DRUCE, George (brother of the preceding). Educ. at Shrewsbury and St. Peter’s coll. Cam., senior classic 1843, 2 chancellor’s medallist 1843; B.A. 1843, M.A. 1846; fellow of his college 1846; barrister L.I. 19 Nov. 1846; Q.C. 13 Dec. 1866; one of standing counsel to univ. of Cam. Nov. 1867 to death. d. Denmark hill, Camberwell, London 15 April 1869 aged 48 in consequence of an accident while riding the day before. Reg. and mag. of biog. i, 470–71 (1869).
DRUITT, Robert. b. Wimborne, Dorset, Dec. 1814; studied at King’s college and Middlesex hospital; L.S.A. 1836; M.R.C.S. 1837, F.R.C.S. 1845; F.R.C.P. 1874; M.D. Lambeth, Sep. 1878; practised in London from 1837; on his retirement 370 subscribers presented him with a cheque for £1215 in a silver cup; edited The Medical Times and Gazette 1862–72; a medical officer of health for St. George’s, Hanover sq. 1856–67; pres. of Metropolitan Association of medical officers of health 1864–72; author of The Surgeon’s Vade Mecum 1839, 11 ed. 1878; Report on the cheap wines, their quality, wholesomeness and price 1865, 2 ed. 1873. d. 8 Strathmore gardens, Kensington, London 15 May 1883. W. T. Robertson’s Photographs of medical men (1868) ii, 109–13, portrait.
DRUMMOND, Berkeley. b. 27 May 1796; ensign 3 Foot guards 5 March 1812, lieut. col. 31 Dec. 1844 to 28 June 1850 when placed on h.p.; col. 3 Foot 12 Dec. 1857 to death; L.G. 9 April 1859. d. Eaglehurst, Hants. 3 May 1860.
DRUMMOND, George Harley. b. 23 Nov. 1783; M.P. for Kincardineshire 26 Feb. 1812 to 29 Feb. 1820. d. 23 July 1853.
DRUMMOND, Sir Gordon (4 son of Colin Drummond, paymaster general of the forces at Quebec). b. Quebec 27 Sep. 1772; ensign 1 foot 21 Sep. 1789; lieut. col. 8 foot 22 April 1794 to 28 July 1804; commanded a division in Jamaica 1805–1807; won battle of Niagara 25 July 1814; commanded forces in Canada 1814–16; col. of 97 foot 8 Feb. 1814 to 24 Nov. 1818 when regiment was disbanded; col. of 88 foot 10 March 1819, of 71 foot 16 Jany. 1824, of 49 foot 21 Sep. 1829, of 8 foot 24 April 1846 to death; general 27 May 1825; K.C.B. 2 Jany. 1815, G.C.B. 7 Jany. 1817. d. 25 Norfolk st. Park lane, London 10 Oct. 1854. Historical record of King’s Liverpool regiment of foot, 2 ed. (1883) 270–71.
DRUMMOND, Henry (eld. son of Henry Drummond of the Grange, Hants. 1762–94). b. 5 Dec. 1786; ed. at Harrow and Ch. Ch. Ox.; partner in Drummond’s bank, London; M.P. for Plympton Earle, Devon 1810–13; M.P. for West Surrey 1847 to death; founded professorship of political economy at Oxford 1825; F.R.S. 19 Dec. 1839; seceded from Church of England and was immersed by Rev. James Harrington Evans about 1817, for whom he built a chapel in John st. Bedford Row, London 1818; one of founders of Catholic Apostolic or Irvingite church 1832, pastor at Albury near Guildford 20 Oct. 1832, apostle at Albury 25 Sep. 1833; took charge of Scotland and Switzerland 1833 to death, built the C.A. church at Albury 1835 at cost of £16,000; erected new parish church of SS. Peter and Paul at Albury 1841; author of Dialogues on prophecy 3 vols. 1828–29; Social Duties 1830; Condition of Agricultural classes 2 vols. 1842; On Tracts for the Times 24 parts 1843; Histories of British families 8 parts 1844–49 and about 90 other books and pamphlets. d. Albury Park near Guildford 20 Feb. 1860. Miller’s History of Irvingism 2 vols. 1878; London quarterly review Oct. 1860 pp. 255–84; Speeches of Henry Drummond edited by Lord Lovaine 2 vols. 1860.
DRUMMOND, Henry. Second lieut. Bengal engineers 2 Dec. 1843, col. 23 July 1874 to 1 June 1878 when he retired on full pay with hon. rank of M.G.; sec. of government of India public works department 1874–78. d. at his residence near Bedford 28 March 1883.
DRUMMOND, Henry Home. b. 28 July 1783; M.P. for co. Stirling 1820–1831, for Perthshire 1840–1852. d. Blair Drummond near Stirling 12 Sep. 1867. Proc. of R. S. of Edin. vi, 191 (1869).
DRUMMOND, James. Botanical collector; in charge of Cork botanic garden to 1829; A.L.S. 1810; went to Swan River, Western Australia 1829; Lindley’s Sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River 1839 was drawn up from his collections; Drummondita a genus of Diosmeæ was founded by Dr. Harvey 1855. d. Western Australia 27 March 1863 aged 79.
DRUMMOND, James (son of Mr. Drummond of Edinburgh, merchant). b. 1810; studied in School of Design, Edin.; subject and history painter; A.R.S.A. 1846, R.S.A. 1852, librarian 1857; curator of National gallery, Edin. 1868; member of council of Royal Scottish Soc. of Antiquaries and curator of the museum; exhibited 11 pictures at R.A., 5 at B.I. and 5 at Suffolk st. gallery 1839–72; author of Catalogue of national gallery of Scotland 1869 many editions. d. Edinburgh 12 Aug. 1877.