NEWELL, M’FADDEN ALEXANDER. _b._ Belfast 7 Sept. 1824; educ.
royal college, Belfast and Trin. coll. Dublin; went to U.S. of
America 1848; professor of natural science in Baltimore city
college 1850–4, and in Lafayette college, Pennsylvania 1854–64;
president of the normal school, state of Maryland 1865–8;
superintendent of public instruction of state of Maryland 1868
to death, his Annual reports in 25 vols. are highly esteemed;
published with professor Creery a series of text-books entitled
the Maryland series. _d._ Havre de Grace, Maryland Aug. 1893.
NEWELL, ROBERT HASELL (son of Robert Richardson Newell,
surgeon). _b._ Essex 1778; ed. at Colchester school; pensioner
of St. John’s coll. Camb. 22 April 1795, scholar 2 Nov. 1795,
fellow 1 April 1800, lecturer 1800–4, dean 1809–13; fourth
wrangler 1799; B.A. 1799, M.A. 1802, B.D. 1810; R. of Little
Hormead, Herts 1 June 1813 to death; C. of Great Hormead, Herts;
a good amateur artist; his edition of Goldsmith’s Poetical
Works 1811 and 1820 is embellished with drawings by himself;
illustrated his Letters on the scenery of North Wales 1821;
author of The zoology of the English poets corrected by the
writings of modern naturalists 1845. _d._ 31 Jany. 1852.
NEWELL, THOMAS GEORGE. Entered Madras army 1804; lieut. 11
Madras N.I. 25 July 1805, captain 5 June 1820; major 21 N. I. 4
Feb. 1832 to 30 April 1837; lieut. col. 4 N.I. 30 April 1837,
of 25 N.I. 1838–40, of 42 N.I. 1840–1, of 47 N.I. 1841–4. of 28
N.I. 1844–5, and of 32 N.I. 1845–6; col. of 6 N.I. 16 March 1847
to death. _d._ England 11 Oct. 1853.
NEWENHAM, FREDERICK. _b._ 1807; an historical and portrait
painter in London; exhibited his picture Parisina at the R.A.
1838; painted a portrait of the queen for the Junior united
service club 1842, it was exhibited at the R.A. 1844; became a
fashionable painter of ladies’ portraits; exhibited 19 pictures
at R.A. and 17 at B.I. 1838–55. _d._ 21 March 1859.
NEWHAM, SAMUEL (only son of Samuel Newham). _b._ Walford, Notts.
24 June 1796; a billiard player, a whist player, and a patron
of all popular games; one of the strongest chess players in the
provinces; founder and president of Nottingham chess club, the
members presented him with a piece of plate 1837; played in
the first International tournament, which was held at the St.
George’s chess club rooms, Cavendish sq. London 1851, when he
was defeated by Mr. Szen, who was one of the best players in the
world. _d._ Nottingham 24 March 1875. _Chess players’ chronicle
iv_ 313 (1875).
NEWINGTON, CHARLES (7 son of a medical man at Ticehurst, Sussex,
_d._ 1811). _b._ Ticehurst 1781; M.R.C.S. 1802; an assistant to
his father at Ticehurst lunatic asylum 1802, with his brother
Jesse Newington became manager of the establishment 1811,
Jesse d. 1819; on decease of his mother, purchased the asylum
1831; spent large sums in improving the house and grounds; had
60 patients and as many servants; invented an instrument for
feeding patients who tried to starve themselves; aided John Read
in perfecting an instrument for removing obstructions; invented
a tell-tale clock; asylum partly burnt down 22 April 1852. _d._
Ticehurst 27 April 1852. _M. A. Lower’s Worthies of Sussex_
(1865) 254–5.
NEWLAND, HENRY GARRETT. _b._ London 1804; taken to Sicily 1809;
ed. at Lausanne 1816; matric. from Christ’s coll. Camb. 1821.
migrated to C.C. coll., B.A. 1827, M.A. 1830; R. of Westbourne,
Sussex Sept. 1829; V. of Westbourne Jany. 1834 to 1855, where he
established a daily choral service 1850; V. of St. Mary-Church,
near Torquay 1855 to death; domestic chaplain to bishop of
Exeter 1855 to death; author of The Erne, its legends and
its fly-fishing 1851; Confession and absolution 1852; Three
lectures on tractarianism 1854, 4 ed. 1853; The seasons of the
church, what they teach, 3 vols. 1856–60; Confirmation and
first communion 1853, 2 ed. 1854; Postils, short sermons on the
parables 1854; Forest scenes in Norway and Sweden 1854. _d._
St. Mary-Church 25 June 1860. _R. J. Shutte’s Memoir of H. G.
Newland_ (1861) _portrait_.
NEWLANDS, JAMES (son of a rope manufacturer). _b._ Edinburgh 28
July 1813; assistant to David Low, professor of agriculture in
univ. of Edinb. 1833–36; the first borough engineer of Liverpool
26 Jany. 1847 to May 1871, constructed a new system of sewage;
A.I.C.E. 6 June 1848, M.I.C.E 20 Jany. 1857; his paintings
exhibited in Royal Scottish academy; sent by government to
Balaklava during Crimean war as sanitary commissioner 1855;
author of Liverpool water supply, a report 1849; The carpenter
and joiner’s assistant 1857–60, new ed. 1880; wrote for 7 ed. of
Encyclopedia Britannica the articles ropemaking and history of
steam navigation, also contributed to 8 edition. _d._ Liverpool
15 July 1871. _Minutes of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xxxiii_
227–31 (1872).
NEWMAN, ALFRED A. (eld. son of S. Newman of Forest Hill,
Surrey). _b._ 1852; art metal worker 19 Maddox st. Regent
st. London 1884; did much to revive art iron work and was a
craftsman of talent; founded the Old English Smithy in Archer
st. Haymarket, London, which was a place of fashionable resort
in the season; made the wrought iron work for Eaton hall,
Cheshire; an art commissioner and expert for the Folkestone
exhibition 1886; his forge at the Inventions’ exhibition 1885
was one of the most interesting sights; took great interest in
Anglo Jewish history and made a collection of prints and tracts
on the subject; his efforts defeated the proposal to demolish
Bevis Marks synagogue 1886. _d._ 30 Westbourne park villas,
Bayswater, London 21 Jany. 1887. _bur._ Willesden cemetery 24
Jany. _The Jewish Chronicle 28 Jany. 1887 p._ 5.
NEWMAN, ARTHUR SHEAN. _b._ Old Bridge house, Southwark 1828;
partner with Arthur Billing as architects; surveyor to Guy’s
hospital and to St. Olave’s district board of works many years;
designed St. James’s church, Kidbrook, Blackheath 1867, Christ
church, Somers Town 1868, and Holy Trinity church, Penge 1872;
restored Stepney church. _d._ 22 Belmont Hill, Lee, Kent 3 March
1873.
NEWMAN, CHARLES ROBERT (brother of cardinal John Henry Newman).
Usher in a school at Windmill Hill, near Hurstmonceaux, Sussex
1845; an acquaintance of Julius Charles Hare; resided at Tenby
30 years; a very great recluse, lived alone in lodgings, seldom
went out except after dark and had hardly any acquaintances;
Thomas Purnell visited him 1857–60. _d._ Marsh road, Tenby March