CATT, William (son of John Catt of Sussex, farmer). b. 1780; miller at Lamberhurst, afterwards at Bishopstone near Seaford where he constructed largest watermill in Sussex; his mills became so influential as to govern the flour trade in South of England. d. Newhaven 4 March 1853 in 73 year. M. A. Lower’s Worthies of Sussex (1865) 217–19, portrait.
CATTERALL, Joseph (son of Paul Catterall of Preston, cotton spinner). b. 10 July 1812; barrister M.T. 23 May 1845; district registrar at Preston of Court of Chancery of county palatine of Lancaster 1 March 1854 to 21 Dec. 1876; recorder of Wigan 19 May 1862 to April 1880. d. Fleetwood, Lancs. 6 March 1882.
CATTERALL, Peter (brother of the preceding). b. 1796; attorney at Preston 1817–52; principal registrar of Duchy of Lancaster 10 Feb. 1846 to death. d. Winckley square, Preston 14 July 1873. Law Times lv, 281, 317 (1873).
CATTERMOLE, George. b. Dickleborough near Diss, Norfolk 8 Aug. 1800; placed with John Britton the antiquary; a water colour painter; an Associate exhibitor of Society of painters in water colours 1822, a Member 1833–50; refused offer of knighthood, July 1839; received at French International exhibition 1855, one of the two grandes médailles d’ honneur awarded to English artists; a member of Royal Academy of Amsterdam 1856; published Cattermole’s Historical annual 1841; Cattermole’s Portfolio of original drawings; illustrated many books and annuals. (m. 20 Aug. 1839 Clarissa Hester dau. of James Elderton, deputy remembrancer of Court of exchequer, she was granted civil list pension of £100, 28 Jany. 1875). d. 4 The Cedars road, Clapham common, London 24 July 1868. John Sherer’s Gallery of British artists i, 97–106.
CATTERMOLE, Rev. Richard (brother of the preceding). b. about 1795; secretary to Royal Society of Literature 17 June 1823 to 1852; studied at Christ’s coll. Cam., B.D. 1831; V. of Little Marlow, Bucks. 1848 to death; one of the editors of the Sacred Classics or select library of divinity 30 vols. 1834–6; author of Becket and other poems, anon., 1832; The book of the cartoons of Raphael 1837; The literature of the Church of England 2 vols. 1844; Evenings at Haddon hall 1850. d. Boulogne 6 Dec. 1858.
CAULFIELD, Right Rev. Charles (eld. son of Rev. Hans Caulfield, R. of Kilmanagh, co. Kerry, who d. June 1854). Educ. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1826, M.A., B.D. and D.D. 1858; ordained deacon 1827, priest 1828; P.C. of Clamantagh, Ossory 1832; R. of Kilcock, Kildare 1832–43; R. of Creagh, Ross 4 Aug. 1843 to Jany. 1858; archdeacon of the Bahamas 2 Feb. 1858; bishop of Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas (the first) 6 Nov. 1861 to death; consecrated at Lambeth 24 Nov. 1861; author of The fall of Babylon 1839. d. Nassau 4 Sep. 1862.
CAULFIELD, Henry (son of 1 Earl of Charlemont 1728–99). b. 29 July 1779; M.P. for co. Armagh 17 July 1802 to 29 April 1807, 23 Sep. 1815 to 10 June 1818 and 22 March 1820 to 24 July 1830. d. Hockley near Armagh 4 March 1862.
CAULFIELD, James (son of Ven. John Caulfield, archdeacon of Kilmore). b. 30 Jany. 1782; entered Bengal army 1798; col. 10 Bengal light cavalry 10 March 1841 to death; C.B. 26 Sep. 1831; L.G. 11 Nov. 1851; a director of East India company 1848 to death; M.P. for Abingdon 8 July 1852, but did not take his seat dying on day parliament met. d. Copswood, co. Limerick 4 Nov. 1852.
CAULFIELD, Richard, b. city of Cork 23 April 1823; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1845, M.A. and L.L.D. 1866; librarian of Royal Institution, Cork 1864 to death; librarian of Queen’s college, Cork 1876 to death; F.S.A. 13 Feb. 1862; edited for Camden Society Diary of Rowland Davies, D.D. dean of Cork 1857; published Life of St. Finn Barre 1864 the MS. of which he discovered in Bodleian library, Oxford 1862; edited Council book of corporation of Cork 1876 and other valuable works, d. city of Cork about 20 Feb. 1887.
CAUNT, Benjamin. b. Hucknall-Torkard, Notts. 22 March 1815; pugilist; beaten by Wm. Thompson known as Bendigo 21 July 1835, fought him again 3 April 1838 when Caunt won; beat John Leechman known as Brassey after 101 rounds 26 Oct. 1840 and became champion of England; beaten by Nicholas Ward 2 Feb. 1841, beat him 11 May 1841; went to the United States Sep. 1841; proprietor of Coach and Horses public house, 90 St. Martin’s lane, London 1843 to death; fought Bendigo near Sutfield green, Oxfordshire for £200 a side and the championship 9 Sep. 1845 when referee decided in favour of Bendigo in the 93rd round; fought Nat. Langham 23 Sep. 1857 when after 60 rounds no decision was given, d. 90 St. Martin’s lane, London 10 Sep. 1861. bur. Hucknall-Torkard churchyard 14 Sep. H.D. Miles’s Pugilistica iii, 47–93 (1880), portrait; Fights for the championship by the Editor of Bell’s Life in London (1860) 135–42, 158–209; Modern Boxing by Pendragon i.e. H. Sampson (1879) 2–9.