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Boulard, Antoine Marie Henri.
A. M. U. B. A French notary of Paris, known for his passion for col- lecting books ; of which he accumulated more than five hundred tliousand, with- out regard to what they were, which were sold, after his death in 1825, at auction, many of them for scarcely more than the price of waste paper.
Boulton, Thomas. T. B. An Eng- lish dramatist ; probably of Liverpool, where his di-ama was published.
Bourier, Jean Baptiste. ,1 Parish Priest. A Frencli divine ; bishop of , Le Mans.
Bourlnot, Jolin George, 1837-. The Secretary of the Roijal Societij of Canada. A Canadian author; b. in Sydney, N.S.; educ. at Trin. Coll., Toronto ; has been a journalist ; chief clerk of the Dominion House of Commons since 1880.
Bourn, Samuel, 1689-1754. A Con- sistent Christian; A Consistent Protestant ; A Lover of Truth and Liberty ; A Protes- tant Dissenter. An English Dissenter ; b. at Calne, Wiltshire ; educ. at Bolton and Manchester ; minister at Birmingham and at Coseley, 1732-54 ; resided and d. at Coseley.
Bourne, Vincent, 1695-1747. V. B. An English writer of Latin poetry ; an usher in Webtminster School ; elected to the Univ. of Cambridge, 171 1 ; was a mas- ter of Westminster School, 1721-47 ; d. at Fulham(?).
Bourne, William Oland. B. An American writer of the day.
Bowden, John, D.D., 1751-1817. A Weaver; A Protestant.
See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 360.
Bowditch, Henry IngersoU, M.D., 1808-. ll. I. B. An American physi- cian ; b. at Salem, Mass. ; Harv. Univ., 1828 ; M.D., 1832 ; professor there, 1859- 67 ; and chairman of the State Board of Health, 1869-79.
Bowen, Rev. Charles J. A Priest.
See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 360.
Bowen, Francis, 1811-. F. B. An American author; b. at Charlestown, Mass. ; Harv. Univ., 1833 ; professor there, 1853-87.
Botven, Nathan. A Native of New England. An American writer; justice of the peace, and notary public of Mar- blehead in the last century.
Bowie, John, 1725-88. Don Bowie. An English writer on Spanish literature ; descended from Dr. John Bowie, bishop of Rochester; educ. at Oriel Coll., Ox- ford ; vicar of Idmeston, in Wiltshire, 1750-88, where he died.
Bowles, John, 1751-1819. A Lay-
man. An English barrister of Lon-
don ; commissioner of bankrupts ; d.
at Bath.
Bowles, William Lisle. "One of the family of the Boivleses " ; A Member of the riiirersity of Oxford ; A True Patriot and Good Man.
See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 361.
Bowman, Eddowes, 1810-69. B. An English Dissenter ; b. at Nantwich ; educ. at Hazlewood, near Birmingham ; in 1840 graduated M. A. at Glasgow, and then stud- ied at Berlin ; cla.ssical professor in the Manchester New College, 1846-53 ; d. in Manchester.
BoTvman, Jacob Ij. Hans Patrick Le Connor. An American writer of the day, of St. LouisC!).
BoAvman, J. M. Christopher Romaunt. An American writer of the day.
Bowness, William, 1809-67. An Artist. An English painter; b. at Ken- dal; lie was self-tauglit ; and, after some practice in his native town, — soon after his twentieth year, — he went to I^ondon, and achieved considerable success as a portrait and figure painter; he is the author of a number of poems in tlie Westmoreland dialect ; d. in London.
Bowyer, William, 1699-1777. Archi- iectus Verborum. An eminent English painter and publisher ; b. in Dogwell Court, White Fryars, London ; from 1722 till his death he was employed as an author, editor, printer, and pulili>lier.
Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison. A. K. II. B.
See "I. and P.," First Series, p. 361.
Boyd, James P. A Member of the New Orleans Bar. An American writer of tire day.
Boyd,"john. Her Father. A Scottisli writer; father of Mary Boyd.
Boyd, Mary. A Departed Child. A Scottish child; daughter of Rev. JoIin Boyd.
Boj'le, . An Expelled Correspon- dent. An English journalist of the day ; correspondent of the " Standard (L.).
Boyle, Acland. Von Boyle. An American journalist of the day, of Philadelphia, in the German dialect.
Boyle, Hon. Eleanor Vero (Gor- don). E. r. B.
See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 361. Boynton, Charles Brandon. A
Looker on from America.
See "I. and P.," First Series, p. 361.
Boys, Thomas, 1792-1880. An Old Peninsular; Vedette. An English anti- quary and theologian; b. at Sandwicli ;
