DEANE, Rev. John Bathurst (brother of the preceding). b. Cape of Good Hope 27 Aug. 1797; ed. at Merchant Taylors; Parkin’s exhibitioner to Pemb. coll. Cam. 1816, B.A. 1820, M.A. 1823; second classical and head mathematical master at Merchant Taylors 1836–55; V. of St. Helen, Bishopsgate 1855 to death; R. of St. Martin, Outwich 1855 to death; author of The worship of the Serpent traced throughout the world and its traditions referred to the events in Paradise 1830; The life of Richard Deane general at sea in the service of the Commonwealth 1870. d. Sion hill, Bath 12 July 1887.
DEANE, John Connellan (eld. son of the succeeding). b. 1816; called to Irish bar; poor law inspector 1846; associated with Wm. Dargan, Sir Joseph Paxton and others in the Great Exhibitions at Cork 1852, Dublin 1853, and the Crystal palace and Alexandra palace, London; originator of Great Exhibition at Manchester; closely associated with early promoters of submarine telegraphy. d. Naples 24 Feb. 1887.
DEANE, Sir Thomas (eld. son of Alexander Dean of Cork, builder). b. Cork 1792; a builder at Cork to 1830, an architect there 1830 to death; designed Commercial buildings, old and new Savings’ banks, Bank of Ireland and Queen’s college, Cork; joint designer of The University Museum at Oxford 1855; mayor of Cork 1830; knighted by Duke of Northumberland at Cork 1830; pres. of Institute of Irish architects many years. d. 26 Longford terrace, Monkstown, Dublin 2 Oct. 1871. I.L.N. lix, 338 (1871).
DEANE, William Wood (3 son of John Wood Deane, cashier in Bank of England, who. d. 5 Dec. 1854 aged 68). b. Liverpool road, Islington, London 22 March 1825; assoc. R.I.B.A. 1848; acted at Miss Kelly’s theatre, London which he subsequently decorated; architect in London 1853; made designs and perspectives for architects; assoc. of Instit. of painters in water colours 1862, member 1867; assoc. of Society of painters in water colours 1870; exhibited 23 pictures at R.A., 4 at B.I. and 13 at Suffolk st. gallery 1844–72. d. of cancer of the liver at 64 King Henry’s road, Hampstead 18 Jany. 1873.
DEARDEN, Thomas Ferrand. Solicitor at Rochdale 1823 to death; coroner for co. of Lancaster, March 1835 to death. d. The Elms, Rochdale 1 Jany. 1870 aged 68.
DEAS, Sir David (son of Francis Deas, provost of Falkland, who d. 1857). b. Falkland, Sep. 1807; assistant surgeon R.N. 7 June 1828; chief medical officer of naval forces engaged during Russian war, and Chinese war up to peace of Tientsin 1859; inspector general of hospitals and fleets 1 March 1855 to March 1872 when placed on retired list; granted good service pension 11 April 1869; C.B. 5 Feb. 1856, K.C.B. 13 March 1867. d. 32 Heriot row, Edinburgh 15 Jany. 1876.
DEAS, Sir George (brother of the preceding). b. 7 Jany. 1804; ed. at Univ. of Edin., M.A. 1826; called to Scotch bar 1828; advocate depute 1840–41 and 1846–50; sheriff of Ross and Cromarty 1850–51; solicitor general 1851–52; lord ordinary of court of session with courtesy title of Lord Deas and a judge of Exchequer 25 May 1853; a lord comr. of justiciary April 1854 to Feb. 1885; knighted at St. James’s palace 18 Feb. 1858; edited The Scottish Jurist 1829; edited with James Anderson, Cases in the Court of Session, Jury Court, and the High Court of Justiciary 1829–33, 4 vols. d. 32 Heriot row, Edinburgh 7 Feb. 1887.
DEASE, Matthew O’Reilly (son of Richard Dease, M.D. of Dublin, who d. 1819). b. 1819; ed. at Univ. of Paris; sheriff of Louth 1857 and of Cavan 1861; contested co. Cavan 1867; M.P. for co. Louth 1868–74; gave by his will remainder of his real and personal property (equal to £40,000) to be applied towards extinguishing National Debt. d. 17 Aug. 1887.
DEASY, Rickard (2 son of Richard Deasy of Clonakilty, Cork). b. Clonakilty 1812; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1831, M.A. 1834; called to Irish bar 1835; Q.C. 13 Feb. 1849; bencher of King’s Inns 1858; third serjeant at law 1858–59; M.P. for co. Cork 1855–61; solicitor general for Ireland, June 1859 to Feb. 1860; attorney general Feb. 1860 to Jany. 1861; P.C. 1860; baron of court of Exchequer, Jany. 1861; a judge of Court of Appeal 1 Jany. 1878 to death. d. 41 Merrion sq. east, Dublin 6 May 1883. O’Flanagan’s Munster circuit (1880) 254, 376–80.
DE BAR, Benedict. b. London 5 Nov. 1812; made his début at T.R. Margate 1832; went to United States 1834; opened old National theatre, New York 1837; played in London 1840; proprietor of Chatham theatre, N.Y. 1849–52, of St. Charles’ theatre, New Orleans 1853, of St. Louis theatre 1855; the best Falstaff in America 1872 to death. d. St. Louis 14 Aug. 1877. Era 14 Oct. 1877 p. 4.