BUSK, Hans (youngest son of Sir Wadsworth Busk 1730–1811, attorney general of Isle of Man). b. 28 May 1772; lived in Russia some years where he was a member of Empress Catherine’s celebrated Chevalier Guard; sheriff of Radnorshire 1837–8; author of Fugitive pieces in verse 1814; The Vestriad or the Opera, a mock epic poem 1819; The dessert, a poem to which is added The tea 1820; The lay of life, a poem 1834. d. 22 Great Cumberland place, Hyde park, London 8 Feb. 1862.
BUSK, Hans (eld. son of the preceding). b. 11 May 1815; ed. at King’s coll. London and Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1839, M.A. 1844; formed a model rifle club at Cam. 1837; barrister M.T. 7 May 1841; sheriff of Radnorshire 1847; joined Royal Victoria rifle club London 1858 only volunteer corps then existing, captain 1860; delivered lectures instrumental in extending volunteer movement over whole kingdom; devised a steam life boat service 1869, the Petronelle first of the class was launched 1873; founded New Quarterly review 1874; author of The rifleman’s manual 1858, 7 ed. 1860; Rifle volunteers how to organize and drill them 1859, 7 ed. 1860; The navies of the world their present state and future capabilities 1859; Handbook for Hythe 1860; Maiden-hours and maiden-wiles designed by Beaujolais 1869. d. 21 Ashley place, Victoria st. Westminster 11 March 1882. I.L.N. lxxx, 284 (1882), portrait; Graphic xxv, 313 (1882), portrait.
BUSS, Robert William (son of Wm. C. Buss of 60 Jewin st. Cripplegate, London, engraver who d. 1832). b. London 4 Aug. 1804; apprenticed to his father; painted 15 theatrical portraits for Cumberland’s British Drama which were exhibited at Colosseum; exhibited 25 pictures at R.A., 20 at B.I. and 45 at Suffolk st. gallery 1826–59; contributed to Westminster competition a cartoon of Prince Henry and Judge Gascoigne; illustrated Charles Knight’s London, Chaucer, Shakespeare and Old England; painted 71 pictures, 25 of which were engraved; painted large frescoes representing Origin and triumph of music for Earl of Hardwicke at Wimpole hall; privately printed English graphic satire 1874; edited The fine art almanac, or artist’s remembrancer 1850–2. d. 14 Camden st. Camden Town, London 26 Feb. 1875. G. Everitt’s English Caricaturists (1886) 363–6; People’s Journal vi, 3 (1848); Notes and Queries 5 S. iii, 228, 257, 330, 419, 455, 473 (1875), iv, 15 (1875), vii, 138 (1877), 6 S. vi, 488 (1882), vii, 216 (1883).
BUTCHER, Most Rev. Samuel (eld. son of Samuel Butcher 1770–1849, vice admiral R.N.) b. Danesfort near Killarney 9 Oct. 1811; ed. at Cork and Trin. coll. Dublin, scholar 1832, B.A. 1834, fellow 1837–52, tutor and lecturer, M.A. 1839, B.D. 1848, D.D. 1849; professor of ecclesiastical history in Univ. of Dublin April 1850, Regius professor of divinity Nov. 1852 to Aug. 1866; R. of Ballymoney, Cork 1854–66; bishop of Meath Aug. 1866 to death; P.C. Ireland 1866; author of The ecclesiastical calendar its theory and construction 1877; cut his throat at Ardbraccan house, Navan near Dublin 29 July 1876.
BUTE, Sophia Frederica Christina Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of (2 dau. of 1 Marquis of Hastings 1754–1826). b. 1 Feb. 1809; gave the Sophia gardens to town of Cardiff; edited Poems of lady Flora Hastings 1841; Private journals of 1 Marquis of Hastings 2 vols. 1858. (m. 10 April 1845, John Crichton-Stuart, 2 Marquis of Bute 1793–1848). d. 120 George st. Edinburgh 28 Dec. 1859.
BUTLER, Charles Salisbury (eld. son of John Butler of Hackney, London). b. 1812; commissioner of taxes; M.P. for Tower Hamlets 8 July 1852 to 11 Nov. 1868; chairman of Quarter sessions of Tower Hamlets liberties to death. d. 48 Prince’s gate, Hyde park, London 11 Nov. 1870.
BUTLER, Sir Edward (5 son of 13 Baron Dunboyne 1780–1850). b. 29 Oct. 1811; lieut. of corps of gentlemen at arms 1839 to May 1845; knighted at St. James’s palace 19 Feb. 1840; contested Southampton, contest was protracted from Nov. 1856 to 11 Feb. 1857 when he was defeated by 32 votes; sheriff of Hants 1855. d. Marseilles 20 Oct. 1858.
BUTLER, Edward. b. Kilkenny 1824; re-established The Nation with C. G. Duffy 1849; went to New South Wales 1853; called to bar at Sydney 16 Oct. 1855, Q.C.; member of legislative assembly for Argyle 1869; attorney general 1872 to Nov. 1873; member of legislative council Oct. 1877 to death. d. Supreme court, Sydney 9 June 1879. Times 18 July 1879 p. 5, col. 6, 11 Aug. p. 11, col. 2.
BUTLER, Francis (son of Mr. Butler, trainer of horses to Duke of York who d. 1827). b. Sep. 1817; professional jockey 1839–53; won the Oaks on Poison 1843 at odds of 40 to 1, on Princess 1844, on Lady Evelyn 1849, on Rhedycina 1850, on Iris 1851 and on Songstress 1852; won St. Leger on The Baron 1845; won Derby on Daniel O’Rourke 1852 and Two thousand guineas, Derby and St. Leger on West Australian 1853. d. Newmarket 1 Feb. 1856. Sporting Review xxxi, 143–8 (1854), portrait; I.L.N. xxii, 416 (1853), portrait.
BUTLER, Francis. b. England 1810; professor of languages at several educational institutions in New York; a dog-trainer and fancier; author of Breeding, training, management and diseases of dogs 1857; The Spanish teacher and colloquial phrase book, 8 ed. 1857. d. from hydrophobia at Brooklyn, New York 17 June 1874.