HUMPHERY, John (eld. son of John Humphery of Shadwell, London). b. 30 May 1794; a wharfinger and merchant at Hay’s wharf, Tooley st. Southwark; M.P. for Southwark 1832–52; governor of Irish Society 1843 to death; alderman of Aldgate ward 1835 to death; sheriff of London 1832–3, lord mayor 1842–3. d. Battersea Rise, north side of Clapham common 28 Sep. 1863. I.L.N. ii, 279 (1843), portrait.
HUMPHREY, Thomas. b. Mitcham, Surrey 16 Jany. 1839; one of the best batsmen of his day, especially good at cutting, made 1000 runs during a season several times; played for Surrey many years; a first-class fieldsman especially at long-leg and long-on; had a benefit at Kennington Oval 26–28 July 1876. d. the Asylum, Brookwood, Surrey 3 Sep. 1878. bur. Woking cemet. 9 Sep. Illust. sp. and dram. news, v, 401, 402, 430 (1876), portrait; Bell’s Life in London 7 Sep. 1878 pp. 3, 4, and 14 Sep. p. 4; W. G. Grace’s Cricket (1891) 329–30.
HUMPHREYS, Henry Noel (son of James Humphreys of Birmingham). b. Birmingham 4 Jany. 1810; resided in Italy about 1828–40; illustrated Westwood’s British butterflies 1841; Loudon’s British Wild Flowers 1856 and other books; author of The Coins of England 1846; The coin-collector’s manual 2 vols. 1847; The origin and progress of the art of writing 1853; A history of the art of printing 1867 and 20 other books. d. 7 Westbourne sq. London 10 June 1879. Academy 21 June 1879 p. 550.
HUMPHREYS, Sir John (son of John Humphreys of Upper Clapton, Middlesex). b. Upper Clapton 1814; a solicitor and parliamentary agent in London 1842–59; coroner for East Middlesex 1859 to death; knighted at Osborne 18 Aug. 1881. d. 20 Devonshire st. Portland place, London 20 Nov. 1886.
HUMPHREYS, William. b. Dublin 1794; learnt engraving from George Murray at Philadelphia; engraved small plates for annuals, &c.; returned to England 1822; engraved steel plate head of Queen Victoria on postage stamps, also head of Washington for U.S. stamps; engraved Murillo’s Spanish peasant boy 1833, C. R Leslie’s Sancho and the Duchess 1838, and other large plates. d. at Alfred Novello’s residence, Villa Novella, Genoa 21 Jany. 1865. W. S. Baker’s American Engravers (1875) 84–86.
HUMPHRY, Joseph. b. 1795 or 1796; barrister L.I. 6 July 1821; Q.C. 1846 to 28 Nov. 1850; master in chancery 28 Nov. 1850 to 8 Aug. 1860 when he retired. d. Brighton 18 Nov. 1861.
Note.—He was the last master in chancery appointed, the office was abolished in 1852 by 15 & 16 Vict. cap. 80 having been in existence since 1272.
HUMPHRY, Rev. William Gilson (eld. son of Wm. Wood Humphry, barrister). b. Sudbury, Suffolk 30 Jany. 1815; ed. at Shrewsbury, captain of the school; entered Trin. coll. Cam. 1833, Pitt scholar 1835, fellow 1839, senior classic and 27th wrangler 1837, B.A. 1837; proctor of Univ. of Cam. 1845–6, Hulsean lecturer 1849–51, Boyle lecturer 1857–9; exam. chaplain to bishop Blomfield of London 1847–55; V. of Northolt, Middlesex 1852–5; preb. of St. Paul’s 1852 to death; V. of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London 1855 to death; one of revisers of New Testament 1870; a treasurer of S.P.C.K. 30 years; author of A commentary on the Acts of the Apostles 1847, 2 ed. 1854; An historical treatise on the book of common prayer 1853, 6 ed. 1885; A commentary on the revised version of the New Testament for English readers 1882, 2 ed. 1888 and 20 other books. d. 6 St. Martin’s place, Trafalgar sq. London 10 Jany. 1886.
HUMPIDGE, Thomas Samuel. b. Gloucester 23 July 1853; ed. at Royal school of mines 1874, Jodrell scholar 1875; B. Sc. London 1875; Ph.D. Heidelberg 1878; science master Fellenberg instit. Hofwyl near Berne 1878; prof. of natural science Univ. coll. Aberystwyth, Sep. 1879 to death; made discoveries in the atomic weight of beryllium, towards the cost of which the Royal Soc. made grants, all his apparatus burnt in the college July 1885; sent papers to Philos. Trans. and Proceedings; translated H. Kolbe’s A short text-book of inorganic chemistry 1884. d. The college, Aberystwyth 30 Nov. 1887. Journal Chemical soc. (1888) 513–18.
HUNGATE, William Anning. b. 7 Sep. 1786; entered navy 10 July 1803, lieut. on h.p. 2 March 1815 to death; claimed to be descended from and to be entitled to estates of the Hungate family of Yorkshire, brought actions of ejectment to obtain possession of estates 1831 and 1832 but failed; assumed title of baronet and was presented to Wm. iv. as Sir W. A. Hungate, by Earl of Denbigh 27 April 1831. d. 18 Feb. 1852.