertions the novitiate was removed to Beaumont lodge, Old Windsor 4 Sep. 1854. d. the Residence of St. Ignatius’ college, Hill st. London 11 Jany. 1862.

CLARKE, Tredway. b. July 1764; Second lieut. Madras artillery 20 Oct. 1780, colonel 25 July 1810 to death; head commissary of ordnance and stores at Fort St. George 1798–1811; declined command of artillery at Madras 1820; general 23 Nov. 1841; lived in England 1811 to death, d. Upper Charlotte st. Fitzroy sq. London 3 May 1858.

CLARKE, William. b. Nottingham 24 Dec. 1798; a bricklayer; landlord of the Bell Inn, Nottingham to 1847; proprietor of the Trent Bridge cricket ground, Nottingham 1838–47; played in the Nottingham Eleven from 1816; played his first match at Lord’s 11 July 1836; a practice bowler at Lord’s 1846; originated the All England matches 1846; the best slow underhand bowler of his day; a great fives player, at which game he lost his right eye by accident. d. Priory lodge, Wandsworth road, London 25 Aug. 1856. Denison’s Cricket (1846) 21–6; Pycroft’s Cricket Field (1862), portrait.

CLARKE, William. Private soldier; quartermaster 14 light dragoons 15 Sep. 1837, major 23 Nov. 1848 to 30 Dec. 1853; granted distinguished service reward 18 March 1868; L.G. 1 Oct. 1877. d. 2 Notting hill terrace, Bayswater, London 17 Oct. 1881.

CLARKE, Rev. William Branwhite. b. East Bergholt, Suffolk 2 June 1798; ed. at Dedham gr. sch. and Jesus coll. Cam., B.A. 1821, M.A. 1824; presented to a living in Dorset 1833; chaplain to Bishop of Salisbury 1837–9; V. of St. Thomas’s, Willoughby, N.S.W. 1846 to 1 Oct. 1870; made geological researches in N.S.W. 1839 to death; ascertained auriferous nature of the country 1841, ten years before the popular date 1851; voted sum of £1,000 by legislature of N.S.W. 1853 but £5,000 was afterwards given to him; F.G.S. 1826, Murchison medallist 1877; F.R.S. of N.S.W. 1867; F.R.S. 1 June 1876 in recognition of his discovery of gold in Australia; author of Lays of leisure 1822; Recollections of a visit to Mont Blanc 1839; Remarks on the sedimentary formations of N.S.W., 4 ed. 1878 and of many scientific papers. d. North Shore, Sydney 17 June 1878. Journal and proc. of Royal Soc. of N.S.W. xiii, 4–23 (1880); Therry’s Reminiscences, 2 ed. (1863) 363–8; Proc. of Royal Soc. xxviii, 1–4 (1879); Quarterly Journal of Geol. Soc. xxxv, 44–6 (1879); Phillips’s Mining and metallurgy of gold and silver (1867).