MORA, ANTONIO L. (son of Joseph P. Mora), travelled with Adelina
Patti in America; chef d’ orchestre at Her Majesty’s theatre a
short time, where he composed the music for R. Reece and Alfred
Thompson’s pantomime The Yellow Dwarf Dec. 1882; conductor at
South London palace, London 1888 to death; a knight of the
legion of honour and of the iron crown of Vienna; composer of
The birth of Jesus, a christmas song, New York 1864; Believe
me, oh my mother, song, Milan 1874; The gnome’s reverie for the
piano 1879; Ninetta, romance 1879; The villa choir, song and
chorus 1881; Certainly not, song, words by A. Thompson 1883;
Rhoda, comic opera in 3 acts 1889, and 50 other pieces of music
1860–89. _d._ Brook st. Kensington road, London 25 April 1891.
_bur._ Tottenham cemetery 1 May.
MORAN, JOHN HENRY (3 son of Francis Goldsberry Moran, of Kilmore
Moy, co. Sligo). _b._ 1807 or 1808; ed. at Magd. hall, Oxf.,
B.A. 1830; chaplain H.M. prison, Portland; chaplain Female
convict prison, Brixton April 1853–66; V. of St. Thomas, liberty
of the rolls, London 1866–86; chaplain National hospital for
paralysed, Queen sq. London 1880 to death; author of The
doctrine and order of the church of England, proved to be in
harmony with the teaching of the Apostles, 2 ed. 1849. _d._ 98a
Southampton row, Holborn, London 12 May, 1892. _bur._ Tooting
churchyard.
MORANT, ALFRED WILLIAM (eld. son of George Morant of London,
decorator). _b._ 17 May 1828; articled to James Simpson, C.E.
1845–50; surveyor to corporation of Great Yarmouth 14 Feb.
1856 to Nov. 1864; engineer to city of Norwich March 1865 to
Dec. 1872; borough engineer and surveyor of Leeds Dec. 1872 to
death; A.I.C.E. 7 Nov. 1854, M.I.C.E. 29 Jan. 1878; president of
Association of municipal and sanitary engineers and surveyors
1880; edited J. W. Papworth’s Alphabetical dictionary of coats
of arms from p. 696 (1874) and T. D. Whitaker’s History of the
deanery of Craven 1878; author of Sectional view of a first rate
line of battleship 1854; Description of the Leeds sewage works