DREW, Andrew. b. 27 Nov. 1792; entered navy 4 May 1806; commodore of provincial marine of Upper Canada 1838–39; captain on h.p. 10 June 1843; agent victualler at Cape of Good Hope 16 Dec. 1850 to 30 Jany. 1863; admiral on h.p. 30 July 1875; discovered a dangerous shoal between Trinidad and Tobago 1842, afterwards called Drew’s Rock. d. Glenwood house, Peckham Rye, Surrey 19 Dec. 1878. A narrative of the capture of the Caroline 1844.
Note.—He successfully defended Cape Coast castle in 1824 with 160 sailors against an attack by 50,000 Ashantees. During the Canadian rebellion in 1838 with only about 35 men he captured the rebel steamer Caroline and sent it burning over the falls of Niagara, one of the most daring exploits recorded in naval history.
DREW, Rev. George Smith (son of George Drew of 11 Tottenham court road, London, tea dealer). b. Louth, Lincs. 1819; sizar at St. John’s coll. Cam. 22 Jany. 1839; 27 wrangler 1843; Inc. of St. John the Evangelist, St. Pancras, London 1850–54; V. of Pulloxhill, Beds. 1854–58; V. of St. Barnabas, South Kensington, London 1858–70; select preacher to Univ. of Cam. 1869–70; R. of Avington, Hants. 1870–72; Hulsean lecturer at Cam. 1877; V. of Holy Trinity, Lambeth, London 18 Sep. 1872 to death; F.R.G.S.; author of Scripture studies or readings in the Old Testament 1855, 2 ed. 1869; Scripture lands in connection with their history 1860, 2 ed. 1862; Reasons of faith or the Christian argument developed 1862, 2 ed. 1869 and 11 other books. d. Holy Trinity vicarage, Lambeth 21 Jany. 1880.
DREW, John. b. Bower Chalk, Wiltshire 1809; kept a school at Southampton 1826–42; built a small observatory there 1847; supplied the correct time to ships leaving Southampton many years; Ph.D. Univ. of Basle; F.R.A.S. 9 Jany. 1846; a founder of Meteorological Soc. 1850; author of A manual of Astronomy 1845, 2 ed. 1853; Practical meteorology 1855, re-edited by his son 1860 and other books and many papers. d. Surbiton, Surrey 17 Dec. 1857.
DREW, John. b. Dublin 3 Sep. 1825; appeared at Bowery theatre, New York 1845 as Dr. O’Toole in The Irish Tutor; lessee with Wm. Wheatley of Arch st. theatre, Philadelphia 20 Aug. 1853 to 1855; acted in England 1855, California 1858 and Australia 1859; returned to New York from England 9 Jany. 1862; best Irish comedian on American stage; played for last time 9 May 1862. d. Philadelphia 21 May 1862. T. A. Brown’s History of the American stage (1870) p. 105, portrait.
DREW, Rev. William Henry. Educ. at St. John’s coll. Cam., 8 wrangler 1849; B.A. 1849, M.A. 1856; mathematical master at Blackheath proprietary school 1856–73; C. of Crockenhill near Dartford 1866–73; professor of mathematics at King’s college, London June 1869 to death; author of A geometrical treatise on conic sections 1857, 6 ed. 1880. d. Park house, Maida hill west, London 14 July 1882 aged 55.
DRISCOLL, Henry. b. Dublin 1792; ensign 67 foot 13 June 1811; lieut. 100 foot 3 March 1814; lieut. 99 foot 1815 to 1817 when removed from the army; studied for the bar at Montreal; edited the Herald newspaper; edited the Courant newspaper; called to Canadian bar May 1823; Q.C.; police magistrate 1840. d. Montreal 28 Oct. 1869.
DROOP, Henry Richmond (son of John Abraham Droop of Stamford Hill, Middlesex). b. about 1831; ed. at Marlborough and Trin. coll. Cam., scholar 1853, 3 wrangler 1854; fellow of his coll. 1855, mathematical lecturer; B.A. 1854, M.A. 1857; barrister L.I. 26 Jany. 1859; author of North side of the table, a criticism 1866; Proportional representation as applied to election of local governing bodies 1871; Relations between an invading army and the inhabitants 1871; The Edwardian vestments an investigation 1875. d. 11 Cleveland gardens, London 21 March 1884.
DROUGHT, Thomas Armstrong. b. 1798; Ensign 15 Foot 11 Nov. 1813, lieut. col. 21 March 1845 to 1 Oct. 1854; inspecting field officer 1 Oct. 1854 to 11 Jany. 1860; col. 45 Foot 25 June 1866 to 21 April 1868; col. 15 Foot 21 April 1868 to death; general 29 May 1875. d. Hill house, Winchester 22 Aug. 1877.
DRUCE, Charles Claridge (one of the 24 children of Charles Druce of city of London, solicitor 1791–1881). b. Billiter sq. London 1819; solicitor in Billiter sq. 1843 to death; vice pres. of Incorporated Law Society 1880–81, pres. 1881–82. d. Brighton 10 June 1885 in 66 year.