_portraits_; _C. Worthy’s Life of earl of Iddesleigh_ (1887)
_portrait_.
NORTHESK, GEORGE JOHN CARNEGIE, 9 Earl of (only son of 8 earl
of Northesk 1794–1878). _b._ Longwood, Hants. 1 Dec. 1843;
styled lord Rosehill 1843–78; cornet 1 dragoons 10 June 1862;
ensign Scots fusilier guards 21 Nov. 1862, captain 26 March
1873, sold out 27 June 1874; succeeded as 9 earl 5 Dec. 1878; a
representative peer for Scotland Feb. 1885; made a collection
of flint prehistoric weapons, which he lent to the museum of
science and arts Edinb., and to the city museum, Winchester;
F.S.A. 30 Nov. 1871, vice-president. _d._ Longwood house, near
Winchester 10 Sept. 1891. _Proc. of Society of Antiquaries xiv_
136 (1892).
NORTHEY, FRANCIS VERNON (son of E. R. Northey of Epsom). _b._
1836; educ. Eton, one of the cricket eleven 1852–4; ensign 60
foot 22 March 1855, instructor in musketry 3 Nov. 1858, major 5
July 1873 to death; commanded the third battalion in Zululand;
mortally wounded at battle of Ginghilovo 2 April 1879, and _d._
7 April 1879. _I.L.N. lxxiv_ 576 (1879) _portrait_; _Graphic
xix_ 584 (1879) _portrait_.
NORTHMORE, THOMAS (eld. son of Thomas Northmore of Cleve house,
near Exeter 1735–77). _b._ Cleve house 1766; educ. Tiverton and
Emm. coll. Camb., B.A. 1789, M.A. 1792; F.S.A. 19 May 1791;
contested Exeter 20 June 1818, and Barnstaple 12 Dec. 1832;
discovered the ossiferous nature of Kent’s cavern at Torquay
about 1824; published Plutarch’s Treatise upon the distinction
between a friend and flatterer 1793; Memoirs of Planetes, or
a sketch of the laws and manners of Makar. By Philelentherus
Devoniensis 1795; Washington, or liberty restored, a poem in
ten books 1809, Baltimore 1809; Of education founded upon
principles, Part the first, Time previous to the age of puberty
1800, no more published. _d._ Furzebrook House, near Axminster
20 or 29 May 1851. _I.L.N. xviii_ 545 (1851).
NORTHROP, FLORA (dau. of Mr. Macdonald). Principal of the Royal
school for officers’ daughters at Castleton, Isle of Man; went
to U.S. of America 1885 where she suffered great reverses. _d._
of starvation and of being frozen to death New York 31 Dec. 1893.
NORTHUMBERLAND, ALGERNON PERCY, 4 Duke of (younger son of 2 duke
of Northumberland 1742–1817). _b._ Northumberland house, Charing
Cross, London 15 Dec. 1792; educ. Eton; entered R.N. March 1805;
midshipman Sept. 1805, lieut. 1811; served in Mediterranean to
1810; while acting captain of the Caledonia fought in an action
off Toulon 1814; captain 19 Aug. 1815, when put on h.p.; cr.
baron Prudhoe of Prudhoe castle, Northumberland 27 Nov. 1816;
LL.D. Camb. 6 July 1835; D.C.L. Oxf. 15 June 1841; succeeded
his brother as 4 duke 11 Feb. 1847; constable of Launceston
castle 28 May 1847; R.A. of the Blue 11 Nov. 1850, V.A. 9 July
1857, admiral 13 Oct. 1862; P.C. 27 Feb. 1852; first lord of the
admiralty 28 Feb. to 28 Dec. 1852; K.G. 19 Jany. 1853; a trustee
of the British museum 24 April 1861; hon. col. 2 Northumberland
batt. of artillery volunteers 27 Dec. 1864; F.R.S. 9 April
1818; F.S.A. 10 April 1823; president of Royal Institution;
president of Royal united service institution; president of
Royal national lifeboat institution, gave premiums for improved
boats; introduced the Victoria Regia 1838, which first flowered
in England in a tank built for it at Sion house, Isleworth;
bought the famous Camuccini collection of 74 paintings at Rome