MACKONOCHIE, James (brother of the preceding). b. 1823; advocate at Scotch bar 1845; barrister I.T. 6 June 1855; a revising barrister 1873–88; recorder of Winchester, Jany. 1880 to Dec. 1888; judge of county court, circuit 55 (Hants. and Dorset), Nov. 1888 to death. d. Kenilworth, Cavendish road, Bournemouth 18 Dec. 1892.
MC KOWEN, James. b. Lambeg near Lisburn, co. Antrim 11 Feb. 1814; employed at bleach works of Richardson, Sons & Owden, Belfast about 1833 to death; contributed many racy poems to Northern Whig and other Ulster papers from about 1840, generally under pseudonym of Kitty Connor; one of his pieces The old Irish cow, became very popular in Ulster, and another The ould Irish jig, is known throughout Ireland; 9 of his poems are in The harp of Erin. Dublin 1867; resided at Millbrook. d. Beechside, Lisburn 22 April 1889. bur. Lambeg 25 April. The Northern Whig 24 April 1889 pp. 1, 5.
MACKWORTH, Sir Digby, 4 Baronet (eld. son of sir Digby Mackworth, 3 bart. 1766–1838). b. Oxford 13 June 1789; ed. at Westminster; lieut. 7 fusiliers 9 July 1807; carried the colours at Talavera 27 and 28 July 1809; one of lord Hill’s aides de camp; captain 13 light dragoons 31 Dec. 1818 to 23 Oct. 1823 when placed on h.p.; brevet colonel 11 Nov. 1851; K.H. 1832 for his assistance in suppressing riots in forest of Dean 1830 and at Bristol 1831; succeeded his father as 4 bart. 2 May 1838; sheriff of Monmouthshire 1843; chief founder of National club, London 1845; contested Derby 1846 and Liverpool 1847. d. Glen Uske, Monmouthshire 23 Sep. 1852. G.M. xxxviii 524–26 (1852); I.L.N. xxi 282 (1852).
Note.—He was in that charge at Albuera 16 May 1811 in which out of the 1500 men composing the 7 and 23 regiments only 150 escaped; the brigade going into action under three colonels and coming out under only one captain and with 3 battalions each commanded by a lieutenant. There was no parallel slaughter of British officers and soldiers during the war.
MACKWORTH, Hubert Francis. b. Trinidad 27 Sep. 1823; ed. at King’s college, London; inspector of mines and collieries in southern district of England and Wales 1851 to death; F.G.S.; author of Lectures in connection with the educational exhibition of the Society of arts 1854; The ventilation, underground gases and sanitary condition of mines. Bristol 1859. d. Clifton wood house, Bristol 13 July 1858.
MACLACHLAN, Alexander. b. 1789; 2 lieut. R.A. 3 Dec. 1803, col. 11 Nov. 1851, col. commandant 19 May 1863 to death; served in Spain 1813 and 1814; L.G. 22 June 1860; knight of St. Maurice and Lazare. d. Dublin 26 Feb. 1866.
MACLACHLAN, Archibald. Ensign 69 foot 6 May 1795; captain O’Conner’s recruiting corps 1 Dec. 1797, placed on h.p. 1799; major 69 foot 4 June 1813 to 25 Nov. 1816 when placed on h.p.; L.G. 20 June 1854. d. Rockstone place, Southampton 29 Dec. 1854.
MACLACHLAN, Daniel. b. Glasgow 1807; M.R.C.S. Edinb. 1827; F.R.C.P. 1859; M.D. Glasgow; army hospital assistant on coast of Africa 1827; assist. surgeon 79 highlanders 1828–40; physician and surgeon Chelsea hospital 8 May 1840 to 1863; author of A practical treatise on the diseases and infirmities of advanced life 1863. d. Claremont, Ventnor, Isle of Wight 15 June 1870. Proc. Med. and Chir. Soc. vi 350 (1871).
MAC LACHLAN, John. b. 1789; senior partner in firm of Mac Lachlan and Stewart, publishers and university booksellers, Edinburgh. d. Blackford Brae, Oswald road, Edinburgh 9 Nov. 1876. Scotsman 10 Nov. 1876 p. 8.
MAC LACHLAN, John. b. 1827; ordained in Rome 1850; R.C. bishop of Galloway 29 Jany. 1878 to death, consecrated in Glasgow cathedral 23 May 1878. d. Dumfries 16 Jany. 1893.