Hammond of Savile row, London, she _d._ 6 Jany. 1861). _d._ 109
Gloucester place, Portman sq. 23 June 1878. _Geographical mag. v_,
179–81 (1878); _I.L.N. lxxii_, 4 (1878) _portrait_; _Graphic
xviii_, 116 (1878) _portrait_.
BACK, WILLIAM. _b._ Surrey; ed. at Guy’s hosp. and Univ. of Edin.;
M.D. 24 June 1808; L.C.P. 22 Dec. 1814; Physician to Guy’s hosp.
17 March 1819 to 1840. _d._ New Park road, Clapham park 6 Nov.
1856 aged 74.
BACKHOUSE, EDWARD (_son of Edward Backhouse of Darlington_). _b._
Darlington 1808; a banker at Sunderland, and a partner in
colleries; an Elder of Society of Friends 1854 to death; erected a
large mission hall at Sunderland; author of _The religious society
of Friends_ 1870. _d._ Hastings 22 May 1879. _Early church history
compiled by the late E. Backhouse, edited by C. Tylor_ 1884,
_portrait_.
BACKHOUSE, GEORGE CANNING. Clerk in the Foreign Office 5 April 1838;
commissary judge at Havannah 16 Dec. 1852 to death; murdered at
Havannah 30 Aug. 1856 aged 37; a civil list pension of £100
granted his widow 15 Nov. 1856.
BACKHOUSE, JAMES. _b._ 8 July 1794; ed. at Leeds; minister of
Society of Friends 1824; missionary to Australia and South Africa
1831–41; author of _A narrative of a visit to the Australian
colonies_ 1843; _A narrative of a visit to the Mauritius and South
Africa_ 1844 and many small books. _d._ Holdgate house, York 20
Jany. 1869. _Memoir of James Backhouse by his sister_ 1870;
_Smith’s Friends’ Books i_, 152–56 (1867).
BACON, ANTHONY. Cornet 16 Lancers 13 Aug. 1812; lieut. 13 Dragoons
1818–1821 when placed on h.p.; commanded the whole cavalry of
Queen Dona Maria of Portugal 1832–34; created General on field of
battle at Loures by Emperor Don Pedro in person 12 Oct. 1833;
K.T.S. _d._ Crondall near Farnham 2 July 1864 aged 68. _Sketches
in Portugal by J. E. Alexander_ (1835) 120, 245.
BACON, CHARLOTTE MARY (_2 dau. of Edward Harley, 5 Earl of Oxford
1773–1848_). _b._ Harley st. London 12 Dec. 1801; Lord Byron
dedicated his _Childe Harold_ to her under name of Ianthe 1812.
(_m._ 1823 general Anthony Bacon). _d._ 13 Stanhope place, Hyde
park 9 March 1880. _Finden’s Illustrations of Lord Byron vol. ii_,
(1833), _portrait_; _I.L.N. lxxvi_, 292 (1880), _portrait_.
BACON, SIR EDMUND, 9 Baronet of Redgrave and 10 Baronet of
Mildenhall. _b._ Raveningham, Beccles, Norfolk 16 July 1779;
succeeded his father as Premier Baronet of England 5 Sep. 1820.
_d._ Raveningham 30 May 1864.
BACON, GEORGE PETER (_younger son of R. M. Bacon of Norwich, editor
of the Norwich Mercury_). Bought the Sussex Advertiser 1843, wrote
all the leading articles and edited the paper to his death; sec.
of Hop excise duty repeal association 1858 to April 1862 when duty
which yielded £750,000 a year was taken off. _d._ 64 High st.
Lewes 15 March 1878 in 72 year. _I.L.N. xlii_, 641 (1863).
BACON, SIR HENRY HICKMAN, 10 and 11 Baronet. _b._ Blundeston near
Lowestoft 5 April 1820; succeeded 30 May 1864; sheriff of Lincoln