Highfield, near Malton in succession to William Perren for 6
years; had some breeding mares of his own; a trainer at Grove
house, Malton from 1842 for sir R. Bulkeley, lord Glasgow,
Stanhope Hanke, Mr. Wentworth, major Yarburgh, and Mr. Pedley;
for Mr. Wilkins trained Old Dan Tucker and Napoleon, which won
the Great Yorkshire stakes 185- and 1859; trained Mr. Graham’s
horses 1863. _d._ Malton 16 Jany. 1867. _bur._ Malton 21 Jany.
_Sporting Review Feb. 1867 pp._ 85–6.
PECK, LILLIAN or LYDIA ELIZABETH (2 dau. of Wm. Priest Peck of
Chelmsford, Wesleyan minister). _b._ 1850; under the pseudonym
of Ruth Elliott she wrote Margery’s Christmas box 1875; Little
Ray and her friends 1877; James Daryll 1877; Undeceived, Roman
or Anglican, a story of English ritualism 1877; John Lyon 1879;
My first class 1881; A voice from the sea 1881; Talks with
the bairns 1882; Auriel 1883; Fought and won 1885; Archie and
Nellie 1885; Twixt promise and vow 1886. _d._ New London road,
Chelmsford 25 Oct. 1878.
PECKHAM-MICKLETHWAIT, SIR SOTHERON BRANTHWAYT, 1 Baronet
(younger son of Nathaniel Micklethwait of Beeston, Norfolk
1760–86). _b._ 30 May 1786; cornet 3 dragoon guards 15 Jany.
1803, captain 5 Jany. 1807, sold out 15 Sept. 1808; assumed
surname of Peckham before Micklethwait by R.L. 1824; cr. baronet
27 July 1838 for a personal service rendered to her majesty
and the duchess of Kent at St. Leonard’s Nov. 1832; sheriff of
Sussex 1848. _d._ Iridge place, Hurst Green, Sussex 2 Sept. 1853.
PECKOVER, ALGERNON (son of Jonathan Peckover of Wisbech,
Cambridge, _d._ 1833). _b._ 25 Nov. 1803; banker of the firm of
Gurney, Birkbeck, Peckover, and Buxtons of Wisbech and other
places; lord of the manors of Richmond and Vaux; of Sibald’s
Holme house, Wisbech, St. Peter’s, Isle of Ely, Cambridge. _d._
10 Dec. 1893, will proved Jany. 1894 for £1,163,286 14 5.
PEDDER, JAMES. _b._ Newport, Isle of Wight 29 July 1775; went
to U.S. of America about 1832 and engaged in the manufacture
of sugar in Philadelphia; conducted the Farmer’s cabinet, an
agricultural journal, 7 years; edited the Boston Cultivator 1844
to death; author of a book of conversations entitled Frank,
which ran to several editions; The yellow shoestrings, or
obedience to parents 1814, 17 editions; Report made to the beet
sugar society of Philadelphia on the culture in France of the
beet root 1836; The farmer’s land measure, New York 1854. _d._
Roxbury, Massachusetts 30 Aug. 1859.
PEDDER, JOHN. _b._ 1825; educ. Univ. coll. Durham, fellow and
tutor, B.A. 1845, M.A. 1848; principal of Hatfield hall, Durham
Dec. 1853 to 1859; R. of Meldon, Northumberland 1859–70; R. of
North Stoke, near Bath 1870–7. _d._ 13 Somerset place, Walcot,
Bath 12 July 1890.
PEDDER, SIR JOHN LEWES (eld. son of John Pedder of the Middle
Temple, barrister). _b._ 1784; educ. Trin. hall, Camb., LL.B.
1822; barrister M.T. 16 June 1820; first chief justice of Van
Diemen’s Land 1824, retired on a pension Aug. 1854; had a
dispute with sir William Denison the governor of Van Diemen’s
Land in 1848; knighted by patent 26 Nov. 1838; resided at 8
Bedford square, Brighton. _d._ 24 March 1859.
PEDDIE, JOHN. Ensign 38 foot 26 Sept. 1805; captain 23 Sept.
1813; captain 97 foot 25 March 1824; major 95 foot 16 June 1825,
placed on h.p. 25 Oct. 1826; lieut. col. on h.p. 28 Aug. 1827;
lieut. col. 31 foot 26 Oct. 1830; lieut. col. 72 foot 20 April
1832; lieut. col. 90 foot 23 Feb. 1838, sold out 17 July 1840;
K.H. 1832. _d._ 1873.
PEDDIE, JOHN CROFTON. _b._ 1795; 2 lieut. 21 foot 4 May 1814,
major 5 Dec. 1843 to 2 March 1849; lieut. col. 41 foot 2 March
1849, sold out 27 Dec. 1850. _d._ Douglas, Isle of Man during a
service in St. Thomas’ church 13 Nov. 1859.
PEDDIE, JOHN DICK (son of James Peddie, writer to the signet).
_b._ Edinburgh 1824; educ. Edinb. univ.; studied law 5 years;
architect 1848; built Queen st. hall, Edinb.; designed Cockburn
st. Edinb., the Aberdeen public buildings and the Royal bank,
Glasgow; A.R.S.A. 10 Feb. 1870, secretary 1870–6, member of
council; M.P. Kilmarnock burghs 1880–5; contested Kilmarnock
burghs 1885; a leader in the disestablishment movement 1880.
_d._ 33 Buckingham terrace, Edinb. 12 March 1891. _Scotsman 13
March 1891 p._ 5.
PEDDIE, WILLIAM (son of James Peddie, presbyterian minister
1758–1845). _b._ 15 Sept. 1805; educ. high school and univ.
of Edinb. and Secession divinity hall at Glasgow; licensed to
preach May 1827; colleague to his father at the Bristo street
secession chapel, Edinb. Oct. 1828, sole minister of the chapel
11 Oct. 1845 to death; moderator of the United Presbyterian
synod 1858; D. D. Jefferson college, Pennsylvania 1843;
edited the United Presbyterian magazine several years; edited
Discourses of J. Peddie, D.D. with a memoir 1846. _d._ Edinburgh
23 Feb. 1893. _United Presbyterian Magazine April 1893._
PEDLEY, CHARLES. _b._ Hanley, Staffs. 6 Aug. 1821; educ.
Independent college, Rotherham; pastor at Chelsea-le-Street
1848; pastor of Congregational church, St. John’s, Newfoundland
1857; pastor at Cold Springs, near Cobourg, Upper Canada 1864 to
death; author of The history of Newfoundland, from the earliest
times to the end of 1860, 1863. _d._ Cold Springs 17 Feb. 1872.
_H. J. Morgan’s Bibl. Canad._ (1867) 304.
PEDLEY, MR. _b._ Huddersfield; a bookmaker; owned several horses
which he trained at Danebury; _m._ a daughter of John Gully
and so became a member of the Danebury confederacy, the others
being John Gully, Harry Hill, Joshua Arnold, and Mr. Turner;
won the Derby with Cossack 1847. _d._ about 1872. _W. Day’s
Reminiscences_, _2 ed._ (1886) 76–8.
PEEBLES, ALEXANDER MARSHALL. _b._ 1837; an architect at Highbury
hill 1859, then at Salters’ hall court, Cannon st. London;
member of common council of city of London for ward of Walbrook
1882–5; F.R.I.B.A.; architect to corporation of city of London
1887 to death, built the mayor’s court offices and the fruit and
vegetable market. _d._ 23 Marlborough road, St. John’s wood,
London 21 May 1891. _bur._ Kensal green 25 May. _I.L.N. 6 June
1891 p._ 735 _portrait_; _City Press 23 May 1891 p._ 2.
PEEBLES, ALLAN LAING (son of Thomas Peebles, major 11 foot).
_b._ Cape Town 30 July 1863; educ. Cheltenham coll.; lieut.
Devonshire regt. 10 March 1883, captain 1 April 1891 to death;
adjutant of the first battalion in Egypt 13 Aug. 1890 to 1894;
inspector of small arms Enfield; in the Waziristan expedition in
charge of Maxim battery; acquainted with Sanskrit, Arabic and
other eastern languages; made improvements in the maxim gun;
with the Devonshire regt. was engaged in bridging the river
Panjkora, Chitral, when fatally wounded 15 April 1895.
PEEBLES, JAMES. _b._ 1800; called to Irish bar 1823; Q.C. 28
Jany. 1858. _d._ 66 Eccles st. Dublin 23 Jany. 1873.
PEEBLES, PHILIP CADELL. _b._ 23 April 1842; head of the firm of
A. M. Peebles and Son of Rishton and Whiteash mills, Lancashire,
paper manufacturers to death: much of his paper was used for
illustrated journals; made improvements in dry printing; member
of hon. artillery co.; kept horses and raced under the name
of Mr. Renfrew from 1874, Thunderstorm took international two
years’ old plate at Kempton park 1885, and Lisbon the great
Lancashire handicap in 1888. _d._ 32 Cleveland sq. Hyde park,
London 26 Nov. 1895. _bur._ Kensal green 30 Nov. _I.L.N. 7 Dec.
1895 p._ 694 _portrait_; _Illust. sp. and dr. news 7 Dec. 1895
p._ 467 _portrait_.
PEED, THOMAS THORPE. _b._ 1825; educ. Royal academy of music
under Domenico F. M. Crivelli from April 1846; amanuensis
to D. F. M. Crivelli; tenor singer and pianist; conducted a
singing class at the academy; lectured on music at Polytechnic
institution; conducted a lecture on the music of the Beggars’
opera; lessee of the Alexandra theatre, Camden Town, opened 31
May 1873 with his own operetta Marguerite and Robert Reece’s
3 act drama Friendship or Golding’s debt; produced The magic
pearl, 2 act opera libretto by E. Fitzball, music by himself 29
Sept. 1873, and Moonstruck, operetta libretto by R. Reece, music
by himself 10 Nov.; composer of Le Tortillon quadrilles 1843;
Waltzes on airs by signor Baroffio 1846; I have not gold, a song
1859; Faith is over, a ballad 1861; Loving for aye, a song 1880.
_d._ Margate 9 Nov. 1888. _I.L.N. xxxv_ 243 (1859) _portrait_.
PEEK, JAMES (6 son of John Peek of Loddiswell, Devon). _b._ 8
June 1800; tea, coffee and spice dealer 27 Coleman st. London,
the firm being Peek, Brothers, and co. 1819; a founder of the
firm of Peek, Frean, and co., biscuit manufacturers, Dockhead,
St. Saviours, London, which employed 500 hands; father of sir
Henry Peek, 1 baronet; resided Kidbrook, Blackheath, Kent. _d._
Watcombe, Torquay 23 Jany. 1879. _H. Mayhew’s Shops of London i_
13–17 (1865).
PEEL, ARTHUR (5 son of rev. Frederick Peel, R. of Willingham,
Lincs.) _b._ 1826 or 1827; educ. Oriel coll. Oxf., B.A. 1848,
M.A. 1852; barrister I.T. 30 Jany. 1852; chief justice of
islands of Antigua and Montserrat 31 Dec. 1869 to death. _d._ 15
Oct. 1873.
PEEL, JOHN. _b._ Caldbeck, Cumberland 13 Nov. 1776; eloped with
Miss White of Uldale to Gretna green; maintained at his sole
expense a pack of foxhounds for 55 years; gained a worldwide
reputation by a song of five verses entitled D’ye ken John Peel
with his coat so grey, written by John Woodcock Graves to the
old Cumberland tune of Bonnie Annie in 1824, and is also set to
music by Metcalfe; Graves also wrote 2 poems, Monody on John
Peel and At the grave of John Peel. _d._ Ruthwaite, Cumberland
13 Nov. 1854. _bur._ Caldbeck churchyard. _S. Gilpin’s Songs of
Cumberland_ (1866) 408–15; _H. H. Dixon’s Saddle and sirloin_
(1870) 106; _West Cumberland Times 2 and 9 Oct. 1886_.
PEEL, JOHN (5 son of Thomas Peel of Peelfold, Lancashire,
calico printer). _b._ 4 Feb. 1804; educ. Manchester gram. sch.;
a merchant; M.P. Tamworth 1863–8, and 28 March 1871 to death;
contested Tamworth 17 Nov. 1868. _d._ Middleton hall, Tamworth 2
April 1872, personalty under £300,000, 27 July 1872.
PEEL, JOHN (4 son of sir Robert Peel, 1 bart., _d._ 1830).
_b._ 22 Aug. 1798; educ. Rugby 1812–7, and Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A.
1822, M.A. 1826, B.D. and D.D. 1845; V. of Stone, Worcs. 1828
to death; canon residentiary of Canterbury cathedral 1829–45;
dean of Worcester 9 Dec. 1845 to death. _d._ Waresley house,
Worcester 18 Feb. 1875. _I.L.N. lxvi_ 211, 403 (1875).
PEEL, JOHN (4 son of succeeding). _b._ 11 April 1829; ensign 34
foot 22 June 1847, captain 25 Nov. 1853; served in Crimean war,
severely wounded; major depôt battalion 1 Oct. 1856, placed on
h.p. 23 Oct. 1857; assistant military secretary at Malta 1864–7;
A.A.G. S.W. district 1867–72; A.A. and Q.M.G. home district 1
May 1876 to 10 July 1880; M.G. 11 July 1880; placed on retired
list with hon. rank of L.G. 11 July 1885. _d._ at his residence
near Herne Bay 17 Nov. 1892.
PEEL, JONATHAN (5 son of sir Robert Peel, 1 baronet 1750–1830).
_b._ Chamber hall, near Bury, Lancs. 12 Oct. 1799; educ.
Rugby 1811–5; 2 lieut. rifle brigade 15 June 1815; lieut. 71
foot 18 Feb. 1819 to 13 Dec. 1821; lieut. grenadier guards 7
Nov. 1822 to 19 May 1825; major 69 foot 3 Oct. 1826 to 7 June
1827; lieut. col. 53 foot 7 June 1827, placed on h.p. 9 Aug.
1827; L.G. 7 Dec. 1859, sold out of the army 4 Aug. 1863; M.P.
Norwich 1826–30; M.P. Huntingdon 1831–68; surveyor general of
the ordnance 1841–6; secretary of state for war 26 Feb. 1858
to 18 June 1859, and July 1866, resigned 2 March 1867; began
racing 1821, won the Two thousand guineas with Archibald 1832,
ran first and second for the Derby with Orlando and Ionian
1844; sold his stud for 12,000 guineas 18 Aug. 1851; kept race
horses again 1869 to death. _d._ Marble hall, Twickenham 13
Feb. 1879. _bur._ Twickenham new cemet. 19 Feb. _Famous racing
men._ _By Thormanby_ (1882) 120–4; _Rice’s British Turf ii_
323–7 (1879); _Baily’s Mag. iii_ 273–8 (1861) _portrait_; _New
sporting mag. xv_ 371 (1838) _portrait_; _Sporting Times 13 Feb.
1875 portrait_; _Illust. sp. and dr. news i_ 201, 202 (1874)
_portrait_; _I.L.N. lxxiv_ 224 (1879) _portrait_.
PEEL, JONATHAN (eld. son of Robert Peel of Accrington house,
Lancs., _d._ 16 April 1839). _b._ 1 May 1806; educ. St. John’s
coll. Camb., B.A. 1828; barrister M.T. 3 May 1833; contested
Cheltenham 24 July 1837 and Clitheroe Lancs. 23 Aug. 1853;
resided at Knowlmere manor, near Clitheroe, where he kept a
large flock of Lonk sheep, his ram Mountain King won 40 first
prizes and died 12 Nov. 1864; bred short horn cattle 1851 to
death, lost all his first herd by murrain 1856. _d._ Knowlmere
manor 6 March 1885. _H. H. Dixon’s Saddle and sirloin_ (1870)
358–65.
PEEL, SIR LAWRENCE (3 son of Joseph Peel of Bowes farm,
Middlesex, _d._ 1821). _b._ 10 Aug. 1799; educ. Rugby and St.
John’s coll. Camb., B.A. 1821, M.A. 1824; barrister M.T. 7
May 1824, bencher 8 May 1856 to death, treasurer 3 Dec. 1866;
advocate general at Calcutta 1840–2; chief justice of supreme
court at Calcutta 11 Feb. 1842, retired Nov. 1855; knighted by
patent 18 May 1842; vice-president of legislative council at
Calcutta 1854–5; gave away in charity his official income of
£8,000, was voted a statue at Calcutta Nov. 1855; P.C. and paid
member of the judicial committee 4 April 1856; a director of the
East India company 1857; D.C.L. Oxford 1858; president of Guy’s
hospital Jany. 1864; author of Horæ Nauseæ 1841, and of A sketch
of the life and character of Sir R. Peel 1860. _d._ Garden
Reach, Ventnor, Isle of Wight 22 July 1884.
PEEL, LAURENCE (brother of Jonathan Peel 1799–1879). _b._ 28
June 1801; matric. from Ch. Ch. Oxf. 16 Oct. 1819; one of the
secretaries of the India board; M.P. Cockermouth 1827–30. _d._
32 Sussex sq. Brighton 10 Dec. 1888.
PEEL, SIR ROBERT, 3 Baronet (eld. son of sir Robert Peel,
2 baronet 1788–1850). _b._ London 4 May 1822; educ. Harrow
1835–41; matric. from Ch. Ch. Oxf. 26 May 1841; attaché to
British legation at Madrid 18 June 1844; secretary of legation
in Switzerland 2 May 1846, chargé d’affaires there Nov. 1846,
resigned on his father’s death 2 July 1850; M.P. Tamworth
20 July 1850 to 24 March 1880; shipwrecked off the coast of
Genoa in the steamboat Ercolano 24 April 1854; captain in
Staffordshire yeomanry 1854–9; a junior lord of the admiralty
March 1855 to May 1857; secretary to lord Granville’s special
mission to Russia at coronation of Alexander II. July 1856;
chief secretary to lord lieutenant of Ireland 26 July 1861,
resigned Nov. 1865; P.C. 25 July 1861; G.C.B. 5 Jany. 1866;
contested Gravesend 1 July 1880; M.P. Huntingdon 21 March 1884,
the borough was disfranchised 18 Nov. 1885; M.P. Blackburn 24
Nov. 1885 to 26 June 1886; contested the Inverness burghs 9 July
1886 and Brighton 25 Oct. 1889; raced on the turf under name
of Mr. F. Robinson from about 1856, bred horses at Bonehill,
near Tamworth; sold his father’s collection of 77 pictures
and 18 drawings, including Ruben’s Chapeau de Poil, to the
National gallery for £75,000, March 1871; _found dead_ in his
bedroom at 12 Stratton st. Piccadilly, London 9 May 1895. _bur._
Drayton-Bassett parish church 16 May. _St. Stephen’s Review 9
May 1891 pp._ 13–4 _portrait_; _Sporting Times 1 May 1875 pp._
297, 300 _portrait_; _I.L.N. 29 March 1851 p._ 254 _portrait,
and 18 May 1895 p._ 606 _portrait_.
PEEL, SIR WILLIAM (3 son of sir Robert Peel, 2 baronet
1788–1850). _b._ 2 Nov. 1824; midshipman R.N. 7 April 1838;
commander 27 June 1846; commanded the Daring on the North
American and West Indies’ station 1847–8; captain 10 Jany.
1849; captain of the Diamond frigate in the Mediterranean Oct.
1853; served with the naval brigade at siege of Sebastopol
1854–5, threw a live shell over the parapet of his battery 18
Oct. 1854; led the ladder party at the assault on the Redan 18
June 1855; one of the first recipients of the Victoria cross
24 Feb. 1857; C.B. 5 July 1855, K.C.B. 21 Jany. 1858; captain
of the Shannon, 50 guns, 13 Sept. 1856; formed a naval brigade
at Calcutta July 1857, and served at all the chief operations
during Sepoy mutiny; severely wounded in the thigh in the second
relief of Lucknow 9 March 1858; A.D.C. to the queen 21 Jany.
1858 to death; author of A ride through the Nubian desert 1852.
_d._ Cawnpore 27 April 1858, statues in Eden gardens at Calcutta
and in painted hall, Greenwich, and portrait by John Lucas in
painted hall at Greenwich. _I.L.N. xxxviii_ 68 (1861) _view of
statue at Greenwich_; _E. H. Verney’s The Shannon brigade in
India, account of Peel’s naval brigade in the Indian campaign_
(1862) _portrait_.
PEEL, WILLIAM YATES (2 son of sir Robert Peel, 1 bart.
1750–1830). _b._ Chamber hall, Bury 3 Aug. 1789; educ. Harrow
and St. John’s coll. Camb., B.A. 1812, M. A. 1815; barrister
L.I. 6 Feb. 1816; M.P. Bossiny 1817–8; M.P. Tamworth 1818–30;
M.P. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight 1830; M.P. univ. of Cambridge
1831–5; M.P. Tamworth again 1835–47; comr. of board of control
2 June 1826 to 4 June 1827; under sec. of state for home
department 5 April 1828 to 5 Aug. 1830; a lord of the treasury
31 July 1830 to 24 Nov. 1830, and 31 Dec. 1834 to 18 April 1835;
P.C. 20 Dec. 1834. _d._ Bagington hall, Warwickshire 1 June
1858. _G.M. Aug. 1858 p._ 191.
PEELE, EDWARD. _b._ 1838; educ. for musical profession;
L.K.Q.C.P. Ireland and L.M. 1872; M.R.C.S. Ireland 1873; on
staff of hospital for diseases of the throat, Dublin; physician
to hospital for incurables; demonstrator of anatomy royal coll.
of surgeons’ medical school; visiting physician to Coombe
lying-in hospital. _d._ of typhus fever 41 Lower Bagot st.
Dublin 18 Feb. 1881. _bur._ Mount Jerome cemet. 21 Feb. _Medical
times and gazette i_ 416 (1881).
PEENE, WILLIAM GURDEN. _b._ 1795; educ. Trin. coll. Camb., B.A.
1823, M.A. 1826, M.L. 1830, M.D. 1833; in practice at Maidstone,
Kent. _d._ Maidstone 20 June 1853, left £1,700 for purchase of
books for the library of University college, London.
PEER, JOHN. Drove the Southampton Telegraph team, being the
crack whip of his day, dressed in a surtout olive coat, white
waistcoat, buckskin breeches and top boots; always stood in a
leaning position when driving; patronised by the marquis of
Worcester, afterwards duke of Beaufort; started a coach from
London to Southampton and lost his money. _d._ in poverty Fetter
lane, London at an advanced age. _Sporting Review lii_ 113
(1864); _Driving, by the duke of Beaufort_ (1889) 245.
PEERS, CHARLES (only son of Robert Peers of Chislehampton lodge,
Wallingford, Oxon.) _b._ 1774; educ. St. John’s coll. Camb.,
B.A. 1799, M.A. 1804; gained Seatonian prize for Christ’s
lamentation over Jerusalem 1805; barrister I.T. 19 Nov. 1802;
recorder of Henley-upon-Thames; hon. D.C.L. Oxf. 14 June 1820;
sheriff of Oxfordshire 1821; F.S.A.; author of The siege of
Jerusalem, a poem 1823. _d._ Chislehampton lodge, Oxfordshire 6
Feb. 1853. _G.M. xxxix_ 551 (1853).
PEET, JOHN. Educ. Univ. college, London; M.R.C.S. Eng. 1841;
M.D. Aberdeen 1866; L.R.C.P. Lond. 1858, F.R.C.P. 1860;
assistant surgeon Bombay army 2 May 1842, surgeon 23 June 1858;
professor of anatomy and of surgery Grant Medical coll. Bombay
Oct. 1845; acting principal of the college 1854–6, principal
1858, retired 1865; surgeon Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy hospital
1858–65; member of Medical and physical soc. of Bombay, sec.
1849–53, president 1863 and 1864, contributed many papers to
the Transactions; author of Principles and practice of medicine
1864, translated into 3 vernacular languages; resided at
Shanklin from 1865. _d._ Highfields, Shanklin, Isle of Wight 18
Jany. 1874. _Medical times and gazette 7 Feb. 1874 p._ 168.
PEET, THOMAS. _b._ Wigan 24 March 1788; educ. Wigan gram. sch.;
capt. Wigan local militia; local sec. of British archæological
assoc. at Manchester 1851; a calico printer at Manchester;
director of Union bank of Manchester; received present of plate
from Salford market committee for his researches which enabled
them to establish their right to the ancient market Feb. 1844.
_d._ Manchester 14 Jany. 1862. _Journal of British Archæol.
assoc. xix_ 155 (1863).
PEILE, THOMAS WILLIAMSON (eld. son of John Peile of Whitehaven).
_b._ 10 Nov. 1806; educ. Shrewsbury, captain of the school;
entered Trin. coll. Camb. 1824, Davies’ scholar 1824; 18
wrangler 1828; B.A 1828, M.A. 1831, D.D. 1843; fellow of Trin.
coll. 1 Oct. 1829 to 1831; head master of Liverpool collegiate
school 1829; P.C. of St Catherine’s, Liverpool 1831; tutor in
univ. of Durham 1834; P.C. of Croxdale, near Durham 1836; head
master of Repton school 1841–54; V. of Luton, Beds. 1857–60; V.
of St. Paul, South Hampstead Oct. 1860, resigned 1873; edited
the Agamemnon of Æschylus 1839, and The Cheophoræ 1840; author
of Annotations on the apostolical epistles, 4 vols. 1847–52;
Sermons, doctrinal and didactic 1866; Three sermons on the holy
communion 1871; his name is attached to upward of 35 works. _d._
37 St. John’s Wood park, London 29 Nov. 1882. _bur._ Buckhurst
Hill churchyard 2 Dec., portrait in hall of Repton school. _The
Guardian 6 Dec. 1882 p._ 1716.
PEILL, JOHN NEWTON. _b._ Liverpool 14 Dec. 1808; educ. royal
institution, Liverpool and Queen’s coll. Camb., 7th wrangler
and B.A. 1831, M.A. 1834, D.D. 1841; fellow of his college
1832–53, bursar 1843–50, dean 1850–1 and tutor 1850–3; R. of St.
Botolph’s, Camb. 1843–53; R. of Newton Toney, Wilts. 1853 to
death; rural dean of Amesbury; diocesan inspector of schools;
F.R.A.S. 12 Jany. 1869; with his own astronomical instruments
made observations at Newton Toney. _d._ Newton Toney 12 June
1879. _Monthly notices of Royal Astronomical Society xl_ 204
(1880).
PEITHMAN, EDWARD (son of major Peithman, who fell at Jena).
_b._ Osnabruck, Hanover 1804; educ. Bonn, Halle and Berlin;
L.L.D.; came to England June 1824; lectured on education in
Oxford and Cambridge; tutor to sons of baron Cloncurry at Lyons,
near Dublin 1835, dismissed for refusing to take part against a
girl seduced by one of his pupils; confined in Kilmainham gaol
as a lunatic to prevent his giving evidence in the law courts
1835, transferred to Dublin house of industry, then to Swift’s
hospital; lectured before university of Dublin and the Royal
society; tutor to earl Fortescue’s sons at Dublin castle to
1840; called twice at Buckingham palace to obtain situation of
librarian to prince Albert 1840, confined in Bethlehem hospital
1840–54; made calls at Buckingham palace 1854, confined in
Hanwell asylum; went to Prussia where his case was commented
on by count Arnim in the Upper chamber; awarded £100 a year,
paid by the British embassy at Berlin. _Thomas Mulock’s British
lunatic asylums_ (1858) 38–47.
PELHAM, DUDLEY ANDERSON WORSLEY (younger son of Charles, 1 earl
of Yarborough 1781–1846). _b._ Stratford place, London 20 April
1812; entered R.N. 4 Aug. 1825, captain 26 Oct. 1840; M.P.
Boston 2 Aug. 1849 to death. _d._ Motcombe st. Belgrave sq.
London 13 April 1851. G.M. XXXV 664 (1851).
PELHAM, FREDERICK THOMAS (2 son of Thomas, 2 earl of Chichester
1756–1826). _b._ 2 Aug. 1808; entered navy 27 June 1823; served
on the coast of Spain 1835; commanded the Tweed, 20 guns, on
Lisbon station 1837–8; captain 3 July 1840; commanded Odin steam
frigate in Mediterranean 1847; R.A. 6 March 1858; C.B. 5 July
1855; K.S.F. of Spain; a lord of the admiralty 27 June 1859 to
June 1861. _d._ Brighton 21 June 1861. _bur._ Highgate cemet.
PELHAM, JOHN THOMAS (3 son of 2 earl of Chichester 1756–1826).
_b._ 21 June 1811; educ. Westminster and Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A.
1832, M.A. and D.D. 1857; C. of Eastergate, Sussex 1834–7; R.
of Bergh Apton, Norfolk 1837–52; honorary canon of Norwich
cathedral 1847–57; chaplain to the queen 18 June 1847 to 1857;
P.C. of Ch. Ch. Hampstead 1852–5; R. of St. Marylebone, London
27 Dec. 1854 to 1857; bishop of Norwich 30 April 1857, resigned
early in 1893, consecrated in Marylebone church 11 June 1857;
founded a diocesan church association for building churches
and in 1879 a diocesan conference; published Hymns for public
worship 1855, and printed 7 charges and sermons. _d._ Sunnyhill,
Thorpe, Norwich 1 May 1894. _bur._ Berghampton 5 May. _Church
of England photographic portrait gallery_ (1859) _part_ 45
_portrait_; _Black and White 12 May 1894 p._ 571 _portrait_;
_I.L.N. xlvii_ 365 (1865) _portrait_; _Daily Graphic 1 Feb. 1893
p._ 14 _portrait_.