Musselburgh near Edinburgh 5 Jany. 1798; studied medicine in
Edinburgh, M.R.C.S. 1816; partner with Dr. Brown at Musselburgh
1817 and in practice there to death; wrote jeux d’esprit in
Blackwood’s magazine, also essays and serious verse over the
signature Δ; wrote for Fraser’s magazine and other periodicals;
author of The bombardment of Algiers and other poems 1816,
anon.; The legend of Genevieve, with other tales and poems
1824; The autobiography of Mansie Wauch 1828; Outlines of the
ancient history of medicine 1831; Proofs of the contagion of
malignant cholera 1832; Domestic verses 1843; edited The works
of Mrs. Hemans 7 vols. 1839. _d._ King’s Arms inn, Dumfries 6
July 1851. _bur._ at Inveresk, statue by Ritchie erected at
Musselburgh 1854. _m._ 8 June 1829 Catherine Elizabeth youngest
dau. of Charles Bell of Leith, she was granted civil list
pension of £100, 6 Oct. 1853. _The poetical works of D. M. Moir.
Ed. by Thomas Aird_ 2 _vols._ _Edinb._ (1852), _memoir i pp.
xv–cxxxii_, _portrait_; _Blackwood’s Mag. Aug. 1851 pp._ 249–50;
_Fraser’s Mag. Sep. 1833 p._ 290, _portrait_; _Maclise Portrait
gallery_ (1883) 198–9, _portrait_.
MOIR, GEORGE (son of George Moir). _b._ Aberdeen 1800; admitted
advocate 2 July 1825; contributed to Blackwood’s Mag. from
1828; professor of rhetoric and belles lettres in univ. of
Edinb. 1 Aug. 1835 to Oct. 1840, professor of Scots law 13 Feb.
1864 to 1865; sheriff of Ross and Cromarty 1855–8; sheriff of
Stirlingshire 1858–68; translated Wallenstein, a dramatic poem
by J. C. F. Von Schiller 2 vols. 1827, and The historical works
of F. Schiller, Constable’s Miscellany 2 vols. 1828; author of
The appellate jurisdiction of Scotch appeals 1851; Magic and
witchcraft 1852; Principles of the law of Scotland, containing
extracts from lectures of G. Moir 1870, 4 ed. 1886. _d._
Charlotte sq. Edinb. 19 Oct. 1870. _Grant’s Story of Univ. of
Edinburgh_, _ii_ 359, 375 (1884); _Journal of jurisprudence_,
_xiv_ 618 (1870).
MOIR, JOHN MACRAE. _b._ Waterside of Thornton at the foot of the
Grampians in Kincardineshire 1827; ed. Aberdeen univ., M.A.;
went to London 1846; associated with journalism 1852; edited the
Illustrated Times, London 9 June 1855 for 3 years; secretary of
the Scottish corporation 1862 to death; the first editor of the
Illustrated news of the world, No. i Feb. 6, 1858; the first
editor of the People’s magazine 1867; London correspondent many
years of the chief provincial newspapers; one of compilers of
Men of the time; nonconformist minister at Worthing, Sussex;
barrister M.T. 6 June 1864; often acted as deputy judge in
the lord mayor’s court, and as deputy judge in the city of
London court and other metropolitan county courts; a candidate
for office of town clerk of city of London 1873, and for that
of city remembrancer 1878; edited Capital punishment by John
Macrae 1865 and Todesstraffe by Professor Mitteemaier 1862. _d._
Braefit, 116 King Henry’s road, South Hampstead 12 July 1881.
_bur._ Hampstead cemet. 16 July. _The Biograph_, _Jany. 1881
pp._ 9–11; _Law Times_, _lxxi_ 236 (1881).
MOLE, JOHN HENRY. _b._ Alnwick, Northumberland 1814; began
painting miniatures 1835; painted landscapes and figure
subjects in water-colours; associate of New Soc. of painters
in water-colours 1847, member 1848, contributed to annual
exhibitions of the society which became the Royal Institute of
painters in water-colours 1884, vice pres. 1884; exhibited 11
figure subjects at R.A., 1 at B.I. and 2 at Suffolk st. 1845–80.
_d._ 7 Guildford place, Russell sq. London 13 Dec. 1886.
MOLESWORTH, JOHN EDWARD NASSAU (only son of John Molesworth).
_b._ London 4 Feb. 1790; ed. at Greenwich and Trin. coll. Oxf.;
B.A. 1812, M.A. 1817, B.D. and D.D. 1838; C. of Millbrook,
Hampshire 1812–28; C. of Wicksworth, Derbyshire 1828 for two
months only; V. of St. Martin’s with St. Paul, Canterbury
1829–39; one of the six preachers at Canterbury 1829; V. of
Minster-in-Thanet 1839; V. of Rochdale 3 March 1840 to death;
promoted the Rochdale vicarage act 1866 by which the 13 chapels
of ease were converted into parish churches and their endowments
raised; contributed to the British magazine and Encyclopædia
Metropolitana; editor of The penny Sunday reader. Canterbury
14 vols. 1835–41, and of Common sense or everybody’s magazine
2 vols. 1842–43; author of The rick-burners, a tale 1830;
Overbury, or some advantages of an established church, a tale
1834, 2 ed. 1860; The pulpit pocket companion and liturgical
companion 1836; Resistance to church rates, a letter to the
people of England 1836, 5 ed. 1854; The domestic chaplain,
sermons on family duties 2 vols. 1838; The parish church 1842
and 30 other books. _d._ Rochdale vicarage 21 April 1877.
_bur._ St. Martin’s, Castleton Moor, Lancs. _Raines’s Vicars of
Rochdale_ (_Chetham Soc._ 1883), _ii_ 325–76.
MOLESWORTH, JAMES THOMAS (brother of 7 Viscount Molesworth
1786–1875). _b._ 1795; lieut. 6 Bombay N.I. 4 April 1816;
captain 11 Bombay N.I. 1 May 1824, retired 24 April 1837;
second assistant commissary general 1827–35; author with Thomas
and George Candy of Marathee-English and English-Marathee
dictionary. Bombay 2 vols. 1831–47, he worked for six years
preparing the second edition published 1857; never made use of
his designation the honourable. _d._ Clifton 13 July 1872. _J.
J. Higginbotham’s Men whom India has known_ (1874) 305–6.
MOLESWORTH, SIR ROBERT (only son of Hickman Blayney Molesworth).
_b._ Dublin 3 Nov. 1806; ed. Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1826,
M.A. 1833; called to the Irish bar at King’s Inns, Dublin 1828;
emigrated to Adelaide 1852; admitted to the bar of Victoria,
Australia 1853, solicitor general 25 Nov. 1855 to 17 June
1856; a puisne judge of the colony 17 June 1856, primary judge
in equity 1857, retired 1886; chief judge in court of mines;
knighted by patent 9 July 1886. _d._ Edlington, Hawthorne,
Melbourne 17 Oct. 1890.
MOLESWORTH, SIR WILLIAM, 8 Baronet (eld. son of sir Arscott
Ourry Molesworth, 7 baronet 1789–1823). _b._ Upper Brook st.
London 23 May 1810; entered at Trin. coll. Camb., expelled for
challenging his tutor to fight a duel; finished his education
at univ. of Edinb.; M.P. East Cornwall 1832–7; projected The
London Review, April 1835, which he transferred to J. S. Mill
1837; on the first committee of the Reform club 1836; obtained
a parliamentary committee to inquire into the system of
transportation 1837 and wrote the report; M.P. Leeds 1837–41;
M.P. Southwark 1845 to death; sheriff of Cornwall 1842; P.C. 28
Dec. 1852; first comr. of the board of works 5 Jany. 1853 to
2 July 1855; colonial secretary 21 July 1855 to death; F.R.S.
26 Nov. 1835; edited The English works of Thomas Hobbes of
Malmesbury 11 vols. 1839–45, also Hobbes’s Latin works 5 vols.
1839–45, which cost him £6,000. _d._ 87 Eaton place, London 22
Oct. 1855. _bur._ Kensal Green cemet. 27 Oct. _The philosophical
radicals of 1832, comprising the life of Sir W. Molesworth, &c.
By Mrs. Grote_ (1866); _Bates’s Maclise portrait gallery_ (1883)
416–19, _portrait_; _I.L.N. xviii_ 341, 342 (1851) _portrait_,
_xxvii_ 489, 490 (1855) _portrait_.
NOTE.--He _m._ July 1844 Andalusia only dau. of James Bruce Carstairs
of county Kinross. She had _m._ (1) Temple West of Mathon lodge,
Worcester, who _d._ 13 April 1839. She made her debut as a singer at
Drury Lane as Diana Vernon in Rob Roy 5 Oct. 1827 under the stage name
of Andalusia Grant. Her last appearance was as Hymen in ‘As you like
it’ at Drury lane in 1841. She entertained literary men and others
in London and at Pencarrow in Cornwall for many years. _d._ 87 Eaton
place, London 16 May 1888.
MOLESWORTH, WILLIAM NASSAU (eld. son of John Edward Nassau
Molesworth 1790–1877). _b._ Millbrook near Southampton 8 Nov.
1816; ed. at King’s sch. Canterbury and St. John’s and Pembroke
colleges, Cambridge; B.A. 1839, M.A. 1842; LL.D. Glasgow 1883;
C. of Rochdale 1839–41; P.C. of St. Andrew’s ch. Ancoats,
Manchester 1841–4; V. of St. Clement, Spotland near Rochdale
1844–89; hon. canon of Manchester cath. 1881; author of Secular
education, an important element of religious education 1857;
Essay on the French alliance 1860; Plain lectures on astronomy
1862; The history of the reform bill of 1832. 1864; Prize essay
on the great importance of an improved system of education for
the upper and middle classes 1867; The history of England from
1830. 3 vols. 1871–3, 5th thousand 1874; History of the church
of England from 1660. 1882; edited with his father Common Sense
1842–3. _d._ Rochdale 19 Dec. 1890. _bur._ Spotland. _Biograph_,
_vi_ 82–4 (1881); _I.L.N. 3 Jany. 1891 p._ 4, _portrait_.
MOLINEUX, THOMAS. _b._ 1803; double-bass player; a pianoforte
manufacturer; invented the Molineux action for pianos patented
28 April 1860; managing director of St. James’ hall, London many
years. _d._ London about 31 Jany. 1891.
MOLINI, CHARLES FREDERICK (son of John James Molini). _b._
Haymarket, London 9 Jany. 1789; clerk to Abraham Favenc,
merchant and then to S. Dobree and Sons; a bookseller at 14
Paternoster row 1830–41, at 17 King William st. Strand 1841 to
death as a dealer in Italian books and an agent for Italian
marbles, alabasters, etc.; London agent for his cousin Giuseppe
Molini of Florence about 1818 to death. _d._ 17 King William st.
London 21 April 1860. _Bookseller_, _July 1860 p._ 417.
MOLIQUE, WILLIAM BERNHARD (son of M. Molique, stadtmusikus).
_b._ Nuremberg 7 Oct. 1803; violinist Vienna; leader of band,
Munich 1820, and Stuttgart 1826–49; resided in London 1849–66;
retired to Canstadt 1866; composer of upwards of 100 pieces of
music, nearly all of them published in London, among these were
Five sets, each of six German songs 1845–8; Three sacred songs
from the Psalms 1849; Six melodies for flute and harp 1851;
Flying leaves, six pieces for the concertina 1856; Abraham,
oratorio. Op. 65 full score, produced at Norwich festival 1860;
Three duets for two violins 1860; On parting, song written
by lord Byron 1866; I know thou dost love me, song, words by
Hoffman 1873. _d._ Canstadt near Stuttgart 10 May 1869. _Reg.
and mag. of Biography_, _June 1869 p._ 484.
MOLLAN, JOHN. _b._ 1790; L.K.Q.C.P. Ireland 5 July 1819,
fellow 28 Oct. 1839, treasurer 1847–55, president 1855, 1856;
M.D. Edinb.; M.D. Dublin 1839; M.R.I.A.; consulting physician
Richmond lunatic asylum. _d._ 60 Fitzwilliam sq. Dublin 17 Sep.
1877.
MOLLER, JOHANNES. _b._ 1814; miniature painter to king of
Denmark. _d._ 21 Warrior gardens, St. Leonards on Sea 30 Oct.
1885.
MOLTANO or MOLTARNO, DELHI. A negro; a tamer of wild beasts many
years; when entering the cage of three bears and a hyena in
Wombwell and Bailey’s menagerie and circus at Hednesford near
Cannock Chase, he slipped down and the animals attacked and
worried him for fifteen minutes, taken to the Anglesey hotel
where he died the same night 14 March 1892. _bur._ cemetery
Burton-on-Trent 18 March.
MOLTENO, SIR JOHN CHARLES (son of John Molteno). _b._ 1814;
member of Cape of Good Hope legislative assembly for Beaufort
West 1854 to 1883; colonial secretary to government of Cape of
Good Hope 1872 to 6 Feb. 1878 and 1881 to 1882; came to England
1876 to confer with secretary of state on public business;
K.C.M.G. 18 Aug. 1882. _d._ Claremont house, Cape Town 1 Sep.
1886.
MOLYNEUX, CAPEL (eld. son of John Molyneux of Gavel hill,
Salop). _b._ Loseley mansion, Surrey 2 Dec. 1804; ed. at
Ch. coll. Camb., B.A. 1826; in the army; C. of St. Mary’s,
Woolwich 1842–50; minister of the Lock chapel, Harrow road,
London 1850–60; V. of St. Paul’s, Onslow sq. 1860–72; author
of Lectures delivered in the Lock chapel. 1852; Gethsemane,
lectures delivered in Lent 1854; Broken bread, short comments
for family use 1855; Lent sermons 1860; A farewell address to
the congregation of St. Paul’s, Onslow square 1872. _d._ Cannes
27 Dec. 1877. _Christian cabinet illustrated almanack for 1860_,
30–31, _portrait_; _Illust. news of the world_ (1862) _portrait_.
MOLYNEUX, ECHLIN. Ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1820, M.A.
1847; called to Irish bar 1826; Q.C. 9 Nov. 1852. _d._ 1878.
MOLYNEUX, SIR JOHN WILLIAM HENRY, 8 Baronet (brother of Capel
Molyneux 1804–77). _b._ 28 Jany. 1819; ed. at Trin. coll.
Camb., 27 wrangler 1841; B.A. 1841; V. of St. Gregory with
St. Peter, Sudbury, Suffolk 1855 to death; hon. canon of Ely
cathedral 1875 to death; succeeded his cousin as 8 baronet 24
Jany. 1879; author of What is a christian? 2 ed. 1853; A letter
to the bishop of Ely on the rights of all parishioners to the
use of the church 1856; Symbolism not formalism 1857, 2 ed.
1857; Preaching the gospel to the working classes impossible
under the pew system 1858; The altar and lights on the altar,
a correspondence with the bishop of Ely 1865; Vivisection, a
speech 1876. _d._ Sudbury vicarage 5 March 1879.
MOLYNEUX, WILLIAM. F.G.S.; author of Burton-on-Trent, its
history, its waters and its breweries 1869; to R. Plant’s
History of Cheadle, Leek 1881, he contributed The Cheadle
coalfield pp. 277–311. _d._ Durban, Natal 24 Oct. 1882.
MOLYNEUX-WILLIAMS, THOMAS. _b._ 1793; midshipman in the navy
1805–11; ensign 4 foot 14 Feb. 1811; lieut. 77 foot 28 Feb.
1812, captain 16 Sep. 1819, placed on h.p. 25 Oct. 1821; took
additional surname of Williams 1836; L.G. 31 March 1866; K.H.
1836. _d._ 9 Holles st. Cavendish square, London 10 May 1871.
MOMBACH, ISRAEL LAZARUS, known as Julius L. Mombach (son of
rev. Lazarus Mombach, chazan in Plungstadt, Germany). _b._
Plungstadt 1813; brought to England 1823; taught music by rev.
Mr. Eliasson; a singer in the Great synagogue, St. James’ place,
Aldgate st. London 1828, then director of the choir 1841 to
his death; taught singing to the members of the Jews’ college;
conducted concerts at Jewish working men’s club; composed music
for the German synagogues in England and the colonies. _d._
Armfield’s hotel, South place, Finsbury, London 8 Feb. 1880.
_bur._ West Ham cemetery. _J. L. Mombach’s Sacred musical
compositions_, _edited by Rev. M. Keizer_ (1881), _portrait and
memoir_; _Jewish Chronicle 13 March 1880 p._ 7.
MONAHAN, JAMES HENRY (eld. son of Michael Monahan of Heathlawn
near Portumna, Galway). _b._ Portumna 1804; ed. at Banagher and
Trin. coll. Dublin; passed first in science and took the gold
medal 1823; student of Gray’s Inn 4 Feb. 1826; called to Irish
bar 1828; became leader of Connaught circuit; Q.C. 6 Feb. 1840;
bencher of King’s Inns 1847; solicitor general for Ireland 16
July 1846, attorney general 24 Dec. 1847 to 23 Sep. 1850; M.P.
for borough of Galway 17 Feb. to Aug. 1847; contested Clonmel
10 Aug. 1847; P.C. Ireland 1848; chief justice of Irish court
of common pleas Oct. 1850, resigned Jany. 1876, presided at
special commission for trial of the Fenian prisoners at Cork and
Limerick 1867; a comr. of national education 1861; author of The
method of law, an essay on the statement and arrangement of the
legal standard of conduct 1878. _d._ 5 Fitzwilliam sq. Dublin
8 Dec. 1878. _bur._ Glasnevin cemet. 11 Dec. _The voice of the
bar_ (1850); _Irish law times_, _xii_ 605 (1878); _O. J. Burke’s
Anecdotes_ (1885) 309–12.
MONCK, SIR CHARLES MILES LAMBERT MIDDLETON, 6 Baronet (only son
of sir Wm. Middleton, 5 bart. 1738–95). _b._ London 7 April
1779; ed. at Rugby 1787 etc.; succeeded 7 July 1795; changed
his name to Monck under will of his grandfather Lawrence Monck
1799; sheriff of Northumberland 1801; M.P. Northumberland
1812–20; built Belsay castle, a Doric structure 1809; owner of
race horses; purchased Twinkle, dam of Cast Steel, whose progeny
won for him 100 races; his mare Gossamer ran third for the
Oaks 1853; won the Chester cup with Vanity 1858; with Gamester
won the St. Leger 1859; sold his stud at York in 1860 for 3595
guineas; author of An address to the county of Northumberland
on the bills for the reform of the house of commons. Newcastle
1832. _d._ Belsay castle, Northumberland 20 July 1867. _Baily’s
Mag. v_ 271–4 (1863), _portrait_; _Sporting Review_, _lviii_
87–8 (1867).
MONCORVO, VISCOUNT DA TORRE DE. _b._ 13 May 1788; envoy
extraord. and minister-plenipo. from Portugal to England 1835 to
death. _d._ 57 Upper Seymour st. London 11 Jany. 1851, remains
removed to French chapel. _bur._ Chelsea cemetery 18 Jany.
MONCREIFF, SIR HENRY WELLWOOD, 10 Baronet (eld. son of the
succeeding). _b._ Edinburgh 21 May 1809; ed. at Edinb. high sch.
and univ. Edinb. 1823; matric. from New coll. Oxf. 5 April 1827,
B.A. 1831; president of Union debating soc.; minister of parish
of Baldernock, Stirlingshire 1836–7; minister of East Kilbride,
Lanarkshire 1837–43; minister of Free East Kilbride 1843–52;
minister of Free St. Cuthbert’s, Edinb. 1852 to death; succeeded
his father as 10 baronet 4 April 1851; joint principal clerk
to free general assembly 1855; D.D. Glasgow 1860; secretary
of the Bible board Jany. 1861 to death; moderator of free
church assembly 1871; sec. to H.M. master printer in Scotland
1 Jany. 1861; author of Creeds and churches in Scotland 1869;
A vindication of the free church claim of right 1877; The free
church principle, its character and history, Chalmer lectures
1883. _d._ 6 Murchiston terrace, Edinburgh 4 Nov. 1883. _J. A.
Wylie’s Disruption worthies_ (1881) 419–28, _portrait_; _W.
Wilson’s Memorials of R. S. Candlish_ (1880) 225–59; _Biograph_,
_iv_ 107–8 (1880).
MONCREIFF, SIR JAMES WELLWOOD, Lord Moncreiff (2 son of rev.
sir Henry Moncreiff Wellwood, 8 baronet and divine 1750–1827).
_b._ 13 Sep. 1776; ed. at Edinb. and Glasgow univs.; matric.
from Balliol coll. Oxf. 30 Nov. 1793, exhibitioner; B.C.L. 1800;
called to Scottish bar 26 Jany. 1799; sheriff of Clackmannan
and Kinross 7 Feb. 1807; dean of the faculty of advocates 22
Nov. 1826 to 1829; defended the resurrectionist Burke 1828;
succeeded his father as 9 baronet 9 Aug. 1827; a judge of court
of session with title of lord Moncreiff 24 June 1829 to death.
_d._ 47 Moray place, Edinburgh 30 March 1851. _bur._ in the Dean
cemetery, bust in National portrait gallery, Edinb. _Chambers’s
Eminent Scotsmen_, _iii_ 154–6 (1870), _portrait_; _Brunton
and Haig’s Senators of the college of justice_ (1832) 552; _B.
W. Crombie’s Modern Athenians_ (1882) 157–60, _portrait_; _Law
Magazine_, _ii_ 557–97 (1829) _xlv_ 261–5 (1851).
MONCREIFFE, SIR THOMAS, 7 Baronet. _b._ Moncreiffe house, Bridge
of Earne, Perthshire 9 Jany. 1822; succeeded 20 Nov. 1830;
ensign grenadier guards 15 May 1840, sold out 21 Jany. 1842;
lieut.-col. of Perthshire militia 1846–55 and hon. col. 30 Oct.
1855 to death. _d._ Moncreiffe house 16 Aug. 1879.
MONCRIEFF, ALEXANDER (eld. son of Hugh Moncrieff, advocate
Glasgow). Ed. Glasgow coll.; advocate 1852; advocate depute
1862; sheriff of Ross and Cromarty 1869. _d._ 22 Abercromby
place, Edinburgh 2 June 1870. _Journal of jurisprudence July
1870 p._ 376.
MONCRIEFF, GEORGE. _b._ 1806; ensign Scots fusilier guards 8
April 1826, lieut.-col. 20 June 1854 to 14 June 1858; M.G. 14
June 1858, L.G. 27 Dec. 1864. _d._ Edinburgh 22 Feb. 1869.
MONCRIEFF, ROBERT SCOTT WELLWOOD. Treasurer of the Soc. of
Scottish antiquaries 1812; great friend of William Henry Murray
actor who _d._ 1852; resided at 17 Leopold place, Edinb.; Old
dean of guild 297 High st. Edinb.; came into the Garvoch estate
on death of Andrew Wellwood about 1842; built a house near
Dalmeny which was so ugly that Lord Rosebery bought it and
pulled it down. _d._ about 1854. _Crombie’s Modern Athenians_
(1882) 169–70, _portrait_.
MONCRIEFF, WILLIAM THOMAS, stage name of W. T. Thomas (son of
a tradesman in Newcastle st. Strand, London). _b._ London 24
Aug. 1794; clerk in a solicitor’s office about 1804; a writer
of songs; manager of the Regency theatre, Westminster; wrote
theatrical criticisms for the Satirist and the Scourge; a
working law stationer; wrote for the Olympic theatre, All at
Coventry, musical farce 20 Oct. 1815, The diamond arrow, comedy
18 Dec. 1815, Giovanni in London, extravaganza 26 Dec. 1817,
and Rochester musical comedy 16 Nov. 1818; manager of Astley’s
Amphitheatre, where his equestrian drama. The dandy family
ran nearly 100 nights; managed Coburg theatre, where his drama
the Lear of private life ran 53 nights; managed Drury Lane
theatre 1820, produced The spectre bridegroom 2 July 1821, The
cataract of the Ganges 27 Oct. 1823, and Zoroaster 19 April
1824; dramatised Pierce Egan’s Life in London under the title
of Tom and Jerry or life in London, and produced it at Adelphi
theatre 26 Nov. 1821, it ran nearly two seasons; wrote The
bashful man 1826 and many other entertainments for Charles
Mathews the elder; manager of Vauxhall gardens 1827; opened with
John Barnett a music shop in Regent st. 1828; produced at Surrey
theatre, Old heads and young shoulders 8 Jany. 1828, Tobit’s Dog
30 April 1838; at Haymarket theatre, The peer and the peasant 11
Sep. 1832; lessee of City theatre, Milton st. 1833–5; produced
at Strand theatre, Sam Weller or the Pickwickians 10 July 1837,
and at Sadler’s Wells, Giselle or the phantom night dancers
23 Aug. 1841; became totally blind 1843; a brother of the
Charterhouse 1844 to death; wrote his theatrical reminiscences
in Sunday Times under title of Dramatic Feuilletons 1851; his
dramatic pieces number upwards of 170; edited Richardson’s New
minor drama 4 vols. 1828–30; author of A new guide to the spa
of Leamington Priors 1822, 3 ed. 1824; Poems 1829; Selections
from dramatic works 3 vols. 1850. _d._ the Charterhouse,
London 3 Dec. 1857. _Reynolds’s Miscellany_, _ix_ 28–9 (1853),
_portrait_; _Era 13 Dec. 1857 p._ 11.
MONCTON, HENRY (eld. son of hon. Edward Moncton of Somerford,
co. Stafford 1744–1832, by Sophia natural dau. of George Pigot 1
baron Pigot, governor of Madras). _b._ 11 Sep. 1780; ensign 95
foot 5 March 1795; captain 24 dragoons 20 April 1796, major 24
July 1802, placed on h.p. 1803; major 3 foot 15 May 1806; major
8 light dragoons Jany. 1807; lieut-col. 72 foot 18 June 1807
to 1824 or 1825; general 11 Nov. 1851; served during the Irish
rebellion and with the Austrian army in Italy. _d._ Amherst
house, Clifton park, Clifton 29 June 1854.
MONEY, ARCHIBALD. _b._ 1778; cornet 11 dragoons April 1794,
major 14 Dec. 1809 to 24 June 1819 when placed on h.p.; colonel
of 2 dragoons 24 May 1852 to death; L.G. 20 June 1854; C.B. 22
June 1815. _d._ Crown point, Trowse, Norfolk 25 Aug. 1858.
MONEY, ROWLAND (son of Wm. Money of Horn house, Hereford).
_b._ 28 April 1782; entered navy 21 April 1796; captain 29
March 1815; retired V.A. 9 July 1857; engaged in the attacks
on Washington and Baltimore 1814; C.B. 4 June 1815; awarded a
pension of £250, 16 Feb. 1816. _d._ Cheltenham 21 June 1860.
MONGREDIEN, AUGUSTUS (son of a French officer). _b._ London
1807; ed. at R.C. college, Penn, Bucks.; owner of the first
screw steamers to the Levant; member of firm of Hugh and John
Johnston, corn merchants, London 1859–64; a corn factor as
A. Mongredien and co. 61 Mark lane, London 1864; purchased
Heatherside, Surrey 1862; member of National political union
1831; member of the Cobden club 1872; president of London
Chess club 1839; granted civil list pension of £100, 28 July
1886; author of Trees and shrubs for English plantations 1870;
England’s foreign policy 1871; The Heatherside manual of hardy
trees and shrubs 1874–5; Frank Allerton: an autobiography 3
vols. 1878; History of the free-trade movement in England 1881;
Wealth creation 1882. _d._ 31 Park road, Forest Hill near London
30 March 1888. _Illust. news of the world_, _viii_ 164 (1861),
_portrait_.
MONINS, EATON (son of John Monins). _b._ Canterbury 1795; ed. at
Charterhouse; ensign 52 foot 1 Dec. 1814; present at Waterloo;
major 69 foot 19 Nov. 1830, lieut.-col. 2 Oct. 1835 to 10 Nov.
1848 when placed on h.p.; M.G. 20 June 1854; colonel of 8 foot 3
June 1860 to death. _d._ Wellesley house, Upper Walmer 16 June
1861. _bur._ in St. Mary’s church, Walmer.