BODMER, John George. b. Zurich 6 Dec. 1786; partner with Baron d’Eichtal in a cotton mill at St. Blasien, Black forest 1806–21; director general of iron works of Grand Duke of Baden to 1822; lived in England 1824–28 and 1833–48, established a factory for machines and machine tools at Manchester; made great improvements in cotton-spinning machines; invented what is now called the travelling crane about 1826; took out 13 patents in England for his inventions; lived at Vienna 1848–60 and at Zurich 1860 to death; M.I.C.E. 15 Feb. 1835. d. Zurich 29 May 1864. Min. of Proc. of Instit. of C.E. xxviii, 573–608 (1869).
BOGLE, Sir Archibald (son of J. A. Bogle). b. 1805; ed. at Harrow; entered Bengal army 1823; superintendent of Arracan 1827, and comr. 1837; comr. Tenasserim province 20 April 1849 to 1859; M.G. 2 Aug. 1862; knighted by patent 9 Dec. 1853. d. 90 Westbourne terrace, London 12 June 1870.
BOGUE, David. Assistant to Thomas Ireland of Edinburgh bookseller to 1836; assistant to Charles Tilt of London publisher 1836–40, partner with him 1840–43; bookseller and publisher at 86 Fleet st. London 1843 to death; wrote several children’s books anonymously; one of principal proprietors of Illustrated Times. d. 76 Camden road villas, Camden town, London 17 Nov. 1856 aged 44.
BOHLER, John. b. South Wingfield near Alfreton, Derbyshire 31 Dec. 1797; a stocking weaver; collector of medicinal plants for the doctors; an expert field botanist and microscopist; explored Snowdon and adjacent mountains about 1860; a great collector of rare fungi and other curious plants; published Lichenes Britannici or specimens of the Lichens of Britain 16 monthly parts 1835–7; author of A Flora of Roche Abbey in Aveling’s Roche Abbey Yorkshire 1870; The Flora of Sherwood Forest in R. White’s Worksop, the Dukeries and Sherwood Forest 1875. d. Sheffield 24 Sep. 1872. Reliquary xi, 212–13 (1871); R. White’s Worksop (1875) 303–26.
BOHN, Henry George (eld. son of John Henry Martin Bohn of Soho, London, bookbinder 1758–1843). b. 4 Jany. 1796; assisted his father; bookseller at 4 York st. Covent Garden 1831; brought out A Catalogue of books 1841 containing 1948 pages and 23208 articles; built up a trade in remainder books in which he had no rival; published Standard library 1845, Scientific and antiquarian 1847, Classical 1848, Illustrated 1849, Shilling series 1850, Ecclesiastical 1851, Philological 1852 and British classics 1853, the whole numbering 617 volumes some of which he compiled and edited; author of A dictionary of quotations from the English poets 1882; published The bibliographer’s manual of English literature by W. T. Lowndes, new ed. revised, corrected and enlarged by H. G. Bohn 4 vols. 1864; sold his Libraries to Bell and Daldy in 1864 for about £40,000 and his copyrights and plates to Chatto and Windus in Dec. 1874 for £20,000; his art collections were sold for £45,000 1875–78 and March 1885. d. North end house, Twickenham 22 Aug. 1884. Bookseller Sep. 1884 pp. 907–909.
BOHN, James George Stuart Burges (brother of the preceding). b. London 20 Dec. 1803; ed. at Winchester and Gottingen; assisted his father some years; bookseller at 12 King William st. Strand, London Feb. 1834, and at 66 St. James’s st. 1845–47; published a catalogue of 792 pages 1840; republished Dugdale’s Monasticon 8 vols., folio 1846; contributed to Family Herald; assistant editor of the Reader; prepared a catalogue of theological books of 704 pages for David Nutt 1857; compiled catalogues of foreign books for Nicholas Trubner for many years before his death. d. Peckham 4 Jany. 1880. Bookseller Feb. 1880, pp. 105–106.
BOILEAU, Alexander Henry Edmonstone. b. 3 Feb. 1807; colonel Bengal engineers 8 June 1856 to death; M.G. 18 Oct. 1861. d. Cawnpore 30 June 1862.
BOILEAU, Sir John Peter, 1 Baronet (eld. son of John Peter Boileau of Tacolnestone hall, Norfolk 1747–1837). b. Hertford st. Mayfair, London 2 Sep. 1794; 2 lieut. Rifle corps 6 Sep. 1813, lieut. 1816–17 when placed on h.p.; bought estate of Ketteringham, Norfolk 1839 and Burgh Castle, Suffolk the ancient Gariononum most remarkable example of Roman masonry in England; created baronet on coronation of Queen Victoria 24 July 1838; F.R.S. 1 June 1843; sheriff of Norfolk 1844; Vice pres. of Norfolk and Norwich Archæological Society from its formation Dec. 1845, pres. 1849; F.S.A. 9 Dec. 1852, vice pres. 1858–62, 1863–67 and 1868 to death. d. Torquay 9 March 1869. bur. at Ketteringham. Reg. and Mag. of Biog. i, 292–4 (1869).
BOILEAU, Samuel Brandram. b. 15 June 1801; ensign 31 Foot 18 Sep. 1823; lieut. col. 22 Foot 18 Dec. 1840 to 25 Sep. 1857 when placed on h.p.; M.G. 26 Oct. 1858. d. Hillsborough, Monkstown co. Dublin 23 Dec. 1860.
BOILEAU, Thomas Ebenezer John. Writer in Madras civil service 1815; civil and session judge at Masulipatam 1844; at Chingleput 1847–51 and at Guntoor 1851 to 15 April 1851 when he resigned on an annuity. d. Brighton 8 Feb. 1853 aged 56.
BOISRAGON, Theodore Walter Ross. b. 19 May 1830; ensign 36 Bengal N.I. 20 July 1847; lieut col. Bengal staff corps 2 Sep. 1872 to 2 Sep. 1881 when he retired with hon. rank of M.G.; C.B. 22 Feb. 1881. d. 4 Albert terrace, Bedford 21 Sep. 1882. Graphic xxvi, 536 (1882), portrait.
BOISSIER, Rev. George Richard. Educ. at Magd. coll. Cam., B.A. 1828; lived at Oakfield, Penshurst Kent; published anonymously Notes on the Cambridgeshire churches 1827. d. 23 June 1858 aged 67.
BOLCKOW, Henry William Ferdinand (eld. son of Heinrich Bolckow of Varchow in grand duchy of Mecklenburg). b. Sulten, Mecklenburg 8 Dec. 1806; came to England 1827; naturalised by acts of parliament 4 and 5 Vict. c. 48 and 31 and 32 Vict. c. 10; partner with John Vaughan as iron makers at Middlesbrough 1841; a Tees conservancy comr. 1851; took the oath of allegiance 27 Feb. 1853; mayor of Middlesbrough (the first) 1853; donor of the Albert park at a cost of £20,000 opened 11 Aug. 1868; erected the St. Hilda’s schools opened 22 Sep. 1869; A.I.C.E. 14 April 1863; M.P. for Middlesbrough 16 Nov. 1868 to death; chairman of Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., limited (with a capital of £3,500,000) 1871 to death; collected a fine gallery of pictures by modern French and English artists. d. Ramsgate 18 June 1878. Practical Mag. i, 81–90 (1873), portrait; Athenæum 22 Nov. 1873 pp. 664–6.
BOLD-HOGHTON, Sir Henry, 8 Baronet. b. Walton hall near Preston 3 Jany. 1799; sheriff of Lancashire 1829; succeeded 27 Nov. 1835. d. Anglesey near Gosport 19 July 1862. G.M. xiii, 360–62 (1862).
BOLDEN, Samuel Edward (younger son of John Bolden of Hyning near Lancaster, breeder of shorthorn cattle 1776–1855). b. 1812; one of promoters of Lancaster and Carlisle railway opened 1846; one of the most successful breeders and soundest judges of shorthorn cattle; the first breeder to realise £1,000 for one animal; sold his herd 1862. d. Derby 22 March 1880. Saddle and Sirloin by the Druid (1885) 384–9.
BOLDERO, Henry George (son of Rev. John Boldero, R. of Ampton, Suffolk). b. 1797; captain 10 Foot 1828–30 when placed on h.p.; M.P. for Chippenham 1831–32 and 1835–59; clerk of the ordnance 9 Sep. 1841 to 1846; fought a duel in Osterley park with Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley, M.P. for Cheltenham, 15 July 1842. d. Charles st. St. James’s sq. London 9 April 1873.
BOLENO, Harry, stage name of Henry Boleno Mason (son of S. Mason, a clerk in the Victualling office, Somerset house, London). b. April 1821; learnt from Andrew Ducrow the Grecian Statues; played in the first pantomimes produced at Lyceum, Strand, Standard and City of London theatres; a dancer at White Conduit house and Eagle tavern; clown at T.R. Dublin 10 years; landlord of The Clown tavern in Williamson sq. Liverpool and of The Catherine Wheel, Great Windmill st. London; kept the Opera Stores Covent Garden; clown at Drury Lane theatre 1860–70 and at Surrey theatre