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Blew, Robert W. Uncle Bob. An American writer of the day, for the young, of Memphis.

Bliss, E. V. E. V. B. An American writer of the day, of New Yorlc.

Bliss, Francis C. Octaviiis. An American publisher of Newark, N.J.

Bliss, George, 1793-187:!. A Repub- lican. An American lawyer ; b. and d. in Springfield, Mass.; Ynlu Coll., 1813; studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice at Monson, Mass. ; after seven years he returned to Spring- field, and formed a law partnership with .Jonathan Dwight, Jr. ; from 1860 he lived in retirement in that city.

Bliss, Leonard, Jr. L. B. An American writer ; b. at Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Mass.

Blizard, Sir William, 1743-1835. An Aged Person ; Curtiiis. An English surgeon ; b. at Barn Elms, in Surrey ; studied at tire London and St. Bartholo- mew Hospitals; in 1780 was appointed surgeon of the London Hospital ; he was elected E.R.S. in 1787, and was thrice president of the College of Surgeons.

Blodget, Samuel, 1724-1807. Ob- servator. An American statistician at Washington, in 1801, etc. ; was b. in Woburn, and d. in Haverhill, Mass.

Blondet, Einile. Paul Mahalin. A French writer of the day.

Bloodgood, Simeon De Witt. An Englishman.

See "I. and P.," First Series, p. 357.

Bloomfield, George. A Parishioner of St. Peter's. An English poet.

Blount, Mrs. Martha, 1690-1762. A Ladij. An English lady, a friend of Pope ; probably b. at the family seat, Mapledurliam, near Reading; educ. at Hammersmith and at Paris ; she continued to live at Mapledurham with her mother, her brother, and sister, 1710-15 ; but from that time she, witii her mother and sister, had a country residence at Peters- ham, and a town house in London ; Pope bequeathed to her one thousand pounds, three score of his books, his household goods, chattels, and plate, the furniture of his grotto, the urns in his garden, and the residue after all bequests were paid. She lived at last in Berkeley Row, by Hanover Square.

Blow^er, Elizabeth. A Young Lady. An English writer of one hundred years ago.

Blunt, Alexander. Punchinello. An English poet and satirical writer of the first part of the eighteenth century.

Blunt, Rev. John Henrj', 1823-84.

A Doubting Disciple ; A Working Clergy- man. An Englisli clergyman ; b. at Chel- sea ; educ. at a private school, and at Univ. Coll., Durham ; vicar of Kennington, near Oxford, 1808 ; and rector of Bevers- ton in Glouci'.stershire, 1873-84; d. in London.

Blunt, John James, 1794-1855. The Lady Marganl Professor of Divinity. An English divine ; b. at Newcastle-under- Lyme in Staffordshire ; B.A. at St. John's Coll., Cambridge, 1816 ; rector of Great Oakley in Esse.x, 1834-39; Lady Margaret Professor, 1839-55; d. at Cambridge.

Blunt, Walter. W. B. An English clergyman ; Caius Coll., Cambridge, 18.35 ; rector of Bicknor w. Huckinge, 1858-80 et seq.

Blyth, Edward, 1810-73. Zoophilus. An English zoologist ; b. in London ; curator of the museum of the Asiatic Society at Calcutta, 1841-62; in 1862 his health compelled him to return to England, when a pension of £150 a year was granted to him; d. in London(l).

Boaz, H. H. B.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 358.

Bogart, Miss Elizabeth. Estelle.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 358.

Boggs, Rev. Edward B. The Rector. An American clergyman ; rector of St. Matthew's Church, Bedford, 1863, and editor of " The Church Review," etc., New Haven, Conn., 1875-80; in 1882 rector at Newark, N.J.

Bogue, David, 1750-1825. A Dis- senter. An English independent minister ; b. at Hallydown, Coldingham, Berwick- shire; studied for the ministry at the Univ. of Edinburgh ; was one of the founders of the London Missionary So- ciety ; d. at Brighton.

Bohn, Henry George, 1796-1884. A Bookseller. An English bookseller and publisher ; b. in London ; commenced business on his own account in 1831 ; in 1864 he sold out to Bell & Daldy, after- wards Bell & Sons, who succeeded him in his business ; he resided at Twickenham from 1850, where he died.

Bohun, William. A Gentleman of the Inner Temple. An English law writer early in the eighteenth century.

Bolander, Sophie, 1807-1869. S — e — der. A Swedish novelist.

Bold, Rev. John, B.A., 1679-1751. A Presbyter of the Church of England ; A Minister. An Englisli clergyman ; b. at Leicester; St. John's Coll., Cambridge, 1698 ; minister at Stoney Stanton, 1702- 51, where he died.