HOLDEN, Moses. b. Bolton 21 Nov. 1777; a landscape gardener, then a weaver; constructed an orrery and a magic lantern 1814–5; gave astronomical lectures in north of England from 1815; assisted in establishing Preston Institution; freedom of the borough given him 1834; published A small celestial atlas or maps of the visible heavens in the latitude of Britain 1818, 4 ed. 1840; An almanac 1835, &c. d. Preston 3 June 1864.
HOLDEN, Henry. b. 1810; a butcher at Birmingham; landlord of the Rodney inn, Coleshill st. Birmingham about 1840; built a small music hall there, which became the leading one in the Midlands, built a large music hall there, and a brewery 1857, managed his hall down to 1863 or 1864. d. Lansdowne house, Malvern 27 Jany. 1880. Era 1 Feb. 1880 p. 4.
HOLDFORTH, James (son of Joseph Holdforth, silk manufacturer Leeds). b. Leeds 14 June 1778; J.P. for Leeds 1836; mayor of Leeds Nov. 1838, first Roman catholic mayor since the Reformation; president of Leeds Catholic institute; supported a ragged school in Leeds. d. Burley hill, Leeds 13 July 1861. Gillow’s English Catholics iii, 346–7 (1887); Taylor’s Biog. Leodiensis (1865) 498.
HOLDING, Frederick (son of Henry Holding, painter). b. 1817; painter at Manchester; illustrated Southey’s Battle of Blenheim 1864 and other books; scene painter Theatre royal and Prince’s theatre, Manchester. d. 1874. Manchester City News 3 May 1890.
HOLDING, Henry James (brother of preceding). b. Salford, Lancs., Nov. 1833; a calico printer’s pattern designer; a painter of marine and torrent scenery in oil and water colours; exhibited in Manchester, Liverpool and London; his chief works were, Finding the body of Rufus by the charcoal burners 1862 and Bettwys-y-Coed 1872. d. Paris 2 Aug. 1872.
HOLE, Lewis (son of Rev. Wm. Hole, archdeacon of Barnstaple, d. 26 Oct. 1791 aged 82). b. Strodeley, Devon 16 Jany. 1779; entered R.N. 1793, first lieut. of the Revenge at Trafalgar; captain 4 Dec. 1813; retired R.A. 1 Oct. 1846; retired admiral 11 Feb. 1861. d. Newport near Barnstaple 16 July 1870. I.L.N. lvii, 131 (1870); O’Byrne (1849) 529.
HOLKER, Sir John (son of Samuel Holker of Bury, Lancs.) b. Bury 24 March 1828; ed. at Bury gr. sch.; barrister G.I. 9 June 1854, bencher 15 April 1868, treasurer 1875; practised at Manchester 1854–64; removed to London 1864; Q.C. 21 Feb. 1868; much engaged in patent cases; M.P. Preston 1872–82; solicitor general 20 April 1874; knighted at Windsor Castle 12 Dec. 1874; attorney general 25 Nov. 1875 to May 1880, his income during 1875–77 was £22,000 a year; lord justice of court of appeal 14 Jany. 1882, resigned 19 May 1882. d. 46 Devonshire st. Portland place, London 24 May 1882. bur. St. Cuthbert’s church, Lytham 30 May. A generation of Judges, By Their Reporter (1886) 119–27; I.L.N. lxiv, 493 (1874), portrait; Times 25 May 1882 p. 9, cols. 3–4.
HOLL, Charlton. b. 1805; entered Madras army 1820; colonel 15 Madras N.I. 11 July 1861 to 1864; general 1 Oct. 1877. d. 39 Royal crescent, Notting hill, London 4 Dec. 1878.
HOLL, Francis (4 son of William Holl, engraver 1771–1838). b. Bayham st. Camden Town, London 23 March 1815; pupil of his father; engaged 25 years engraving pictures belonging to the Queen; exhibited 17 engravings at R.A. 1856–79; A.R.A. Jany. 1883; his principal works were, The Stocking Loom by A. Elmore, and The coming of age in the olden time, and The railway station, both by W. P. Frith; portraits of him by his son Frank Holl were exhibited at the R.A. 1868 and 1884. d. Elm house, Milford near Godalming 14 Jany. 1884. bur. Highgate cemetery 19 Jany.
HOLL, Francis Montague, known as Frank Holl (eld. son of the preceding). b. 7 St. James’s terrace, Kentish Town, London 4 July 1845; studied at R.A. schools, silver medallist 1862–3, gold medallist 1863, travelling student of R.A. 1868–9; worked for The Graphic 1874–6; portrait painter 1876 to death, painted 198 portraits including nearly all celebrated men of the day 1879–88; A.R.A. 19 June 1878, R.A. 29 March 1883; associate of Royal Soc. of painters in water-colours 26 March 1883. d. The Three Gables, 6 Fitzjohn’s Avenue, London 31 July 1888. Universal Review 15 Aug. 1888 pp. 478–93, portrait; Graphic 3 May 1879, portrait, and 11 Aug. 1888, portrait.