GUDGE, James. Clerk of journals of house of commons 1835 to death. d. Westminster hospital, London 7 May 1857 aged 62, having tried to drown himself in the Thames 6 May.
GUERINT, Sebastian Francis (son of Mr. Guerint a Swiss who was the first engine turner of watch cases in England). b. 1791; appeared at Sadler’s Wells theatre 23 April 1817 as Harlequin in The yellow dwarf to Grimaldi’s clown; ballet master at the Olympic 1848; proprietor of exhibition of hydraulics and moving figures on site of old Savile house, Leicester sq.; acting manager at Royalty theatre 1869. d. 87 Charlotte st. Fitzroy sq. London 9 March 1870.
GUERNSEY, Wellington. b. Mullingar, co. Westmeath 8 June 1817; studied music under Mercadante at Lisbon; an officer of engineers in war between Paraguay and Brazil and the U.S. of America 1865; war correspondent and journalist 40 years; writer of the words of upwards of 100 songs including Mary Blane and Alice, where art thou?; composer of song I’ll hang my harp on a willow tree 1845, a mass in B flat 1865 and 80 other pieces of music. d. London 13 Nov. 1885.
GUEST, Edwin (son of E. Guest). b. 1802; ed. at Caius coll. Cam., fellow 1824; 11 wrangler 1824, B.A. 1824, M.A. 1827, LLD. 1853; barrister L.I. 19 June 1828; master of Caius coll. 1852, resigned 14 Oct. 1880; V.C. of Univ. of Cam. 1854–5; F.R.S. 20 June 1839; founder of Philological soc., and sec. 1842, wrote many papers in Transactions; author of A history of English rhythms 2 vols. 1838, new ed. 1882; Guest’s Compendious Shorthand 1883; Origines Celticæ 1883. d. Sandford park near Oxford 23 Nov. 1880 in 78 year. Spectator 4 Dec. 1880 p. 1551.
GUEST, John (son of James Guest, tailor). b. Bridge-gate, Rotherham 5 May 1799; clerk at the Phœnix iron works; head of firm of Guest and Chrimes, brass founders 1847; a temperance advocate 1836; alderman of Rotherham 1871 and a benefactor to the town; F.S.A. 5 May 1874; author of Relics and records of Rotherham 1866; Historic notices of Rotherham 1879. d. Moorgate Grange, Rotherham 18 July 1880. Hulbert’s Annals of Almondbury (1882) 438; Sketches of the life of J. Guest, by T. Beggs (1881), portrait.
GUEST, Sir Josiah John, 1 Baronet (elder son of Thomas Guest of Dowlais near Merthyr Tydvil, manager of iron works, d. 1807). b. Dowlais 2 Feb. 1785; general manager of Dowlais iron works 1815, owner of the works 1849 to death; M.P. for Honiton 1826–31; contested Honiton 1831; M.P. for Merthyr 11 Dec. 1832 to death; contested Glamorgan 1837; chairman of Taff Vale railway; F.R.S. 10 June 1830; F.G.S.; A.I.C.E. 1834; cr. Baronet 14 Aug. 1838. d. Dowlais 26 Nov. 1852. Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xii, 163–5 (1853).
GUICCIOLI, Countess Teresa (dau. of Count Gamba of Ravenna). b. 1801. (m. 1818 Count Guiccioli of Ravenna); first met Lord Byron April 1819 at Venice; separated from her husband and lived under protection of Byron Jany. 1820 to July 1823; (m. 1851 Hilaire marquis de Boissy, he was b. 1798, d. 26 Sep. 1866); visited England; author of Lord Byron jugé par les témoins de sa vie 1869. d. Setimello near Florence, March 1873. Mary R. Darby Smith’s Recollections of la marquise de Boissy (1878), with 3 portraits.
GUILFORD, Rev. Francis North, 6 Earl of. b. 17 Dec. 1772; master of St. Cross hospital, Winchester 9 Jany. 1808 to 1855, the Rolls court obliged him to give up part of the income in 1855; succeeded 14 Oct. 1827; R. of Old Alresford, New Alresford and Medstead 1797–1850; author of Tract on the Epiphany 1835. d. Waldershare park near Dover 29 Jany. 1861. C. Beavan’s Chancery Reports, xvi, 435–69 (1854), xviii, 475–7, 601–8 (1855).
GUILFORD, Dudley Francis North, 7 Earl of. b. Weavering, Kent 14 July 1851; succeeded his grandfather 1861; cornet R. horse guards 1868, lieut. 1870, retired 1871; master of East Kent hounds 1872. d. Sydling court near Dorchester 19 Dec. 1885 from injuries received while hunting day before. Baily’s Mag. xxiii, 125 (1873), portrait.
GUILLE, Very Rev. William (son of Wm. Guille of Guernsey). Matric. from Oriel coll. Ox. 15 Nov. 1810 aged 18, B.A. 1814, M.A. 1817; R. of St. Andrew’s, Guernsey 1837–58; R. of St. Peter’s Port, Guernsey 1858 to death; dean of Guernsey 1858 to death. d. Guernsey 14 June 1869.