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Canada. In 1853 he was permitted to re- sign hia consulship in favour of his son. Drake styles hia Civilized America (2 vols. 1859) " a bitterly abusive book." In 1861 he wrote England and the Disrupted States of America, and a drama — The Woman of Colour. The Edinburgh Review says of his Highways and Byways: " The style is throughout sustained with equal vigour, . . and we may safely pronounce this work to be executed in a manner worthy of the patriotic motive which the author proposed to himself in its composition — the eradication of national prejudices." He died in London, where he had passed the latter part of his life, 4th July 1864, aged about 68. '« 36 37. 39 ^ms)

Graves, Bichard, D.D., Dean of Ar- dagh, wasbom ist October 1763, at Kilfin- nane, in the County of Limerick, of which place his father was vicar. His career in Trinity College was distinguished, and he secured a fellowship in his twenty-second year. He soon became one of the most earn- est and popular preachers of his day. In 1798 he published An Essay on the Char- acter of the Apostles and Eoangdists. His desire for parochial duties was satisfied in 1 80 1 by the gift of a prebendal stall in Christ Church, Dublin, to which was attached the parish of St. Michael's, where he labour- ed assiduously and devotedly, especially amongst the poor. His Lectures on the Pentateuch, published in 1807, are widely known, and for many years retained the position of a text-book in the L^niversities. In 1 809 he became rector of Raheny ; in 1814, Dean of Ardagh ; and he was Regius Professor of Divinity in Trinity College the same year. The faithful dis- charge of the duties of these offices did not prevent the composition of numerous theo- logical works. In 1823 he exchanged his prebend of St. Michael's for the richer benefice of St, Mary's in Dublin, During a tour in ""^agland, in 1827, he was attacked with paralysis. He was kindly tended by his friend Southey, and recovered sufficiently to return home, where he lingered until 31st "^ March 1829, when he died, aged 65, " Graves was a man of sound judgment, well trained intellect, and fertile imagination ; his eloquence was copious ; his manner was earnest, affectionate, and awakening ; he was as noted for his simplicity as for his learning, for his benevolence as for his pastoral piety,"^^ A collected edition of his works, numbering seventeen in Cotton's list, was published by his son, R, H, Graves, D.D,, in 4 vols, 8vo, in 1840.

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Graves, Robert James, M.D,, F,R.S., son of the preceding, was born in Dublin,

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27th March 1797. Having passed through Trinity College with success, and taken out a medical degree, he spent several years in travelling on the Continent, visiting hos- pitals, and becoming acquainted with some of the leading continental physicians and physiologists. On his return in 1821 he was appointed physician to the Meath Hospital, and was one of the founders of the Park-street School of Medicine. He soon took a prominent position as a physi- cian, and wrote several important works on the study of medicine, chief among which must be mentioned his Lectures on Clinical Medicine, edited for him by Dr. Neligan in 1848, besides numerous con- tributions to medical periodical literature. His colleague Dr. Stokes thus writes of him : " To the labours of Graves we must award the highest place, as combining in a philosophical eclecticism the lights of the past with those of the present. For hia mind, while it mastered the discoveries of modern investigation, remained imbued with the old strength and breadth of view so characteristic of the fathers of British medicine. And thus he had the rare pri- vilege of leading the advance of the present school of medicine, while he never ceased to venerate and to be guided by the wis- dom, the mode of thinking, and the labours of the past," 3' Dr. Graves died 20th March 1853, aged 55. 39 ti6(i9)

Graves, Sir Thomas, K.B., Admiral, a distinguished naval officer, was born in the north of Ireland, Entering the navy at an early age, he served with credit in many parts of the world. In January 1783, when in command of the Magicienne, he had a desperate engagement in the Atlantic with the SybiUe and another French vessel. In 1 80 1 he was appointed Rear- Admiral of the White, and was second in command to Nelson at the bombardment of Copen- hagen, The thanks of both Houses of Parliament were voted to him, and the Order of the Bath was conferred upon him personally by Nelson at the command of the King. Sir Thomas Graves died 29th March 1814, at his seat near Honiton, Devon, ^"^

Gray, Sir John, was born at Clare- morris, in the County of Mayo, in 18 16. He studied medicine, and shortly before his marriage in 1839 settled in Dublin as physician to an hospital in North Cum- berland-street. He was before long drawn into politics, and in 1841 began to write for the Freeman! s Journal, of which paper he eventually became proprietor. He warmly advocated the repeal of the Union, and was one of O'Connell's ablest sup- porters. Full of suggestive energy and