1156 (1881).
NORTH, JOHN (son of Benjamin North of Woodstock). _b._ 1790;
M.R.C.S. 1809, F.R.C.S. 1843; assistant surgeon Oxfordshire
militia; had charge of recruits and French prisoners at Bristol
to 1814; practised in London, chiefly in midwifery and diseases
of women and children; lecturer on these subjects at Westminster
hospital and then at Middlesex hospital from 1838; with R.
Macleod edited The Medical and physical journal 1829–30; author
of Practical observations on the convulsions of infants 1826.
_d._ 9a Gloucester place, Portman sq. London 6 March 1873.
_Lancet 29 March 1873 p._ 465.
NORTH, JOHN. _b._ 1852; conductor of Huddersfield choral soc.,
of the Glee and madrigal soc., and of the Philharmonic soc. to
death; choirmaster Huddersfield parish church to death. _d._
Spring-bank, Fartown, Huddersfield 12 Oct. 1891.
NORTH, JOHN SIDNEY (2 son of lieut. general sir Charles William
Doyle, G.C.H. 1770–1842). _b._ Alnwick 28 May 1804; educ.
Sandhurst; ensign 11 foot 1 Feb. 1821; capt. 87 foot 22 Nov.
1827, placed on h.p. 17 April 1835, sold out 1837; cr. D.C.L.
Oxford univ. 12 June 1839; lieut. col. 2 Tower Hamlets militia
1836; lieut. col. Oxfordshire rifle volunteers 1 May 1860,
hon. col. 26 March 1873 to death; by R.L. took name of North
instead of Doyle 20 Aug. 1838; sheriff of Oxfordshire 1845; M.P.
Oxfordshire 1852–85; voted in the minority of 53 who censured
free trade Nov. 1852; P.C. 3 April 1886; _m._ 18 Nov. 1835 Susan
North, 2 dau. of 3 earl of Guildford, she was _b._ Waldershare,
near Dover 6 Feb. 1797, became baroness North by termination of
the abeyance 10 Sept. 1841, and _d._ Putney Hill, Surrey 5 March
1884, _bur._ Wroxton church, near Banbury 11 March; he _d._ 11
Oct. 1894. _Graphic 20 Oct. 1894 p._ 454 _portrait_; _Times 12
Oct. 1894 p._ 5.
NORTH, MARIANNE (eld. dau. of Frederick North of Rougham,
Norfolk, M.P. for Hastings). _b._ Hastings 24 Oct. 1830; resided
abroad 1847–50; travelled with her father in Syria and Egypt
1865; painted flowers in Canada, U.S. of America, Jamaica
and Brazil July 1871 to Sept. 1873; visited Teneriffe 1875;
travelled round the world Aug. 1875 to March 1877, and in India
1878–9; exhibited her drawings at a room in Conduit st. London,
summer of 1879, after which she presented them to the Botanical
gardens at Kew, where a gallery designed by James Fergusson was
built for them and opened 9 July 1882; travelled in Borneo,
Australia, and New Zealand 1880–2, in South Africa 1882–3;
painted araucarias in Chili 1884–5; five species of flowers,
four of which she first made known in Europe, have been named
after her; resided at Alderley, Gloucs. 1886 to death. _d._
Mount house, Alderley 30 Aug. 1890. _bur._ Alderley, bust by
Conrad Dressler placed in inner room of the North gallery, Kew
March 1894. _Recollections of a happy life, the autobiography of
M. North_, _edited by her sister Mrs. J. A. Symonds_, 2 _vols._
(1892) 2 _portraits_; _I.L.N. lxxx_ 616 (1882) _portrait and 13
Sept. 1890 p._ 342 _portrait_.
NORTH, THOMAS (son of Thomas North of Burton End, Melton
Mowbray, Leics.) _b._ Melton Mowbray 24 Jany. 1830; clerk
in Paget’s bank, Leicester about 1845–72; hon. secretary
of Leicestershire architectural society and editor of its
Transactions 1861 to death, to which he contributed more
than 30 papers; F.S.A. 1875; author of Tradesmen’s tokens,
Leicestershire 1857; A chronicle of the church of St. Martin
in Leicester during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI,
Mary, and Elizabeth 1866; The church bells of Leicestershire
1876, of Northamptonshire 1878, of Rutland 1880, of Lincoln
1882, of Bedfordshire 1883, and of Hertfordshire 1886, six
volumes; English bells and bell lore 1888; The accounts of
the churchwardens of St. Martin’s, Leicester 1489–1844, 1884.
_d._ The Plas, Llanfairfechan, North Wales 27 Feb. 1884.
_Transactions of the Leicestershire architectural society vi_
91–3 (1885); _Church Bells 8 March 1884 p._ 318.
NORTH, WILLIAM. _b._ Nottingham 1807; a schoolmaster Nottingham,
then inspector of corn returns; played in Nottingham _v._
Sheffield on the Forest ground, Nottingham 20–22 Aug. 1827;
author of Nottingham cricket scores 1771–1829, 1830. _d._ 6
March 1855. _Lillywhite’s Cricket scores ii_ 32 (1862).
NORTH, WILLIAM. _b._ 17 Oct. 1811; member of firm of Payne,
Eddison, and Ford solicitors, Leeds 1849; engaged in carrying
out the Leeds and North Midland railway; the first secretary
of the Midland railway company 1844; founded firm of North and
Sons, solicitors, Leeds 1858; legal adviser of the Yorkshire
banking company from its formation to his death, a director
to 1880; steward to earl of Mexborough for his five manors.
_d._ Potternewton, near Leeds 24 July 1883. _bur._ Woodhouse
cemetery, Leeds. _Law Times 11 Aug. 1883 p._ 285.
NORTH, WILLIAM (2 son of George North of St. John’s, Brecon).
_b._ 1808; educ. Jesus coll. Oxf., scholar 1830–5; B.A. 1829,
M.A. 1832; C. of St. John, Brecon 1833–40; professor of Latin
in St. David’s coll. Lampeter 1840–62; R. of Llangoedmore,
Cardiganshire 10 Dec. 1840 to death; archdeacon of Cardigan
and prebendary of Llandyfriog in St. David’s cathedral 1860 to
death; author of A charge to the clergy 1865. _d._ Treforgan,
Cardigan 7 June 1893.
NORTHAMPTON, SPENCER JOSHUA ALWYNE COMPTON, 2 Marquess of (2
son of 1 Marquess of Northampton 1760–1828). _b._ Stoke park,
Wiltshire 1 Jany. 1790; styled lord Compton 1796–1812; educ.
Trin. coll. Camb., M.A. 1810, LL.D. 1835; capt. central regt.
Northamptonshire militia 10 Sept. 1810; styled earl Compton
1812–28; M.P. Northampton 1812–20; lived in Italy 1820–30;
succeeded as 2 marquess 24 May 1828; recorder of Northampton
1828–32; F.R.S. 27 May 1830, president 30 Nov. 1838, resigned 30
Nov. 1849; F.S.A. 10 March 1836; F.G.S., president; president of
British Association at Bristol 1836, and Swansea 1848; president
of Royal soc. of literature 26 April 1849 to death; a trustee of
the British museum 1849; D.C.L. of Oxford 24 June 1850; edited
Irene, a poem by Margaret, marchioness of Northampton 1833;
The Tribute, a collection of unpublished poems 1837; author of
Observations on the motion of sir R. Heron, M.P. respecting
vacating seats in parliament on the acceptance of office 1835.
_d._ Castle Ashby, near Northampton 17 Jany. 1851. _bur._ Castle
Ashby 25 Jany. _P. F. Robinson’s Vitruvius Britannicus_ (1847)
_part_ 3 _pp._ 1–24; _H. Drummond’s Noble British families i_
12–6 (1846); _G.M. xxxv_ 425–9 (1851); _I.L.N. xviii_ 59, 60
(1851) _portrait_; _Athenæum 25 Jany. 1851 pp._ 110–11; _Doyle’s
Baronage ii_ 631 (1886) _portrait_; _Times 18 Jany. 1851 p._ 5,
_22 Jany. p._ 5.
NORTHBOURNE, SIR WALTER CHARLES JAMES, 1 Baron (son of John
James, minister plenipotentiary to Holland, _d._ 4 June
1818). _b._ 3 June 1816; educ. Westminster school 1826–33,
and Christ Church, Oxf., B.A. 1836, M.A. 1840; succeeded his
grandfather as second baronet 8 Oct. 1829; by his marriage in
1841 came into the Ellison properties in Gateshead, Hebbern
and the neighbourhood; M.P. Hull 1837–47; sheriff of Kent
1855; a commissioner on the constitution and working of the
ecclesiastical courts 1880; a trustee of the national gallery;
cr. baron Northbourne of Betteshanger, Kent 5 Nov. 1884. _d._
Betteshanger, near Sandwich 4 Feb. 1893. _Daily Graphic 9 Feb.
1893 p._ 8 _portrait_.
NORTHBROOK, FRANCIS THORNHILL BARING, 1 Baron (eld. son of sir
Thomas Baring, 2 bart. 1790–1848). _b._ Calcutta 20 April 1796;
educ. Winchester and Christ Church, Oxf., double first class
and B.A. 1817, M.A. 1821; capt. North Hants. regt. of militia 1
July 1818; barrister I.T. 7 Feb. 1823; M.P. Portsmouth 1826–65;
a lord of the treasury 24 Nov. 1830 to 6 June 1834; joint
secretary to the treasury 6 June to 17 Nov. 1834, and 21 April
1835 to Aug. 1839; chancellor of the exchequer 26 Aug. 1839 to
3 Sept. 1841; P.C. 26 Aug. 1839; succeeded as 3 baronet 3 April
1848; first lord of the admiralty 18 Jany. 1849 to 27 Feb. 1852;
F.R.S. 22 Sept. 1849; cr. baron Northbrook of Stratton, county
of Southampton 4 Jany. 1866. _d._ of apoplexy Stratton park,
near Winchester 6 Sept. 1866. _bur._ Michelde church, Hants. 13
Sept. _G.M. ii_ 543–4 (1866).
NORTHCOTE, STAFFORD HENRY, 1 Earl of Iddesleigh (eld. son of
Henry Stafford Northcote 1792–1830, M.P. Haytesbury 1826–30).
_b._ 23 Portland place, London 27 Oct. 1818; educ. Eton 1831–6,
rowed bow oar in the Eton eight 1835; matric. from Balliol coll.
Oxf. 3 March 1836, scholar 1836–42, rowed in the college boat
1839; B.A. 1839, M.A. 1840, D.C.L. 1863; private secretary to W.
E. Gladstone, the vice-president of board of trade 30 June 1842
to 1845; legal assistant at board of trade Feb. 1845 to Aug.
1850; barrister I.T. 19 Nov. 1847; one of secretaries of Great
Exhibition 3 Jany. 1850 to Oct. 1851; succeeded his grandfather
as 8 baronet 17 March 1851; C.B. 17 Oct. 1851; G.C.B. 20 April
1880; a comr. for reorganising board of trade Dec. 1852 to March
1853; M.P. Dudley 1855–7; contested North Devon 6 April 1857;
M.P. Stamford 1858–66; M.P. North Devon 1866–85; financial sec.
to the treasury Jany. to June 1859; member of public schools
commission 18 July 1862, and of endowed schools commission 20
Dec. 1865; president of board of trade 1 July 1866 to 1867; P.C.
6 July 1866; secretary for India 2 March 1867 to Dec. 1868;
chairman of Hudson’s Bay company Jany. 1869, governor March
1869 to March 1874; one of the six comrs. to arrange matters
in dispute between Great Britain and the United States 13 Feb.
1871, the treaty of Washington was signed 8 May 1871; president
of commission to inquire into working of friendly societies 14
Jany. 1871; chancellor of the exchequer 18 Feb. 1874 to April
1880; abolished the sugar duties of £2,000,000, 1874; applied an
annual sinking fund of 28 millions to reduction of the national
debt 1875; exempted incomes of £150 from income tax instead of
£100 as before 1876; carried his Savings’ bank bill 1875, his
Friendly societies’ bill 1875, and his Public works loan bill
1878; F.R.S. 18 Feb. 1875; leader of the house of commons 8 Feb.
1877 to 24 March 1880; led the opposition April 1881 to June
1885; first lord of the treasury June 1885 to Feb. 1886; created
viscount Saint Cyres of Newton Saint Cyres, Devon, and earl of
Iddesleigh 3 July 1885; president of commission to inquire into
depression of trade 29 Aug. 1885, the last report dated 21 Dec.
1886; presented by members of house of commons with a service of
plate 8 March 1886; foreign secretary 27 July 1886 to 4 Jany.
1887; lord lieutenant of Devon 8 Jany. 1886 to death; lord
rector of univ. of Edinb. 3 Nov. 1883 to death; author of The
case of sir Eardley Wilmot 1847, 2 ed. 1847; A short review of
the navigation laws of England. By A Barrister 1849, 2 ed. 1849;
A statement connected with the election of W. E. Gladstone for
the university of Oxford in 1847, 1852, and 1853, 1853; Twenty
years of financial policy 1862; The pleasures, the dangers, and
the uses of desultory reading 1885; Lectures and essays 1887.
_d._ in lord Salisbury’s ante-room, Downing st. London 12 Jany.