MULVANY, Charles Pelham (son of Henry Wm. Mulvany, barrister). b. Dublin 20 May 1835; entered Trin. coll. Dublin 1850, scholar 1854, B.A. 1856; edited the College magazine 1856–7; surgeon in the navy; ordained deacon of Church of England 1868; went to Canada, ordained priest by bishop of Ontario 1872; assistant professor of classics at Lennoxville about 2 years; curate successively at Clarke’s Mills, Huntley, Milford, and the Carrying Place, all in Ontario; contributed to first 3 vols of Kottabos, issued at Trinity coll. Dublin 1874, 1877, and 1881; author of Lyrics of history and of life 1880; History of Brant, Ontario 1883; Toronto, past and present 1884; History of the north-west rebellion of 1885, 1886. d. 69 Augusta terrace, Toronto 31 May 1885. David J. O’Donoghue’s Poets of Ireland (1892) 171.
MULVANY, George F. (son of Thomas James Mulvany, painter R.H.A. d. 1852). b. Dublin 1809; studied at R.H.A. and in Italy; exhibited 2 pictures at the R.A. London 1836–9; A.R.H.A., succeeded his father as keeper of the royal Hibernian academy 1852–64; the first director of the newly founded National gallery of Ireland 1864 to death; author of Thoughts and facts concerning the fine arts in Ireland and schools of design 1847; Catalogue of works of art in National gallery of Ireland, with an introduction to the painting and sculpture by G. Mulvany 1890. d. Dublin 6 Feb. 1869.
MUMFORD, Eliza. b. 1819; a Sunday school teacher connected with a Congregational chapel 1834; joined the Wesleyan Methodists 1837, and taught in a Sunday school, became a class leader; author under the name of Lillie of Aunt Mabel a tale for the young Chichester 1867; My class for Jesus 1872; New packet of Penny Books, Lillie’s pet series of stories for the young 1878; author under name of Lillie Montfort of my class for Jesus 2 ed. 1873; Incidents in my Sunday school life 1873; Maude Linden 1873, 2 ed. 1881; Broken purposes 1878, 2 ed. 1885; The meadow daisy 1878; Luther Miller’s ambition 1883. d. Bromley, Kent 3 Feb. 1884.
Note.—Samuel Pretyman Mumford was living at 70 Mason’s hill, Bromley in 1882.
MUMMERY, Isaac Vale (son of rev. Stephen Mummery). b. Canterbury 8 July 1812; assistant in his father’s school at Edmonton; ed. at Wymondley and Coward colleges; congregational minister at Tonbridge 1841; minister at Ratcliff and at Bethnal Green, London; worked for the Religious book society, the Evangelical magazine and the Apprenticeship soc.; financial sec. to Congregational union for many years; F.R.A.S. d. 28 High st. Hampstead, London 2 Oct. 1892. bur. Abney park cemet. 7 Oct. Congregational Mag. (1893) 234.
MUNBY, Giles (youngest son of Joseph Munby, solicitor). b. York 1813; studied medicine in Edinb., London, and Paris; lived in Algiers 1839–44, collecting plants, cultivating oranges, and practising medicine; settled at La Senia near Oran, Algeria 1844; returned to England 1860; a skilful vegetable anatomist, his herbarium was presented to Kew at his death; an original member of Botanical Soc. of Edinb.; author of Flore de l’Algérie, Paris 1847, and of Catalogus plantarum in Algeria sponte nascentium, Oran 1859, 2 ed. London 1866. d. the Holt near Farnham, Surrey 12 April 1876. Gardener’s Chronicle ii 260–2 (1876) portrait.
MUNDELL, William Adam (son of Alexander Mundell of Great George st. Westminster). b. 1815; clerk in office of Berridge and Morris, solicitors, Leicester; managing clerk to Calthrop & co., solicitors, Whitehall place, London; barrister M.T. 7 May 1847, bencher 1866 to death; practised chiefly at parliamentary bar; Q.C. 23 July 1866; known as the Shilling whist player; a chess player; became owner of chief justice Jervis’ library; published A digest of criminal statutes and cases from 1846–48, 1848; A letter to lord Campbell proposing alterations in the holding of assizes and sessions 1857. d. 150 Buckingham palace road, London 15 July 1875. Law Times lix 252 (1875); Solicitor’s Journal xix 736 (1875); Westminster Papers 1 Aug. 1875 p. 77.
MUNDY, Charles Fitroy Miller (6 son of Edward Miller Mundy of Shipley hall, Derbyshire, d. 1834). b. 31 March 1815; ensign 1 Bengal N.I. 24 Sept. 1835; ensign 34 Bengal N.I. 15 Jany. 1836, captain 21 Nov. 1848; commandant of regiment of Kelat-i-Ghilzie 9 Feb. 1856 to 22 April 1858 during the mutiny; lieut. col. Bengal staff corps 23 March 1861; L.G. 1 July 1881; placed on unemployed supernumerary list 1 July 1881. d. London 12 July 1888.
MUNDY, George. Went to Chinsurah, Madras as a catechist and schoolmaster 1819; ordained at Chinsurah Nov. 1825; missionary at Calcutta 1849 to death; author of Christianity and Hindooism contrasted, 2 vols. 2 ed. Serampore 1834; A brief memoir of Mrs. Louisa Mundy, 1845, 2 ed. 1845. d. Calcutta 23 Aug. 1853.
MUNDY, Sir George (3 son of Edward Miller Mundy of Shipley hall co. Derby M.P. Derbyshire d. Oct. 1822). b. Shipley hall 1777; embarked Oct. 1792, captain 10 Feb. 1801; served at the taking of Corsica and was in the battles of St. Vincent and the Nile; C.B. June 1815, K.C.B. 28 Feb. 1837; commanded ‘Royal George’ yacht 1830; rear admiral 22 July 1830; admiral 24 Dec. 1849; vice admiral of H.M. fleet; M.P. Boroughbridge, Yorkshire 1819–31. d. 2 Grosvenor st. west, London 9 Feb. 1861.