DAY, John (son of the succeeding). Trainer of horses at Danebury; entered an action for libel against Admiral Rous which did not come into court; trained horses for Duke of Beaufort, Lord Hastings and many others. d. Danebury 3 Dec. 1882 aged 68. Baily’s Mag. xl, 64–72, 121–2 (1883); Illust. sp. and dr. news xviii, 345 (1882).
DAY, John Barham. b. Houghton Down 1794; won the Oaks on Turquoise 1828, Oxygen 1831, Pussy 1834, Deception 1839 and Crucifix 1840; trainer for Lord George Bentinck many years; trained many celebrated horses for Henry Padwick and John Gully, among them were Hermit winner of the Two thousand guineas, Andover winner of the Derby, and Virago who won 12 races out of 13 as a 3 year old; earned sobriquet of the “Lyndhurst of the Turf” by his habit of talking sound sense. d. Woodyates 21 March 1860. Rice’s British turf i, 274–8 (1879); Corbet’s Tales of sporting life (1864) 55–67; Baily’s Mag. i, 228–34 (1860).
DAY, Samuel (brother of the preceding). b. 1801; won the Derby on Gustavus 1821, on Priam 1830, on Mendicant 1846; won the Oaks on Pyrrhus the First 1846; kept livery stables in London. d. London 17 Feb. 1866. Bell’s Life in London 24 Feb. 1866 p. 4.
DAYMAN, Rev. John (eld. son of John Dayman of Padstow, Cornwall 1778–1859). b. St. Columb, Cornwall 1802; ed. at Tiverton and C.C. coll. Ox., B.A. 1823, M.A. 1826; scholar of his coll. 1819, fellow 1825–31; R. of Skelton, Cumberland 1831 to death; author of An essay concerning the nature of man 1837; The Inferno of Dante Alighieri translated in the terza rima of the original 1843; The divine comedy of Dante Alighieri translated in terza rima 1865. d. London 8 July 1871.
DEACON, Henry Colins. Entered navy 3 Nov. 1800; captain 2 April 1817, retired 1 Oct. 1846, retired admiral 10 Nov. 1862. d. 12 Leonard place, Kensington 9 Nov. 1869.
DEAKIN, James Henry. b. near Manchester, Feb. 1851; M.P. for Launceston 1874–77; barrister M.T. 1875. d. Werrington park near Launceston 8 Nov. 1881.
DEALTRY, Right Rev. Thomas (son of James Dealtry of Knottingley near Pontefract). b. Knottingley 1795; usher in a school at Doncaster; ed. at Cath. hall, Cam., LL.B. 1829; C. of St. Peter’s, Cam. 1828; chaplain in Bengal army 1829; hon. sec. to Church Missionary Soc. Calcutta; archdeacon of Calcutta 1835–48; Inc. of St. John’s, Bedford row, London 1848–49; bishop of Madras 9 Nov. 1849 to death, installed 2 Feb. 1850; author of The divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ proved from his own discourse 1830. d. Madras 4 March 1861. Higginbotham’s Men whom India has known, 2 ed. (1874) 106–7; I.L.N. xv, 376 (1849), portrait.
DEALTRY, Venerable Thomas (only son of the preceding). b. 1825; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1847, M.A. 1850; assistant chaplain Madras army 1850–71; archdeacon of Madras 1861–71; R. of Swillington, Yorkshire 1872–78; V. of Maidstone 1878 to death. d. Maidstone 29 Nov. 1882.
DEANE, Bonar Millett. b. 30 Sep. 1834; ensign 96 foot 12 March 1853; lieut.-col. 19 foot 14 April 1875 to 15 Jany. 1879 when placed on h.p.; D.A.G. and Q.M.G. Cape of Good Hope 2 Aug. 1880 to death; killed by the Boers at Laing’s Neck, Natal 28 Jany. 1881. I.L.N. lxxviii, 149 (1881), portrait.
DEANE, Charles (elder son of Charles Meredith Deane, captain 24 light dragoons). b. Southampton 6 June 1791; cornet 24 light dragoons 5 Sep. 1805, captain 5 Dec. 1818 to 25 July 1819 when regiment was disbanded; captain 1 foot 14 Nov. 1822, major 19 June 1835 to death; K.H. 1836. d. Newport, co. Monmouth 18 March 1853.