Naval biography 1849 p._ 929.
PRIDHAM, WILLIAM. _b._ Plymouth 1795; one of the 4 original
projectors of the Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse Herald
1820, editor for sometime. _d._ Plymouth Oct. 1870.
PRIESTLEY, EDWARD RAMSDEN (eld. son of major Priestley, K.H.)
_b._ 1819; ensign 45 foot 27 Nov. 1835; captain 25 foot 20 Oct.
1843; major 42 foot 17 July 1857, lieut. col. 10 Aug. 1858 to
death; served against the insurgent Boers 1842, and in the
Indian mutiny 1857–8; brevet colonel 10 Aug. 1863. _d._ Stirling
25 March 1868.
PRIESTLEY, FREDERICK J. B. _b._ 1819; ensign 82 foot 2 March
1838; ensign 25 foot 11 May 1838, lieut. 8 April 1842; captain
74 foot 22 July 1854; major Madras staff corps 18 Feb. 1861,
lieut. col. 2 March 1864; placed on unemployed supernumerary
list 1 July 1881; general 22 Jany. 1889. _d._ 22 Park st. Bath
17 Jany. 1894.
PRIESTLY, RICHARD. _b._ 1771; bookseller in High Holborn, London
many years, his stock mainly consisting of classical works;
was worth upwards of £30,000 in 1815; printed many editions
of classical works, employing editors of great ability; he
eventually failed in business and became bankrupt 3 Aug. 1827.
_d._ the Charterhouse, London 4 Feb. 1852. _Willis’s Current
notes Aug. 1854 p._ 68.
PRIESTMAN, JOHN (son of Joshua Priestman of Thornton, near
Pickering, Yorkshire). _b._ Thornton 1805; educ. Ackworth,
Yorkshire; joined his brother-in-law James Ellis in the Old corn
mill, Bradford 1824, they founded the first ragged school in
Bradford 1846; a founder of the Friends’ Provident institution
1832; represented Bradford at many of the conferences called
by the anti-corn-law league; refused to pay church rates which
were found to be illegal, and abolished in Bradford 1835;
manufacturer of worsted goods 1838, removed to larger premises
1845; gave up corn-milling 1855; a total abstainer from 1834;
supported Cobden in opposing the Crimean war 1854. _d._ Whetley
Hill, Bradford 29 Oct. 1866. _H. Thompson’s Ackworth scholars_
(1879) _p. xix_; _Biographical catalogue of portraits at
Devonshire house_ (1888) 527–32.
PRIM, JOHN GEORGE AUGUSTUS (son of John N. Prim, solicitor,
Kilkenny). _b._ Kilkenny 1821; connected with The Moderator,
Kilkenny as editor, reporter and proof reader, and afterwards
the proprietor to his death; hon. sec. of Royal historical and
archæological association of Ireland, and a contributor to the
Transactions; author of Memorials of the family of Langton
of Kilkenny 1864, and with James Graves The history of the
cathedral church of St. Canice, Kilkenny 1857. _d._ Dunbell on
the Hudson river 2 Nov. 1875. _The Kilkenny Journal 29 Dec. 1875
p._ 3.
PRIMROSE, ARCHIBALD (elder son of 4 earl of Rosebery 1783–1868).
_b._ Bixley hall, Norfolk 2 Oct. 1809; styled lord Dalmeny from
1814; M.P. Stirling district of burghs 1832–47; one of lords
of admiralty 25 April 1835 to 8 Sept. 1841; vice lieut. of co.
Linlithgow 1844. _d._ Dalmeny park, co. Linlithgow 23 Jany.