FOX, Rev. William Johnson. b. Uggeshall farm near Wrentham, Suffolk 1 March 1786; Independent minister at Fareham 1810; Unitarian minister at Chichester 1812–17; minister of Parliament court chapel, London 1817, of a chapel built for him in South place, Finsbury 1824–52; edited the Monthly Repository 1833 to 1836; a leading orator of the Anti-Corn-law League; M.P. for Oldham 1847–52, 1852–57 and 1857–62; contested Oldham 1852 and 1857; author of Lectures to the working classes 4 vols. 1845–49 and 30 other books. d. 3 Sussex place, Regent’s park, London 3 June 1864. Memorial edition of collected works of W. J. Fox, vol. 12 (1868); John Evans’s Lancashire authors (1850) 92–96; People’s Journal iii, 69 (1848), portrait; I.L.N. xii, 298 (1848), portrait.
FOX, William Tilbury (son of Luther Owen Fox, M.D. of Broughton, Winchester). b. 1836; ed. at Univ. coll. London; M.B. London 1857, M.D. 1858; phys. accoucheur to Farringdon General Dispensary; a specialist on dermatology; phys. to skin departments of Charing Cross and University college hospitals; one of editors of the Lancet; author of Skin diseases, their description, pathology, diagnosis and treatment 1864, 3 ed. 1873; Atlas of skin diseases 1875–7 and 12 other books. d. Paris 7 June 1879. bur. Willesden cemetery 14 June.
FOX, Wilson. b. Wellington, Somerset 2 Nov. 1831; B.A. London 1850, M.B. 1854, M.D. 1855; phys. at Newcastle-under-Lyme 1859–61; professor of pathological anatomy at Univ. coll. London 1861; assistant phys. Univ. coll. hospital 1862, phys. 1867; F.R.C.P. 1866; Holme professor of clinical medicine Univ. coll. hospital 1867; phys. extraord. to the Queen 16 Aug. 1869, phys. in ordinary 18 Dec. 1882 to death; F.R.S. 6 June 1872; author of On the diagnosis and treatment of the varieties of Dyspepsia 1867, 3 ed. under the title of The diseases of the stomach 1872, and other books. d. Preston, Lancs. 3 May 1887. bur. Taunton 6 May, bust in shire hall, Taunton unveiled 25 Oct. 1888.
FRADELLE, Henry Joseph. b. Lille, France 1778; historical painter in London from 1816; exhibited 11 pictures at R.A., 36 at B.I. and 2 at Suffolk st. gallery 1817–54. d. 36 Weymouth st. Portland place, London 14 March 1865.
FRAIL, John Frederick. b. Shrewsbury 1 May 1804; hairdresser Shrewsbury; a local actor; electioneering agent to the Carlton club in Shropshire; clerk of the course, Shrewsbury 1843; organised many race meetings; entertained at dinner and presented with plate worth £350, 1854; town councillor 1854, mayor. d. Shrewsbury 9 March 1879. Sporting Review xxxix, 361–3 (1858); Sporting Times 24 July 1875 p. 396, portrait; Illust. sp. and dr. news vi, 403, 419 (1877), portrait, x, 620, 627 (1879), portrait.
FRANCATELLI, Charles Elmé. b. London 1805; studied cookery under Carème; chef to Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Dudley, Lord Kinnaird and Rowland Errington successively; managed St. James’s club, London; chief cook and maitre d’hotel to the Queen 1840–42; lessee of Coventry House club; chef at the Reform club 1854–61; managed St. James’s hotel, Berkeley st. Piccadilly 1863–70, and Freemason’s tavern, Great Queen st. 1870–76; author of The modern cook 1846, 12 ed. 1865 and other books. d. Eastbourne 10 Aug. 1876. A. Hayward’s Art of dining, new ed. (1883) 75–6.
FRANCE, Ven. Francis. Educ. at Shrewsbury and St. John’s coll. Cam.; B.A. 1840, M.A. 1843, B.D. 1850; fellow tutor and pres. of his college; archdeacon of Ely, Dec. 1859 to death; author of The example of Christ 1861. d. Cambridge 14 April 1864.
FRANCILLON, James (6 son of Francis Francillon of Harwich, Essex). b. 21 Nov. 1802; admitted attorney; conveyancing clerk to Messrs. Wilton at Gloucester 1824; barrister G.I. 20 Nov. 1833; judge of county courts, circuit 54 (Gloucestershire), March 1847 to death; author of Lectures elementary and familiar on English law 2 series 1860–1. d. of cholera at Lausanne 3 Sep. 1866.
FRANCIS, Francis (son of Captain Morgan, R.N.) b. Seton, Devon 1822; changed his name from Morgan to Francis 1843; angling editor of The Field 25 years; established the Thames Rights defence association; suggested plan of the National fish-culture association; a member of the commission on oyster culture 1868–70; author of Pickackifax, a novel in rhyme 1854; Newton Dogvane, a novel 3 vols. 1859 and 14 other books. d. The Firs, Twickenham 24 Dec. 1886. F. Francis’s A Book on Angling, 6 ed. (1887), portrait; The Field 1 Jany. 1887 p. 9, cols. 1–3.
FRANCIS, George (2 son of George Francis of Maidstone, Kent). b. 20 Aug. 1824; barrister G.I. 16 Jany. 1850, bencher 26 May 1880, treasurer 1886; recorder of Faversham, March 1864 to Nov. 1872; recorder of Canterbury, Nov. 1872 to Aug. 1883; master in Q.B. division, July 1878, master of supreme court of judicature 1879 to death. d. 12 Carlton hill, Maida vale, London 20 Jany. 1890.