PENROSE, JOHN (eld. son of John Penrose 1754–1829, rector of
Fledborough, Notts.). _b._ Cardinham, near Bodmin 15 Dec. 1778;
educ. Tiverton school 1794–5; matric. from Exeter coll. Oxf. 3
July 1795; migrated to C.C. coll. 26 Nov. 1795; B.A. 1799, M.A.
1802; Bampton lecturer 1808; V. of Langton-by-Wragby, Lincs.
Dec. 1802 to death; V. of Poundstock, Cornwall 1803–9; V. of
Bracebridge, Lincs. 1809–38; P.C. of North Hykeham, Lincs.
Nov. 1837 to death; author of An attempt to prove the truth of
christianity, Bampton lecture 1808; An inquiry into the nature
and discipline of human motives 1820; Of the use of miracles in
proving the truth of a revelation 1824; Familiar introduction to
the Christian religion. By a Senior 1831; Explanatory lectures
on the gospel of St. Matthew 1832; On the moral principle of the
atonement 1843, 2 ed. 1846; Lives of vice-admiral sir Charles
Vinicombe Penrose and captain James Trevenen. By their nephew
1850; Fifty-four sermons for Sunday reading in families 1851,
2 ed. 1859; _m._ 1814 Elizabeth, 2 dau. of Edmund Cartwright,
rector of Goadby-Marwood, Leics., she was _b._ 3 Aug. 1780,
wrote many school histories under pseudonym of Mrs. Markham,
and _d._ Lincoln 24 Jany. 1837; he _d._ Langton 9 Aug. 1859.
_J. Penrose’s Life of rev. J. Penrose of Fledborough_ (1880);
_Boase and Courtney’s Bibl. Cornub. ii_ 454–8 (1874–8); _Boase’s
Collect. Cornub._ (1890) 712, 1084.
PENSON, JAMES (son of a dockyard artizan). _b._ Devonport 1814;
a teacher of drawing; studied in Sass’ academy, Bloomsbury,
London; a water colour painter; exhibited at Royal academy,
London 1850. _G. Pycroft’s Art in Devonshire_ (1883) 104.
PENTLAND, JOSEPH BARCLAY. _b._ Ireland 1797; educ. Armagh and
univ. of Paris; secretary to British consulate in Peru 1827;
consul-general in republic of Bolivia 1 Aug. 1836 until 1839;
surveyed a large part of the Bolivian Andes 1826–7, and was
the first to measure height of the mountains; travelled in the
southern province of ancient Peru 1838; spent his winters in
Rome from 1845, acted as guide to the prince of Wales twice;
edited for John Murray A handbook of Rome and its environs,
9 ed. 1860, 10 ed. 1871, and 11 ed. 1872; A handbook for
travellers in Southern Italy, 6 ed. 1868; and A handbook for
travellers in Northern Italy, 11 ed. 1869. _d._ 3 Motcomb st.,
London 12 July 1873. _bur._ Brompton cemet. _Athenæum 6 Sept.
1873 p._ 309.
PEPLOE, ANNIE (2 dau. of John Molyneux of Gavel Hill, Salop,
captain R.N.) _b._ Ludlow 21 Feb. 1805; _m._ 3 Jany. 1828 John
Birch Webb, vicar of Weobly, Herefordshire, who took name of
Peploe 1866, he was _b._ Court lodge, Kent 9 Sept. 1801 and _d._
Garnstone, Herefordshire 26 Jany. 1869; author of Naomi, or the
last days of Jerusalem 1841, 20 ed. 1895; A tale of the Vaudois
1842, 2 ed. 1854; Julamerk, a tale of the Nestorians, 3 vols.
1849, 3 ed. 1854; The martyrs of Carthage, 2 vols. 1850, 2 ed.
1857; Alypius of Tagaste 1865, 2 ed. 1891; Benaiah, a tale of
the captivity 1865; Oliver Wyndham 1867; Pomponia, or the gospel
in Cæsar’s household 1867; I know, or the verities of the Bible
1879; her name is attached to upwards of 25 works 1841–79. _d._
25 Onslow gardens, London, the residence of her son rev. Hanmer
Wm. Webb Peploe 13 Jany. 1880. _Reg. and mag. of biog. March
1869 p._ 253.
PEPLOE, DANIEL PEPLOE (eld. son of preceding). _b._ 15 Feb.
1829; educ. Rugby and Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1851; cornet 4
royal Irish dragoon guards 14 May 1852, captain 11 Dec. 1857,
sold out 3 July 1860; assumed name of Peploe 16 July 1866; M.P.
Herefordshire 1874–80; contested Herefordshire 6 April 1880.
_d._ 4 Nov. 1887.
PEPOLI, COUNT CARLO. _b._ 1800; joined in attempts to overthrow
the Papal government and was head of provisional government in
Bologna 1831; lived in England 1831–59; naturalised in England
18 Feb. 1847; held an appointment in Glasgow univ.; brought with
him from Italy a collection of pictures by the old masters which
was sold in London 1850; rector of Bologna univ. 1859; Rosa M.
Kettle in her novel My home in the shires 1876 introduced him
under the name of The Marchese di Petralva; author of I puritani
e cavalieri, a serious opera in 3 acts 1835; Malek-Adel, a drama
1837; On the language and literature of Italy, an inaugural
lecture in University college London 1838; he also published
various works in Bologna, Ginevra, Milan, and Pinerolo 1827–81.
_d._ Palazzo Pepoli, giá Albergati, Bologna 6 Dec. 1881.
_Colburn’s New monthly mag. Dec. 1882 pp._ 29–35; _Art Journal
ii_ 127 (1850).
PEPYS, HENRY (younger brother of 1 earl of Cottenham 1781–1851).
_b._ Wimpole st. London 18 April 1783; educ. Trin. coll. Camb.,
B.A. 1804, M.A. 1807, B.D. 1814, D.D. 1840; fellow of St. John’s
coll. 1804; R. of Aspeden, Herts. 1818–27; R. of Moreton,
Essex 1822–40; prebendary of Wells 3 Feb. 1826 to 1840; R. of
Westmill, Herts. 1827–40; bishop of Sodor and Man 27 Jany.
1840, consecrated at Whitehall 1 March, installed at St. Mary’s
Castleton 8 May; bishop of Worcester 4 May 1841 to death; author
of The remains of the lord viscount Royston, with a memoir
of his life 1838; Six charges and two single sermons. _d._
Hartlebury castle, Stourport, Worcs. 13 Nov. 1860. _G.M. Dec.
1860 p._ 674.
PEPYS, PHILIP HENRY (eld. son of the preceding). _b._ 14 Nov.
1824; educ. Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1846, M.A. 1849; barrister
L.I. 8 June 1849; sec. of presentations to lord chancellor
1846–51, and 1852–62, principal sec. 1862–4; chancellor of
diocese of Worcester 1855 to death; one of the registrars of
court of bankruptcy London about 1 June 1864 to death; author
of Constance Tyrell, or the half-sister, 3 vols. 1852. _d._
Brighton 6 Feb. 1886. _Law Times 6 March 1886 p._ 330.
PEPYS, WILLIAM HASLEDINE or HASELDINE (son of W. H. Pepys of
24 The Poultry, London, cutler). _b._ London 23 March 1775; a
founder of Askesian society March 1796, which led to foundation
of British mineralogical and geological societies, and the
London institution of which he was an original manager and
honorary secretary 1821–4; treasurer of Geological society
1811, then vice-president; succeeded his father as a cutler and
carried on the business to his death; worked with Desvignes on
soda-water apparatus 1798; F.R.S. 28 Jany. 1808; president of
the Royal Institution 1816; F.L.S. 1821; invented the mercury
gasometer and water gasholder, both still in use; one of the
first to use mercury contacts for electrical apparatus and
tubes coated with indiarubber for conveying gases; invented an
eudiometer which he calibrated by a method still used for the
purpose 1807; author of many papers in Tilloch’s Philosophical
magazine, the Philosophical transactions of the Royal society,
and the Journal of science and the arts. _d._ 11 Earls terrace,
Kensington road, London 17 Aug. 1856. _Life of Wm. Allen_, 3
_vols._ (1846–7) _passim_; _F. T. Cansick’s Epitaphs ii_ 101
(1872).
PERCEVAL, ALEXANDER (2 son of rev. Philip Perceval of Temple
house, Ballymote, co. Sligo). _b._ Temple house 10 Feb. 1787;
educ. Trin. coll. Dublin; lieut. colonel of Sligo militia 12
April 1809 to 16 June 1855; M.P. co. Sligo 17 May 1831 to
Sept. 1841; created D.C.L. Oxford 13 June 1834; treasurer of
the ordnance Dec. 1834 to April 1835; treasurer of the Orange
association of Ireland, dissolved 1835; sergeant-at-arms of the
house of lords Sept. 1841 to death; one of the 6 comrs. for
executing the office of treasurer of the exchequer of Great
Britain 6 to 16 Sept. 1841. _d._ 28 Chester st. London 9 Dec.