of general Benedict Arnold 1741–1801). b. New York 28 Aug. 1781; 2 Lieut. R.E. 29 Aug. 1798; served in the wars against France 1800–15; aide de camp to the Sovereign 1830–41; col. R.E. 1837–41; L.G. 11 Nov. 1851; K.H. 1831; K.C. (m. 21 March 1807 Virginia 4 dau. of Bartlett Goodrich of Saling Grove, Isle of Wight). d. Onslow sq. London 27 Dec. 1854. I. N. Arnold’s Life of Benedict Arnold (1880) 407–17.
ARNOLD, Rev. John Müehleisen. b. Zell, Würtemberg 1817; C.M.S. missionary in Abyssinia and India; Chap. to Bishop of Gibraltar; Chap. to St. Mary’s hospital, Paddington 1852–61; founded Moslem mission society in England 1859, hon. sec. 1860–65; C. of East Ham, Essex 1861–65; Consular Chap. at Batavia 28 Oct. 1865, resigned 6 Aug. 1870 but continued his services till 30 June 1871; R. of St. Mary’s, Papendorf, Capetown, March 1876. d. Papendorf 9 Dec. 1881. Guardian 29 March 1882 p. 448, vol. 3.
ARNOLD, Samuel James (only son of Samuel Arnold 1740–1802, organist and composer to George 3). b. 1774; exhibited portraits at the R.A. 1800–1806; brought out a musical play called Auld Robin Gray at Haymarket theatre 1794; exhibited a panorama in Spring gardens; member of “Sublime society of beefsteaks” 15 April 1809; opened Lyceum theatre as an English opera house 26 June 1809; built new theatre on same site and opened it as the English opera house 15 June 1816, it was burnt down 16 Feb. 1830, he rebuilt it and opened it 14 July 1834; manager of Drury Lane theatre 1812–15; author of The Creole or haunted island 3 vols. 1796; The shipwreck, a comic opera in 2 acts 1796; Man and wife, comedy in 5 acts 1809, 8 ed. 1809. (m. 18 May 1802 Matilda Catherine younger dau. of Henry James Pye, poet laureate). d. Walton upon Thames 16 Aug. 1852 in 78 year. G.M. xxxviii, 538 (1852).
ARNOLD, Thomas James (eld. son of the preceding). b. Downing st. Westminster 1803; ed. at St. Paul’s school and univ. of Gottingen; barrister L.I. 24 Nov. 1829; commissioner of bankruptcy at Liverpool; stipendiary magistrate at Worship st. police court 27 Jany. 1847 and at Westminster police court Aug. 1851 to death; member of Numismatic Society 1862; F.S.A. 1869; author of A treatise on the law relating to municipal corporations 1852, 3 ed. 1883; Anacreon in English 1869; Faust, a tragedy translated in the original metres 1877. d. 1 Greville place, Kilburn priory 20 May 1877. Numismatic Chronicle xvii, 13–15 (1877).
ARNOLD, Rev. Thomas Kerchever (eld. son of Thomas George Arnold of Stamford, M.D.) b. 1800; ed. at Trin. coll. Camb.; B.A. 1821; M.A. 1824; fellow of his college; R. of Lyndon, Rutland 1830 to death; projected and edited Churchman’s Quarterly magazine 1837, Churchman’s Monthly Companion 1844 and Theological Critic 1851; author of Henry’s first Latin book 1839, 26 ed. 1883; The first Greek book 1849, new ed. 1883; The first Hebrew book 1851, 7 ed. 1883; Anticleptic gradus ad Parnassum 1852 and many other educational books. d. Lyndon rectory 9 March 1853. Fraser’s Mag. xlvii, 173–83 (1853); G.M. xxxix, 667 (1853).
ARNOLD, William Delafield (2 son of Rev. Thomas Arnold, D.D. 1795–1842, head master of Rugby). b. Laleham 7 April 1828; ed. at Rugby; student of Ch. Ch. Ox. 1847; ensign 58 Bengal N.I. 2 Dec. 1848; principal director of public education in the Punjab 1857 to death, where his name is perpetuated by an annual distribution of medals, bearing his likeness, to the best pupils in schools which he founded; author of a novel entitled Oakfield or fellowship in the East, by Punjabee, 2 vols. 1853; translated Wiese’s Letters on English education 1854. d. Gibraltar 9 April 1859. Prospective Review x, 274–303 (1854).
ARNOLD, William Munnings (2 son of Rev. Richard Arnold.) b. Ellough, Suffolk 1820; arrived in New South Wales 1839; settled near Maitland on the Paterson river; member of legislative assembly 1856; chairman of committees 1858; minister for public works 1860–63; speaker of the assembly 3 Oct. 1865 to death; drowned in the floods at Stradbroke, his estate on the Paterson river 2 March 1875.
ARNOT, Rev. William (7 and youngest child of Robert Arnot of Scone, farmer.) b. New Mains farm near Scone 6 Nov. 1808; matric. at Univ. of Glasgow 10 Oct. 1829; licensed as a preacher by presbytery of Glasgow 4 Oct. 1837; minister of Free Saint Peter’s Church, Glasgow 1 Jany. 1839 to 6 Oct. 1864; ejected from his church by a decision of the Court of Session Feb. 1849; opened a new church in Main st. Glasgow 26 May 1850; minister of Free high church Edinburgh 11 Oct. 1864 to death; author of Illustrations of the Book of Proverbs, 2 series 1856; Roots and fruits of Christian life 1860. 2 ed., 1864; This present world 1873. d. Edinburgh 3 June 1875; Autobiography of Rev. W. Arnot 1877, portrait.
ARNOT, William. b. Falkirk; a chemist; employed purifying the river North Esk 1868; opened large chemical works at Kirkintilloch 1873; delivered a course of 6 Cantor lectures on The technology of the paper trade at the Society of Arts 1877. d. Bridge of Allan 9 Feb. 1881 aged 38.
ARNOTT, Archibald. b. Kirkconnell hall, Ecclefechan, co. Dumfries 1771; surgeon 20 foot 23 Aug. 1799 to 25 Dec. 1826, when placed on h.p.; medical attendant of Napoleon at St. Helena 1 April 1821 to 5 May 1821, when he died at 5.49 p.m. with his right hand in that of Dr. Arnott; author of An account of the last illness decease and post mortem appearances of Napoleon Bonaparte 1822. d. Kirkconnell hall, 6 July 1855.
ARNOTT, Francis Short. b. 1805; surgeon Bombay army 5 June 1845; hon. surgeon to the Queen 1861 to death; C.B. 21 March 1859. d. Kirkconnell hall 16 Oct. 1879.
ARNOTT, George Arnott Walker (son of David Walker Arnott of Arlary near Kinross who d. 1822). b. Edinburgh 6 Feb. 1799; ed. at the High school and Univ. of Edin., M.A. 1818, LLD. Aberdeen 1837; advocate 1821; visited France, Spain and Russia; F.R.S Edin. 1822, F.L.S. 1825; worked with William Hooker the botanist at Glasgow 1830–40; member of Botanical society of Edin. 1836; professor of botany in Univ. of Glasgow 1845 to death; published descriptions of many new plants from Asia and America in various periodicals 1830–40; author of the article Botany in the Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 ed. vol. 5. d. Glasgow 17 June 1868. Trans. Botanic Society of Edin. ix, 414–26 (1868).
ARNOTT, Neil. b. Arbroath, Angusshire 15 May 1788; surgeon in H.E.I. Co’s. naval service 1807–11; practised in London 1811–55 when he retired; M.R.C.S. 1813; M.D. Aberdeen 15 Sep. 1814; L.R.C.P. 31 March 1817; invented his hydrostatic or water bed 1832; and Arnott stove and the ventilator; one of senate of Univ. of London 1836; founded an exhibition there for experimental physics 1875; phys. extraordinary to Queen Victoria 8 Aug. 1837; F.R.S. 25 Jany. 1838, Rumford medallist 1854; F.G.S. 1847; founded scholarships of natural philosophy at the 4 Scottish universities 1869; author of Elements of physics 1827, 7 ed. 1876; A survey of human progress 1861. d. Cumberland terrace, London 2 March 1874. Proc. of Royal Society xxv, 14–18 (1877); Medical Circular i, 92, 149 (1852), portrait; Graphic ix, 314, 328 (1874), portrait.
ARNTZ, Robert Richard. b. Erefeldt, Prussia 1815; taken to England 1819; articled to W. Herbert of London, builder 1831; naturalised 15 May 1848; surveyor to Westminster district board of works; A.I.C.E. 1856; F.S.A. 18 Dec. 1862. d. 17 Feb. 1882.
ARRAN, Philip Yorke Gore, 6 Earl of. b. Dublin castle 23 Nov. 1801; chargé d’Affaires at Buenos Ayres 17 Oct. 1832 to 18 Oct. 1834; succeeded his uncle 20 Jany. 1837; K.P. 6 May 1841. d. 27 Chesham st. London 25 June 1884.
ARRINDELL, Sir William. b. in one of the Virgin islands 1796; ed. in England; attorney general British Guiana 10 May 1845 to 1852; chief justice of Demerara 1852 to death; C.B. 30 Nov. 1858; knighted by patent 13 Dec. 1858. d. Demerara 27 Dec. 1862.
ARROW, Sir Frederick (2 son of Wm. Arrow, captain Indian Navy.) b. Calcutta 1818; ed. at Bath gr. sch.; in mercantile marine service June 1834 to Feb. 1859; an elder brother of Trinity House Feb. 1859, and deputy master June 1865 to death; knighted by patent 29 Aug. 1868; F.R.G.S. 1871; (m. 1850 Harriet 5 dau. of R. Stileman of the Friars, Winchelsea.) d. Pilgrims hall, South Weald, near Brentwood 17 July 1875; I.L.N. lxvi 95, 100 (1875) portrait.
ARROWSMITH, John. b. Winston near Barnard Castle, Durham 23 April 1790; joined his uncle Aaron Arrowsmith of Soho Square London, geographer 14 Feb.