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mund Hall, Oxford, 1856; vicar of St. Michael, Coventry, 1866-79; rector of Toppesfield, Essex, 1879-80; vicar of Holy Trinity, Folkestone, 1880-85 ; hon- orable canon of Worcester, 1873 ; in 1887 resided at Burnham, Somerset.

Beach, Rev. John. An Auoni/mous Author. An American clergyman.

Beaconsfleld, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of. Mr. Benjamins ; ifanager of St. Stephen^s Co-Operative Store; Con- ingshif ; A [or Delta] ; Imperial Sen ; Hen ; Benjamin; Dizzy; The Premier; The Eight Hon. B D.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 347.

Beamish, North Ludlow, 1797-1872. A Cornet. An English antiquary ; son of William Beamish, Esq., of Beaumont House, county of Cork ; in 1816 he ob- tained a commission in the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, in which he pur- chased a troop in 1823 ; spent much of his life from 1826 in literary work; d. at Annmount, county of Cork.

Bean, Rev. James. The Christian Minister.

See "I. and P.," First Series, p. 347.

Bean, Miss Mary A. The Librarian. An American lady of Brookline, Mass.

Beard, John Reilly, D.D., 1800-76. An Unitarian. An English minister; b. at Southsea, Hants. ; educ. at the Unita- rian Coll. at York; minister at Salford, Manchester, 1825 ; and Strangeways, the same city, 1848-64 ; at Sale, near Ashton- on-Mersey, 1865-73, and d. there.

Beardslee, L. A. Pieseis.

Beauclerk, Lady Diana De Vere, 1841-. Lady Di Beauclerk. An English lady ; daughter of the 9th Duke of St. Albans.

Beaufoy, Charles. C. B. An Eng- lish natural philosopher.

Beaumont, John Thomas Barber, 1774-1841. Philanthropos.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 348.

Beckerlng, J. J. John Nathan.

Beckett, Sir Edmund, LL.D., 5th Bart., 1816-. Edmund Beckett Denison. An English writer; b. at Doncaster; .succeeded his father, 1874; educ. at Eton and Trin. Colls., Oxford; B.A., 1888 ; LL.D., 1863 ; called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1841 ; chancellor of York, 1877; residence. Batch Woods, St. Al- bans.

Beckett, William H. Prof. Chaucer ■Jones. An American humorist of the day.

Becltman, Ernst. E. B—n. A Swed- ish journalist and miscellaneous writer.

Bedell, Gregory Thurston, 1817-. The Rector. An American clergyman ;

b. in Hudson, N.Y. ; educ. at Bristol Coll., Penn., and at the Virginia Theol. Sem. ; assistant-bishop and bishop of Ohio from 1869.

Bedford, John T. J. Litgue.

See "I. and P.," First Series, p. 348.

Bedingfield, Thomas, 1760-89. T. B — -g — d. An English poet ; b. at York ; educ. at the Univ. of Liege ; in 1787 com- menced practice as a chamber counsel in London, where he died.

Behn, Mrs. Aphra (Johnson), 1640- 89. ..1. B. An English dramatist and novelist ; baptized at AVye ; spent some years in Surinam ; returned to England about 1658, and married a city mer- chant named Behn; before 1666 she was a widow; dedicated her life chiefly to " pleasure and poetry " ; d. in London, and was buried in Poet's Corner, West- minster Abbey.

BeUby, J. Wood. Research. An Aus- tralian geologist of Melbourne(l).

Beke, Mrs. Emily (Alston). His Widow. An English lady of Mauritius ; daughter of Mr. William Alston of Lei- cester, and widow of Charles Tilstone Beke.

Beldam, Joseph. A Student of the Middle Temple. An English poet ; a barrister-at-law of the Middle Temple, London.

Belfast, Frederick Richard Clil- chester, Earl of. Campana ; Lord

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 349.

Belger, Mrs. Fanny Courtenay (Baylor). Fanny Courtenay Baylor. An American writer of Texas and Vir- ginia ; has spent many years abroad.

Bell, Mrs. A. A Lady. An English poet.

Bell, Benjamin, 1749-1806. A Land- holder. A Scottish surgeon; b.atDumfries; at seventeen was sent to the Edinburgh Medical School; travelled on the Con- tinent, and studied at Paris ; surgeon to the Royal Infirmary at Edinburgh, 1772- 1801 ; he gained a large practice, and also engaged considerably in agriculture; d. at Newington House, Edinburgh.

BeU, Miss Catharine Douglass. Cousin Kate.

See "I. and P.," First Series, p. 349.

BeU, Mrs. Emily Ernst (Mynie). Mrs. Fairfax. An Irish writer of the day.

Bell, John, and David Francis Con- die. An Association of Physiciaiis.

Bell, John, 1796-1872. Aphysician; b. in Ireland; came to this country in 1810; graduated at the Univ. of Pennsylvania