CROZIER, William. Studied at St. Bartholomew’s hospital; M.R.C.S. 1839, F.R.C.S. 1862; assistant surgeon H.E.I. Co. 1842; professor of anatomy and physiology at the Medical college, Calcutta 1855 to death. d. on board P. and O. steamer Simla on his way to England 19 Nov. 1862 aged 45.
CRUCHLEY, George Frederick. Publisher, mapseller, engraver and printer at 38 Ludgate st. London to 1833, at 81 Fleet st. 1833–76; sold his entire stock at Hodgsons 16 Jany. 1877. d. 65 Grand parade, Brighton 16 June 1880 in 84 year.
CRUICKSHANK, Brodie. Author of Eighteen years on the gold coast of Africa 2 vols. 1853. d. Lisbon 17 Nov. 1854.
CRUIKSHANK, George (younger son of Isaac Cruikshank of London, caricaturist, who d. 1810 or 1811). b. Duke st. Bloomsbury, London 27 Sep. 1792; employed to complete the plates left unfinished by Gillray 1811; illustrated the political pamphlets of Wm. Hone 1819–21; published Illustrations of phrenology 1826; Illustrations of time 1827; illustrated Fielding, Smollett and Goldsmith for Roscoe’s Novelist’s Library 17 vols. 1831–2; illustrated the Comic Almanac 1835–53; Bentley’s Miscellany 14 vols. 1837–41; Ainsworth’s Magazine 1842–45; published The Bottle 8 plates 1847 and The Drunkard’s Children 8 plates 1848 many thousands of which were sold in a few days, the subject was represented at 8 London theatres at once; a student at the R.A. 22 April 1853; produced the Worship of Bacchus 1862, presented to National gallery by public subscription 1869; granted civil list pension of £95, 19 June 1867; many of his works were purchased by the Westminster Aquarium for £2500 July 1876. d. 263 Hampstead road, London 1 Feb. 1878. bur. Kensal Green cemetery 9 Feb., removed to St. Paul’s cathedral 29 Nov. 1878. Life by W. B. Jerrold, 2 ed. 1883; George Cruikshank the artist by W. Bates, 2 ed. 1879; G. W. Reid’s Descriptive catalogue of the works of G. Cruikshank 3 vols. 1871; W. Thornbury’s British Artists ii, 55–69 (1861); W. M. Rossetti’s Fine Art (1867) 277–82; P. G. Hamerton’s Etching and etchers (1876) 316–23; James Grant’s Public characters ii, 236–51 (1841); G. Cruikshank’s Omnibus (1842) 1–8, portrait; Temple Bar lii, 499–516 (1878); Illustrated Review iii, 385–91 (1873), portrait.
CRUIKSHANK, Isaac Robert (brother of the preceding). b. Duke st. Bloomsbury, London 27 Sep. 1789; a midshipman in H.E.I. Co.’s service; made water colour drawings for private patrons; caricaturist and miniature painter; insolvent Dec. 1826; illustrated Pierce Egan’s Life in London 1821 (the 3 chief characters in which Tom, Jerry and Logic he designed from himself, his brother George and Pierce Egan) and The Finish 1831; Westmacott’s English Spy 1825; Cumberland’s British theatre 39 vols. 1823–31 and many other books. d. of bronchitis at 206 Pentonville road, Islington, London 13 March 1856. George Daniel’s Love’s last labour not lost (1863) 173–76.
CRUM, Walter (2 son of Alexander Crum of Thornliebank near Glasgow, merchant manufacturer). b. Glasgow 1796; scientific chemist and manufacturer at Glasgow; member of Philosophical Soc. of Glasgow 1834, pres. 1852; F.R.S. 29 Feb. 1844; pres. of Anderson’s Univ. Glasgow; best known for his successful efforts to place the arts of dyeing and calico printing on a scientific basis; the first person to give the true formula for gun cotton. d. The Ronken, Thornliebank near Glasgow 5 May 1867. Proc. of Royal Soc. xvi, 8–10 (1868).
CRUMMER, James Henry. b. Birr, King’s county; ensign 28 foot July 1805, captain 20 July 1815 to 1 March 1839 when placed on h.p.; served in Peninsular war 1809–14; commandant of Island of Calamo 1822–27; police magistrate and superintendent of convicts at Newcastle, N.S.W. 1837–49; police magistrate of Maitland 1849–58 and of Port Macquarie 1858–64. d. Port Macquarie 29 Dec. 1867.
CUBBON, Sir Mark (son of Rev. Thomas Cubbon). b. 1785; lieut. 15 Madras N.I. 20 July 1801; joint comr. of Mysore 1831–34, sole comr. 17 May 1834 to Feb. 1861; col. of 15 Madras N.I. 8 Oct. 1839 to death; L.G. 11 Nov. 1851; C.B. 4 Feb. 1856, K.C.B. 26 May 1856. d. at Suez on his way home 23 April 1861 in 77 year, there is a fine equestrian statue of him at Bangalore where the Cubbon park is named after him. Rice’s Mysore and Coorg 1877 passim; J. F. Higginbotham’s Men whom India has known, 2 ed. (1874) 96–7.
CUBITT, Joseph (only son of Sir Wm. Cubitt 1785–1861). b. Horning, Norfolk 24 Nov. 1811; assistant to his father 1832–43; constructed great part of London and South Western railway 1838–41, Great Northern railway 1846–50 and London, Chatham and Dover railway 1855–64; built new Blackfriars bridge, London 1865–69 opened by the Queen 6 Nov. 1869; M.I.C.E. 1840, vice pres. 1865. d. 7 Dec. 1872. Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xxxix, 249–51 (1875).
CUBITT, Thomas (son of Jonathan Cubitt of Buxton near Norwich, who d. 1807). b. Buxton 25 Feb. 1788; a master carpenter in London 1809; built London Institution, Finsbury Circus 1815–19; built over large portion of the Five Fields, Chelsea 1824–29; covered with mansions, district between Eaton sq. and the Thames since known as Pimlico; built over Clapham park about 250 acres 1824; constructed about 1000 yards of embankment above Vauxhall bridge at his own expense; built large factory at Thames Bank, burnt down 17 Aug. 1854; church of St. Barnabas, Ranmore near Dorking was built at his cost 1859; A.I.C.E. 1839. d. Denbies near Dorking 20 Dec. 1855. Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xvi, 158–62 (1857); J. S. Bright’s Dorking (1884) 133–6; G.M. xlv, 202–205 (1856).