Royal Astronom. Soc. xl_ 199 (1880).
KEY, SIR JOHN (eld. son of John Key of Denmark hill, Surrey,
_d._ 28 Aug. 1821). _b._ 16 Aug. 1794; wholesale stationer
97 and 103 Newgate st. London; alderman for Langbourn ward 8
April 1823, and for Bridge without 1851 to 7 June 1853 when
he resigned; sheriff of London and Middlesex 1824; master of
Stationers’ Co. 1830; lord mayor 1830 and 1831; baronet by
patent dated 17 Aug. 1831; chamberlain of city of London 30 May
1853 to death; M.P. city of London 12 Dec. 1832 to Aug. 1833.
_d._ Streatham, Surrey 15 July 1858. _London’s Roll of fame_
(1884) 209, _portrait_.
NOTE.--He was one of the leading supporters of the reform bill in the
city, and was re-elected lord mayor in 1831 as an expression in favour
of reform upon the part of the city.
KEY, THOMAS HEWITT (youngest son of Thomas Key of London,
physician). _b._ Southwark, London 20 March 1799; ed. at
Buntingford, Herts, and St. John’s and Trin. colls. Camb.,
scholar of Trin. coll. 1819; 19 wr. and B.A. 1821, M.A. 1824;
studied at Guy’s hospital 1822–24; professor of mathematics
in univ. of Virginia at Charlottesville 1825–27; professor of
Latin in London univ. 1828–42, university opened 1 Oct. 1828,
professor of comparative grammar univ. coll. London 1842 to
death; joint head master with professor Henry Malden of the
univ. school in Gower st. 1833–42 and head master alone 1842
to death when he left 600 scholars; president of philological
society of London; introduced the crude-form system of teaching
classical languages 1831; author of The Alphabet 1844, 2 ed.
1849; A Latin grammar on the system of crude forms 1845, 5 ed.
1863; Philological essays 1868; A Latin-English dictionary 1888.
_d._ 21 Westbourne sq. London 29 Nov. 1875. _bur._ Highgate
cemetery 6 Dec., marble bust by T. Woolner, R.A. in Univ. coll.
London. _Proc. of royal society_, _xxiv_ 10–16 (1876); _I.L.N.
lxvii_ 566, 581 (1875).
KEYL, FRIEDRICH WILHELM. _b._ Frankfort-on-the-Maine 17 Sep.
1823; pupil of sir Edwin Landseer in London 1845; an animal
painter; exhibited 42 pictures at R.A. and 34 at B.I. 1847–72;
naturalised 6 March 1858; illustrated Scenes and stories of the
Rhine, by Miss M. B. Edwards 1863; Wonders and curiosities of
animal life, by G. Kearley 1878, and 12 other books 1863–78.
_d._ London 5 Dec. 1873.
KEYWORTH, Thomas (son of Thomas Keyworth, bookseller). _b._
Nottingham 1782; converted from unitarianism and ed. at Cheshunt
coll.; congregational minister at Sleaford, Ashborn, Runcorn,
Wantage, London, Faversham, Milton and Nottingham successively;
minister at Aston Tirrold, Berkshire 1842 to Dec. 1851; with
bishops of Durham and Salisbury promoted system of garden
allotments for the poor; author of A daily expositor of the
New Testament 1825; A practical exposition of the Revelation of
St. John 1828; A pocket expositor of the New Testament 1834, 2
ed. 1835; author with David Jones of Principia Hebraica 1817,
another ed. 1825. _d._ Cheltenham 7 Nov. 1852. _Congregational
yearbook_ (1853) 212–13.
KIALLMARK, GEORGE FREDERICK (eld. son of George Kiallmark,
musical composer 1781–1835). _b._ Camden st. Islington 7
Nov. 1804; studied music at Rouen and Paris 1820–5; pupil of
Moscheles; gave his first public concert at King’s theatre,
London 1832; his playing on the piano was remarkable for
delicacy of touch, played Chopin’s works superbly; taught the
piano at his residence 29 Percy st. Tottenham court road from