Note.—The statue erected to his memory in a niche of the west front of Canterbury Cathedral was unveiled 17 Oct. 1871.
ALFORD, Stephen Shute. M.R.C.S. 1843, F.R.C.S. 1858, L.S.A. 1844; hon. sec. to Society for promoting legislation for control and cure of habitual drunkards; author of A few words on drink craving; Dipsomania its prevalence, causes and treatment. d. 61 Haverstock hill, London 5 July 1881 aged 60.
ALICE Maud Mary, Princess of the United kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (3 child and 2 dau. of Queen Victoria). b. Buckingham palace 25 April 1843. m. at Osborne 1 July 1862 Frederick Wm. Louis Charles afterwards Louis iv grand duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, he was b. 12 Sep. 1837; founded the Women’s Union for nursing the sick and wounded in war called after her name. d. the palace Darmstadt 14 Dec. 1878. bur. in the mausoleum at Rosenhohe near Darmstadt 18 Dec. Alice grand duchess of Hesse, biographical sketch of 1884, 2 portraits; Martin’s Life of the Prince Consort v, 252 (1880), portrait.
ALISON, Sir Archibald, 1 Baronet (younger son of Rev. Archibald Alison 1757–1839 prebendary of Sarum). b. Kenley, Salop 29 Dec. 1792; ed. at Univ. of Edin.; advocate 8 Dec. 1814; advocate depute 1823–30; wrote his History of Europe 1 Jany. 1829 to 7 June 1842; sheriff of Lanarkshire Dec. 1834 to death; lived at Possil house near Glasgow 1835 to death; lord rector of Marischal college, Aberdeen March 1845, beating Macaulay by 48 votes; lord rector of Univ. of Glasgow 15 Jany. 1852; created baronet 25 June 1852; D.C.L. at Oxford July 1852; author of History of Europe during the French revolution, 10 vols. 1833–42, 7 ed. 20 vols. 1847–48; in 1853 the book was stereotyped; The military life of John Duke of Marlborough 1848, 2 ed. 2 vols. 1852. d. Possil house at 11.30 p.m. 23 May 1867. bur. Dean cemetery, Edinburgh 30 May. Some account of my life and writings by Sir A. Alison, edited by Lady Alison, 2 vols. 1883, 2 portraits.
Note.—He is drawn by Disraeli in Coningsby as Mr. Wordy.
ALISON, Charles. Envoy extraord. and minister plenipo. at Tehran, Persia 7 April 1860; C.B. 28 Nov. 1860. d. Tehran 29 April 1872.
ALISON, Somerville Scott. b. Edin. 1812; M.D. Edin. 1833; M.R.C.P. 1844, F.R.C.P. 1859; practised at Tranent 1833–40, in London 1840 to death; author of Inquiry into propagation of contagious poisons 1839; Medication of the larynx and trachea 1853; Morbid throat and pulmonary consumption 1869. d. 85 Park st. Grosvenor sq. 11 June 1877.
ALISON, William Pulteney (elder son of Rev. Archibald Alison 1757–1839). b. Boroughmuirhead near Edin. 1790; M.D. Edin. 1811; ascended Mont Blanc 1814; professor of medical jurisprudence in Univ. of Edin. 1820–22, of institutes of medicine 1822–42; and of practice of physic 1842–56; physician to the Queen in Scotland 3 Feb. 1847; hon. D.C.L. Oxford 1850; granted civil list pension of £100, 10 Nov. 1856; presided over meeting of British Medical Association at Edin. Aug. 1858; author of Outlines of physiology 1831; Outlines of pathology 1833; Observations on the management of the poor in Scotland 1840, this book caused the appointment of the Board of Supervision under the act of 1845. (m. 11 Aug. 1832 Margaret dau. of James Gregory, M.D. of Edinburgh). d. Woodville, Colington, Edinburgh 22 Sep. 1859. Edin. Medical Journal v, 469–86 and 597–603 (1860).
ALLAN, Alexander Stewart. b. 1822; employed in financial department, Bengal 1859–73; supplied many of the notes to the publications of the Grampian club; wrote many articles in Notes and Queries, signed A.S.A. d. Kincardine, Richmond, Surrey 20 Dec. 1881.
ALLAN, Bryce. b. Greenock; founded at Liverpool a branch of the Allan shipping company with his brothers Alexander and James (who d. Skelmorlie 1 Sep. 1880 aged 71). d. 16 Holly road Fairfield, Liverpool 24 May 1874.