Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H by Frederic Boase
1881. _d._ 4 Albert terrace, Bedford 21 Sep. 1882. _Graphic xxvi_,
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BOISSIER, REV. GEORGE RICHARD. Educ. at Magd. coll. Cam., B.A. 1828;
lived at Oakfield, Penshurst Kent; published anonymously _Notes on
the Cambridgeshire churches_ 1827. _d._ 23 June 1858 aged 67.
BOLCKOW, HENRY WILLIAM FERDINAND (_eld. son of Heinrich Bolckow of
Varchow in grand duchy of Mecklenburg_). _b._ Sulten, Mecklenburg
8 Dec. 1806; came to England 1827; naturalised by acts of
parliament 4 and 5 Vict. c. 48 and 31 and 32 Vict. c. 10; partner
with John Vaughan as iron makers at Middlesbrough 1841; a Tees
conservancy comr. 1851; took the oath of allegiance 27 Feb. 1853;
mayor of Middlesbrough (the first) 1853; donor of the Albert park
at a cost of £20,000 opened 11 Aug. 1868; erected the St. Hilda’s
schools opened 22 Sep. 1869; A.I.C.E. 14 April 1863; M.P. for
Middlesbrough 16 Nov. 1868 to death; chairman of Bolckow, Vaughan
and Co., limited (with a capital of £3,500,000) 1871 to death;
collected a fine gallery of pictures by modern French and English
artists. _d._ Ramsgate 18 June 1878. _Practical Mag. i_, 81–90
(1873), _portrait_; _Athenæum 22 Nov. 1873 pp._ 664–6.
BOLD-HOGHTON, SIR HENRY, 8 Baronet. _b._ Walton hall near Preston 3
Jany. 1799; sheriff of Lancashire 1829; succeeded 27 Nov. 1835.
_d._ Anglesey near Gosport 19 July 1862. _G.M. xiii_, 360–62
(1862).
BOLDEN, SAMUEL EDWARD (_younger son of John Bolden of Hyning near
Lancaster, breeder of shorthorn cattle 1776–1855_). _b._ 1812; one
of promoters of Lancaster and Carlisle railway opened 1846; one of
the most successful breeders and soundest judges of shorthorn
cattle; the first breeder to realise £1,000 for one animal; sold
his herd 1862. _d._ Derby 22 March 1880. _Saddle and Sirloin by
the Druid_ (1885) 384–9.
BOLDERO, HENRY GEORGE (_son of Rev. John Boldero, R. of Ampton,
Suffolk_). _b._ 1797; captain 10 Foot 1828–30 when placed on h.p.;
M.P. for Chippenham 1831–32 and 1835–59; clerk of the ordnance 9
Sep. 1841 to 1846; fought a duel in Osterley park with Craven
Fitzhardinge Berkeley, M.P. for Cheltenham, 15 July 1842. _d._
Charles st. St. James’s sq. London 9 April 1873.
BOLENO, HARRY, stage name of Henry Boleno Mason (_son of S. Mason, a
clerk in the Victualling office, Somerset house, London_). _b._
April 1821; learnt from Andrew Ducrow the Grecian Statues; played
in the first pantomimes produced at Lyceum, Strand, Standard and
City of London theatres; a dancer at White Conduit house and Eagle
tavern; clown at T.R. Dublin 10 years; landlord of The Clown
tavern in Williamson sq. Liverpool and of The Catherine Wheel,
Great Windmill st. London; kept the Opera Stores Covent Garden;
clown at Drury Lane theatre 1860–70 and at Surrey theatre 1874–75;
landlord of the Swan tavern Windsor; author of several burlesques
and ballets. (_m._ about 1849 Emma dau. of Thomas Davie of
Hoddesdon, Herts. maltster, she was _b._ 27 Jany. 1832 and _d._ 18
Oct. 1867, as a columbine she has never been excelled). _d._ The
Swan tavern, Windsor 25 Jany. 1875. _The Players ii_, 287 (1860),
_portrait_; _Illust. Sp. and Dr. News ii_, 268 (1874), _portrait_.
BOLINGBROKE, HENRY ST. John, 4 Viscount. _b._ 6 March 1786;
succeeded 18 Dec. 1824. _d._ North college, Elgin 1 Oct. 1851.
_I.L.N. xix_, 450, 663 (1851).
BOLINGBROKE, HENRY (_son of Nathaniel Bolingbroke of Norwich_). _b._
Norwich 25 Feb. 1785; sailed for Demerara 28 Nov. 1798, returned
to England 21 Oct. 1805; deputy vendue master at Surinam in Guiana
1807–13; in business at Norwich; published _A voyage to the
Demerary_ 1807. _d._ Norwich 11 Feb. 1855.
BOLLAERT, WILLIAM. _b._ 1807; chemical assistant at Royal
Institution, London; assayer and chemist in survey of silver mines
in Peru; made a survey of province of Tarapaca 1827; one of the
first white men who crossed the desert of Atacama; served as a
volunteer under Sir J. M. Doyle in Portugese war 1832–33; created
a knight of Order of the Tower and Sword of Portugal; explored
Texas, New Granada, Ecuador, Peru and Chili; author of
_Antiquarian and other researches in New Granada_ 1860; _Wars of
succession of Portugal and Spain 2 vols._ 1870. _d._ 15 Nov. 1876
in 69 year. _Journal of Royal Geog. Soc. xlvii_, 148–50 (1877).
BOLLAND, WILLIAM PROCTOR (_2 son of Sir Wm. Bolland 1772–1840, Baron
of Court of Exchequer_). Educ. at Eton; barrister I.T. 6 May 1842;
the original of Fred. Bayham in Thackeray’s _The Newcomes_, and of
Wm. Bowker in Yates’s _Land at last_. _d._ Clifton 10 June 1863
aged 47.
BOLOGNA, SIR NICHOLA, Count Delle Catene (_son of Baron Paolo
Sceberras_). C.M.G. 1833, K.C.M.G. 4 Dec. 1868. _d._ Valetta,
Malta 1875.
BOLTON, DANIEL. Second lieut. R.E. 14 Dec. 1811, colonel 13 Dec.
1854 to 20 June 1859; M.G. 20 June 1859. _d._ Capetown, Cape of
Good Hope 16 May 1860 aged 66.
BOLTON, GEORGE (_son of Mr. Bolton of Piccadilly, London, tailor_).
_b._ 9 May 1824; Manager of Olympic theatre 1846–47, of Marylebone
and Queen’s theatres, and of Drury Lane theatre 1852; brought out
about 1846 a comic weekly paper called _Nonsuch a farrago of
something, nothing, everything and many things besides_; author of
_Nothing, in rhyme and prose_ 1845; _All about love and jealousy,
an original comedy in 5 acts produced at Olympic theatre 13 April
1846_. _d._ 13 Philadelphia terrace, Mount gardens, Lambeth 25 May
1868.
BOLTON, REV. JAMES JAY (_5 son of Rev. Robert Bolton of Henley on
Thames, dissenting minister_). _b._ Southdown college near
Weymouth 11 Feb. 1824; went to the United States 1836; ed. at
College Point New York and C. C. coll. Cam., scholar, B.A. 1848;
C. of Saffron Walden, Essex 1849–51; C. of St. Michael’s, Chester
sq. Pimlico, London 1851–52; Minister of St. Paul’s chapel,
Kilburn 1852 to death; chaplain to Earl Ducie 1852; has never been
surpassed as a childrens’ preacher; author of _Fragments of the
great diamond set for young people, being a variety of addresses
for children_ 1856, _3 ed._ 1861; _Life lessons, scripture truths
for the young_ 1862. _d._ Kilburn parsonage 8 April 1863.
_Selected sermons of Rev. James Bolton_ 1863, _portrait_.
BOLTON, JASPER. _b._ Ballykisteen, co. Tipperary; land agent to Earl
of Derby’s estates in Ireland 1862 to death. _d._ Limerick 19 Nov.
1871 aged 30. _Quickly ripened or recollections of the late Jasper
Bolton_ (1872), _portrait_.
BOLTON, JOHN HENRY. _b._ Dec. 1795; in the commissariat department;
solicitor at 1 New sq. Lincoln’s Inn, London 1828 to death;
president of Incorporated law society 1868–69. _d._ Lee terrace,
Blackheath, Kent 13 Oct. 1873.
BOLTON, REV. WILLIAM JAY. Educ. at Caius coll. Cam., Hulsean
prizeman 1852, B.A. 1853, M. A. 1857; V. of St. John’s Stratford,
Essex 1866–81; V. of St. James’s, Bath 1881 to death; author of
_Evidences of Christianity from the early Fathers_ 1853; _Fireside
preaching_ 1856; _Footsteps of the flock_ 1860; _The great
Anti-Christ_ 1870. _d._ Pelham, Oldfield park, Bath 28 May 1884 in
68 year.
BONAPARTE, JEROME NAPOLEON (_elder son of Jerome Bonaparte
1784–1860, king of Westphalia_). _b._ Camberwell, London 7 July
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