FIFE, William Wallace (son of Peter Fife of Dundee, baker). b. Dundee 28 March 1816; one of staff of the Dundee Warder; edited North British Agriculturist short time; edited Nottingham Daily Guardian to death. d. Hound’s Gate, Nottingham 25 Sep. 1867.
FIGGINS, James (son of Vincent Figgins of Smithfield, London, type founder, who d. Dec. 1860 or Jany. 1861). b. West st. Smithfield, London 16 April 1811; a type founder in Smithfield; sheriff of London 1865–6; M.P. for Shrewsbury 1868–74; alderman of Farringdon without, 9 June 1873 to 1882. d. 12 Russell sq. London 12 June 1884.
FILDES, John. b. Dorton, Lancs. 18 Dec. 1811; M.P. for Great Grimsby 1865–68. d. Stanley house, Oxford road, Manchester 6 July 1875.
FILLANS, James. b. Wilsontown, Lanarkshire 27 March 1808; apprenticed to a stonemason at Paisley; a sculptor at Glasgow, moved to London 1836; his best works are The Blind teaching the Blind, Grief, a Madonna, busts of Sir James Shaw and John Wilson; exhibited 25 sculptures at R.A. 1837–50. d. 95 Montrose st. Glasgow 27? Sep. 1852. James Paterson’s Memoir of James Fillans 1854, portrait.
FILLEUL, Rev. Philip (son of Philip Filleul of Jersey). Matric. from Pemb. coll. Ox. 6 Dec. 1813 aged 20, scholar; B.A. 1817, M.A. 1820; R. of St. Brelade, Jersey 1818–29; R. of St. Peter, Jersey 1828–48; vice dean of Jersey 1838; R. of St. Saviour, Jersey 1848–50; R. of St. Heliers, Jersey 1850 to death; author of Défense des Missions 1821; Christ est-il divisé? Guernsey 1825; Infant baptism and confirmation, Jersey 1855 and other books. d. St. Heliers, Jersey 13 Oct. 1875.
FILMER, Sir Edmund, 8 Baronet. b. 14 June 1809; succeeded his uncle 15 July 1834; M.P. for West Kent 1838 to death. d. East Sutton place near Maidstone 8 Jany. 1857.
FILMER, Sir Edmund, 9 Baronet (eld. son of the preceding). b. 11 July 1835; ed. at Eton; M.P. for West Kent 1859–65, for Mid Kent 1880–84; sheriff of Kent 1870. d. Brighton 17 Dec. 1886.
FINCH, Francis Oliver (only child of Francis Finch of Friday st. London, merchant, who d. 25 March 1805 aged 50). b. Friday st. 22 Nov. 1802; pupil of John Varley 1814–19; studied at Sass’s life academy and produced some portraits; exhibited 14 landscapes at R.A. 1817–32; associate of S.P.W.C. 11 Feb. 1822, mem. 4 June 1827; a musician and a poet; lost the use of his limbs 10 Oct. 1861; author of An Artist’s Dream; Sonnets 1863. d. Highfield villas, London 27 Aug. 1862. Memorials of the late F. O. Finch [by his widow] 1865, portrait.
FINCH, George. b. 1794; M.P. for Lymington, Hants. 1818–19, for Stamford 1833–37, for Rutland 1846–47. d. 41 South st. London 29 June 1870.
FINCH, John (4 son of 4 Earl of Aylesford 1751–1812). b. 13 March 1793; cornet 15 dragoons 5 Oct. 1809; major Royal West India Rangers 5 March 1818 to 25 June 1819 when placed on h.p.; L.G. 20 Feb. 1855; col. 24 foot 19 June 1856 to death; C.B. 26 Dec. 1818. d. Dover 25 Nov. 1861.