Note.—He was the oldest barrister in the law list, his exact age was unknown to his relatives.
HEMPEL, Carl or Charles Frederic (eld. son of the succeeding). b. Truro, Sep. 1811; teacher of music at Truro, organist of St. Mary’s ch. there 1844–57; introduced into Cornwall choral performances on a large scale; matric. from Magd. hall, Ox. 11 Feb. 1855, B.M. 15 Feb.; his oratorio The Seventh Seal performed at Oxford 19 March 1862, D.M. 20 March; organist and choirmaster St. John’s episcopal ch. Perth 1857 to death; conductor of Perth choral union, and of the Euterpean soc.; printed portions of The Seventh Seal 1864 etc., and many pieces of light music. d. Perth 25 April 1867. Boase and Courtney’s Bibl. Cornub. 227–8, 1226; Boase’s Collect. Cornub. p. 349; The Choir, v, 360 (1867).
HEMPEL, Charles William. b. Chelsea 28 Aug. 1777; played organ in King’s German chapel, St. James’ 1785; studied at Leipsic and Dresden 1793–4; organist of St. Mary’s ch. Truro, May 1804 to 1844; removed to Exeter 1844; composer and writer of Psalms from the New Version 1805; Sacred melodies 1812; A morning and evening service 1820; An introduction to the pianoforte 1822; he also was author of The Commercial tourist or gentleman traveller, a poem 1822, 3 ed. 1832; a banker’s clerk in London 1854–5. d. in the workhouse, Prince’s road, Lambeth, London 14 March 1855. Dictionary of Musicians, i, 359–60 (1827).
HEMPHILL, Andrew T. Ensign 29 foot 7 April 1825, lieut.-colonel 8 Dec. 1846 to 8 March 1848; lieut.-colonel 26 foot 8 March 1848 to 31 July 1860 when placed on h.p.; commander first infantry brigade at Dublin 1 July 1861 to death; M.G. 10 Nov. 1861. d. 11 Burlington road, Dublin 31 March 1863.
HEMPHILL, Barbara (youngest dau. of Rev. Patrick Hare, rector of Golden, Tipperary). (m. John Hemphill of Rathkeany, Tipperary, who d. 26 Sep. 1833); author of Lionel Deerhurst, or fashionable life under the Regency 3 vols. 1846; The priest’s niece 3 vols. 1855; Freida the Jongler 3 vols. 1857. d. Dublin 5 May 1858.
HEMSLEY, John. Chairman of Implement committee of R. Agric. soc. of England 1876 to death, member of council 22 May 1874 to death; a frequent judge of steam cultivation, implements, etc. at the annual meetings, steward of implements 1886; author of Report on the trial of agricultural implements at Taunton 1875. d. Shelton, Newark, Dec. 1888. Agricultural Gazette 1888.
HEMY, Henry Frederick. b. Newcastle 12 Nov. 1818; resided Newcastle to 1885; removed to West Hartlepool 1885; pianist to the Earl of Ravensworth; musical instructor at Ushaw coll. Durham; engaged upon A history of the organ, when he died; composer of upwards of 100 pieces of music including Drawing room melodies 1851; Melodies of the Tyne and Wear 1857; Thirteen sacred songs 1869; God save the Prince of Wales, song 1876; set to music a number of Longfellow’s poems; author of The royal modern tutor for the pianoforte 1854, copyright of which was sold for £500, 1867 and for £3000, 1879. d. suddenly at 10 Regent st. Hartlepool 10 June 1888. bur. Moor Edge cemet. Newcastle. Northern Daily Mail 11 June 1888 p. 3, 14 June p. 3.
HENCHY, David O’Connor. b. Rutland sq. west, Dublin 1810; M.P. for co. Kildare 1852–59. d. 1 Dec. 1876.
HENDERSON, Alexander. b. Aberdeenshire 1780; ed. at Univ. of Edin., M.D. 12 Sep. 1803; L.C.P. 22 Dec. 1808; resided at 6 Curzon st. London; published A sketch of the revolutions of medical science by P. J. G. Cabanis, translated from the French 1806; An examination of the imposture of Ann Moore the fasting woman of Tutbury 1813; The history of ancient and modern wines 1824. d. Caskieben, Aberdeenshire 16 Sep. 1863. Munk’s Roll of Physicians, iii, 69 (1878).
HENDERSON, Alexander. b. 1828 or 1829; in service of Post office; sec. to Edward Askew Sothern the comedian; lessee and manager Prince of Wales’ theatre, Liverpool 1861? to 8 Feb. 1868; lessee of Criterion theatre, London 1876–9; lessee of Folly theatre 1876–9; lessee of Globe theatre 1878–81; opened the Comedy theatre with La Mascotte comic opera 15 Oct. 1881, lessee to 1885; lessee of Avenue theatre 1885 to decease. (m. (1) Miss Moon of Liverpool; m. (2) Lydia Thompson, actress). d. Prince of Wales’ hotel, Cannes 1 Feb. 1886 aged 57. bur. 2 Feb. The Era 6 Feb. 1886 p. 8, 19 Jany. 1889 p. 16; A. Brereton’s Dramatic Notes (1887) 15–17.