DOWLING, Rev. John. b. Pevensey, Sussex 12 May 1807; kept a boarding school near Oxford 1829–32; ordained Baptist minister in Catskill, New York 1832; minister at Newport, Rhode Island 1834–36, in New York 1836; preached in Providence, Philadelphia, Newark and other places; D.D. Transylvania University; author of Exposition of the prophecies 1840; Defence of the Protestant Scriptures 1843; The History of Romanism 1845 and other books. d. Middletown, New York 4 July 1878. M. H. Smith’s Sunshine and shadow in New York (1868) 589–92.
DOWLING, Vincent George (brother of Alfred Septimus Dowling, who d. 1868). b. London 1785; contributed to the Observer from 1804; employed on the Day newspaper 1809; edited Bell’s Life in London, Aug. 1824 to death, a service of plate value 100 guineas voted him 18 July 1833; one of the first persons to seize Bellingham when he shot Spencer Perceval in lobby of House of Commons 11 May 1812; claimed to be the author of the plan on which new police system was organised; edited and published Fistiana or the Oracle of the Ring, 14 editions 1840–52. d. Stanmore lodge, Kilburn, London 25 Oct. 1852. I.L.N. 13 Nov. 1852 pp. 406, 408, portrait.
DOWN, James Somers. Entered Bombay army 1819; col. 1 Bombay N.I. 13 July 1858 to 1869; L.G. 25 June 1870. d. Kilburn, London 25 Sep. 1871.
DOWNALL, Venerable John (only son of James Downall of Liverpool). Matric. from Magd. hall, Ox. 3 July 1822 aged 19, B.A. 1826, M.A. 1829; P.C. of St. George’s, Kidderminster 1843–49; V. of Okehampton, Devon 1850 to death; preb. of Exeter cath. 1855 to death; archdeacon of Totnes, April 1859 to death; author of Laying on of hands or Letters on confirmation 1848; An address after confirmation 1848, 5 ed. 1858 and 7 charges and sermons. d. Bournemouth 7 April 1872.
DOWNE, William Henry Dawnay, 7 Viscount. b. 15 May 1812; M.P. for Rutland 12 July 1841 to Jany. 1846; succeeded 23 May 1846. d. Torquay 26 Jany. 1857.
DOWNES, Ulysses De Burgh, 2 Baron (only son of Thomas Burgh of Bert house, Athy, co. Kildare, who d. 1810). b. Dublin 15 Aug. 1788; ensign 54 foot 31 March 1804; captain 92 foot 25 Nov. 1808; captain Grenadier guards 25 July 1814 to 5 July 1827 when placed on h.p.; surveyor general of the ordnance 18 March 1820 to 14 May 1827, clerk of the ordnance 1828–30; aide-de-camp to the Sovereign 27 May 1825 to 10 Jany. 1837; col. of 54 foot 4 April 1845, of 29 foot 15 Aug. 1850 to death; general 20 June 1854; succeeded his cousin 2 March 1826; Irish representative peer 4 April 1833 to death; reassumed ancient name of De Burgh 1848; K.C.B. 2 Jany. 1815, G.C.B. 18 May 1860. d. Bert house, Athy 26 July 1863.
DOWNIE, Sir Alexander Mackenzie (youngest son of Rev. Alexander Downie, minister of Lochalsh, Rosshire). b. 1811; physician to Princess Elizabeth, landgravine of Hesse Homburg; knighted at St. James’s palace 1 July 1840 for his attention to the Princess; phys. to British legation at Frankfort 1834–49; phys. in ordinary to Duke of Cambridge 30 Nov. 1840; phys. extraordinary in household of Duchess of Kent 1846; author of A short description of Kissingen 1841; A practical treatise on mineral waters in the cure of chronic disease 1841. d. Frankfort 3 Feb. 1852.
DOWNING, David. Ensign 6 Bengal N.I. 16 Aug. 1819; colonel Bengal infantry 7 May 1855; general 23 Aug. 1875. d. The Grange, Plaxtole, Kent 18 Dec. 1888 aged 88.
DOWNING, M’Carthy (2 son of Eugene Downing of Kenmare, co. Kerry). b. 11 May 1814; took an active part in formation of Irish parliamentary party of 1852; M.P. for county Cork 30 Nov. 1868 to death. d. Prospect house, Skibbereen, co. Cork 9 Jany. 1879.
DOWNING, Samuel (son of Rev. Samuel Downing, R. of Fenagh, Leighlin). b. Bagenalstown, Carlow 19 June 1811; ed. at Kilkenny coll. and Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1834; educ. in engineering at Edin.; employed in construction of viaduct from Portland island to mainland, and on the Coed-re-Coed curved viaduct on Taff Vale railway; assistant professor of engineering Trinity coll. 1847, professor 1852 to death; Assoc. I.C.E. 2 March 1852; author of The elements of practical hydraulics for the use of students 1855, 3 ed. 1875; Elements of practical construction in engineering and architecture 1875; Selections and specifications of public works. d. 21 April 1882. Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. lxxii, 310–11 (1883).