late H. H. Bernard edited by Frank Chance vol. i_, (1864)
_lxxvii-ciii_, (1864), _portrait_.
BERNARD, MOUNTAGUE (_3 son of Charles Bernard of Eden, Jamaica_).
_b._ Tibberton Court, Gloucs. 28 Jany. 1820; ed. at Sherborne and
Trin. coll. Ox., B.A. 1842, B.C.L. 1845, D.C.L. 1871; Vinerian
scholar and fellow of his college; barrister L.I. 1 May 1846;
Chichele professor of international law and diplomacy in Univ. of
Oxford 1859 to 9 May 1874; assessor of the Chancellor’s Court,
Oxford 1859 to Nov. 1871; sec. to royal commission on Cattle
plague 1866; member of royal commissions on Naturalisation 1868,
Fugitive slaves 1876 and Univ. of Ox. 1877; fellow of All Souls
coll. Ox. 1870; curator of Taylor institution at Ox. 9 Feb. 1871;
one of high comrs. for treating with the United States of America
16 Feb. 1871, signed treaty of Washington 8 May 1871; P.C. 29 June
1871, member of its Judicial committee 24 Nov. 1871; an original
member of the Institut de droit international 1873, pres. at the
Oxford meeting 1880; one of founders of _Guardian_ newspaper 1846,
wrote the weekly summary of events in it for some years. _d._
Overross, Ross, Herefordshire 2 Sep. 1882.
BERNARD, THOMAS. _b._ Sep. 1816; sheriff of King’s county 1837 and
lord lieutenant 5 Dec. 1867 to death; colonel of King’s county
militia 23 March 1871 to death. _d._ Castle Bernard, Kinnetty,
King’s county 13 Dec. 1882.
BERNARD, SIR THOMAS TYRINGHAM, 6 Baronet. _b._ Bolton st. Piccadilly
London 15 Sep. 1791; ed. at Eton and Ch. Ch. Ox.; sheriff of
Bucks. 1816; M.P. for Aylesbury 28 March 1857 to 6 July 1865;
succeeded 22 Jany. 1876. _d._ Cadogan lodge, Carlyle sq. London 8
May 1883. _I.L.N. lxxxii_, 525 (1883), _portrait_.
BERNARD, WILLIAM BAYLE (_son of John Bernard, English comedian
1756–1828_). _b._ Pleasant st. Boston U.S. 27 Nov. 1809; came to
England 1820; clerk in Army accounts office 1826–30 when office
was abolished; wrote much dramatic and other criticism for the
press; author of _The freebooter’s bride 5 vols._ 1828; _Life of
Samuel Lover 2 vols._ 1874 and of 114 plays, best known being _Rip
Van Winkle_ 1832; _The nervous man_ 1833; _The man about town_
1836; _Marie Ducange_ 1837; _His last legs_ 1839; _The boarding
school_ 1841; _The round of wrong_ 1846. _d._ Brighton 5 Aug.