BAYLEY, ROBERT. Ed. at Highbury theological college; independent minister at Howard st. chapel Sheffield 1835–45, at Ratcliff Highway, London 1845–57 and at Hereford 1857 to death; started a monthly periodical called _The people’s college journal_ 1846; author of _A history of Louth_; _Nature considered as a revelation_ 1836; _Lectures on the early history of the Christian church_; _A new concordance to the Hebrew Bible juxta editionem Hooghtianam_. _d._ Hereford 14 Nov. 1859.
BAYLEY, WILLIAM. _b._ 1810; vicar choral at St. Paul’s and organist of St. John’s Southwark; composed some beautiful cavatinas including _Softly ring ye gay bluebells_ and _Come sister come_. _d._ London Nov. 1858.
BAYLEY, WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH (_6 son of Thomas Butterworth Bayley of Hope hall, Eccles 1744–1802_). _b._ 1782; ed. at Eton, and the college Fort William, Calcutta; sec. in revenue and judicial department 1814; chief sec. to supreme government of India 1819–25; member of the council 1825 to 11 Nov. 1830; governor general of India 13 March to 4 July 1828; a director of East India company 23 July 1833, deputy chairman 1839, chairman 1840. _d._ St. Leonard’s on Sea 29 May 1860.
BAYLIS, ALEXANDER JOHN. _b._ 1812; undersheriff of London 1846 and 1869; solicitor to Comrs. of Sewers Dec. 1862 to death, _d._ at an hotel near Redhill railway station 16 May 1882.
BAYLIS, CHARLES OLIVES. _b._ Jany. 1815; M.R.C.S. Edin. 1837, F.S.A. 1839, M.R.C.S. England 1843; practised at Birkenhead; medical officer of health there 1866–73; medical officer for new combined district of West Kent 1873–83. _d._ 62 Windsor road, Southport, Lancs. 12 Dec. 1884.
BAYLIS, EDWARD. Clerk in Alliance insurance office; founded between 1838 and 1854 a series of life offices all of which have disappeared except the English and Scottish Law office; went to Cape of Good Hope about 1859; author of _The arithmetic of annuities and life assurances or compound interest simplified_ 1844. _d._ Cape of Good Hope 12 Sep. 1861 aged about 70.
BAYLIS, THOMAS HUTCHINSON (_son of the preceding_). Manager of the Trafalgar life insurance office 1850; founded Unity general life insurance office and the Unity bank about 1852, manager of them both to Oct. 1856; founded British foreign and colonial insurance association 1857 and the Consols life association 1858; invented the Positive life assurance, an ingenious form of life policy 1869. _d._ 17 Vere St. Cavendish sq. 17 Nov. 1876 aged 53.
BAYLY, SIR HENRY (_2 son of Zachary Bayly of Bideford_). _b._ Bath 1790; ensign 51 foot 30 April 1807; captain 24 April 1817 to 15 Aug. 1826 when placed on h.p.; K.H. 1835; knighted by the Queen at St. James’s palace 18 July 1838. _d._ Burly, Lyme Regis, Dorset 31 Jany. 1867.
BAYLY, THOMAS DAVIS (_4 son of Charles Bayly of Frome Selwood, Somerset, solicitor_). _b._ 1805; barrister G.I. 27 Jany. 1836; comr. in Court of bankruptcy Dorset and Somerset 1838–43; bencher of his inn 1 March 1875. _d._ 20 Aug. 1879.
BAYNES, SIR EDWARD STUART. Deputy assistant commissary general 16 Dec. 1813; secretary general of Ionian islands April 1828–1838; Consul at St. Petersburgh 24 April 1838 to Sep. 1849; British agent and consul general in regency of Tunis 25 Oct. 1849 to death; C.M.G. 9 Feb. 1833, K.C.M.G. 26 June 1833. _d._ Tunis 23 July 1855 aged 64.
BAYNES, EDWIN DONALD. _b._ 1828; colonial sec. and treasurer of Montserrat 1850–54; colonial sec. of Antigua 1863; acting lieut. governor of Dominica 1871; colonial sec. of Leeward islands, and pres. of Antigua 1872; lieut. governor of Leeward islands 1876–84; C.M.G. 1877. _d._ St. John’s, Antigua 1 Nov. 1884 in 57 year.
BAYNES, SIR ROBERT LAMBERT (_youngest son of Thomas Baynes, commander R.N. who d. 1818_). _b._ 1796; entered navy 19 April 1810; captain 8 July 1828; commander in chief on Pacific station 8 July 1857 to 5 May 1860; admiral 5 May 1865; C.B. 13 Nov. 1827, K.C.B. 18 May 1860. (_m._ 8 July 1846 Frances 4 dau. of Thomas Denman 1 Baron Denman she was _b._ 17 Sep. 1812). _d._ Upper Norwood 7 Sep. 1869.
BAYNES, SIMCOE. Midshipman R.N. 1810; ensign royal Corsican rangers 24 June 1812; lieut. col. royal Malta fencible regiment 23 July 1852 to 26 Oct. 1858; colonel 35 foot 27 March 1863 to death; general 14 Dec. 1873. _d._ Tarxien Malta 10 Sep. 1875 aged 77.
BAYNES, SIR WILLIAM, 2 Baronet. _b._ 28 Nov. 1789; succeeded 16 March 1837. _d._ 25 Portland place London 1 Jany. 1866.
BAYNING, REV. HENRY WILLIAM POWLETT, 3 Baron. _b._ London 8 June 1797; ed. at Eton and St. John’s coll. Cam.; succeeded 2 Aug. 1823. _d._ Honingham hall near Norwich 5 Aug. 1866.
BAYS, PETER PAYNE. _b._ Cambridge; a sailing master in the merchant service; a schoolmaster at Cambridge; auditor of Cambridge Union; author of _A narrative of the wreck of the Minerva whaler of Port Jackson_ 1831. _d._ New York 7 Feb. 1864 aged 80.
BAZLEY, SIR THOMAS (_eld. son of Thomas Bazley of Gilnow near Bolton, Lancs. 1773–1845_). _b._ Gilnow 27 May 1797; ed. at Bolton gr. sch.; cotton spinner and merchant at Bolton 1818–26 when he removed to Manchester, retired from business 1862; member of the Anti-Corn Law Assoc. and of the Council of the League; director of Manchester Chamber of Commerce, vice pres., pres. 1845–59; one of Royal comrs. of Great Exhibition 1851; M.P. for Manchester 17 Nov. 1858 to 24 March 1880; created Baronet 7 Oct. 1869. _d._ Riversleigh Lytham, Lancs. 18 March 1885. _I.L.N. xix_, 487, 508, 523 (1851), _portrait_; _Touchstone 19 April 1879_, _portrait_.
BEACH, SIR MICHAEL HICKS, 8 Baronet, _b._ Netheravon house, Wilts 25 Oct. 1809; succeeded 23 Oct. 1834; lieut. col. of North Gloucester militia 10 Feb. 1844 to death; M.P. for East Gloucs. 9 Jany. 1854 to death. _d._ Williamstrip park, Gloucs. 29 Nov. 1854.
BEACH, WILLIAM. _b._ 24 July 1783; M.P. for Malmesbury 13 Oct. 1812 to Feb. 1817. _d._ Oakley hall near Basingstoke 22 Nov. 1856.
BEACONSFIELD, BENJAMIN DISRAELI, 1 Earl of (_eld. son of Isaac Disraeli of London 1766–1848_). _b._ London 21 Dec. 1804; baptised in parish church of St. Andrew, Holborn 31 July 1817; articled to Wm. Stevens of 6 Frederick’s place Old Jewry, solicitor 10 Nov. 1821; student of Lincoln’s Inn 18 Nov. 1824 to 25 Nov. 1831; M.P. for Maidstone 1837–1841, for Shrewsbury 1841–1847 and for Bucks. 1847–1876; chancellor of the exchequer Feb. 1852 to Dec. 1852, Feb. 1858 to June 1859 and July 1866 to Feb. 1868; P.C. March 1852; introduced and carried Representation of the people act 1867; first lord of the Treasury 29 Feb. 1868 to 2 Dec. 1868 and 21 Feb. 1874 to 27 April 1880; lord rector of Glasgow University 1871–1875, installed 19 Nov. 1873; F.R.S. 10 Feb. 1876; lord privy seal 12 Aug. 1876 to Feb. 1878; created Earl of Beaconsfield and Viscount Hughenden of Hughenden Manor, Bucks. 21 Aug. 1876; first British plenipotentiary at Berlin congress 13 June to 13 July 1878; K.G. 22 July 1878; admitted to freedom of City of London 3 Aug. 1878; author of _Vivian Grey 4 vols._ 1827; _The young duke 3 vols._ 1831; _Alroy 3 vols._ 1833; _Contarini Fleming_ 1833; _The Revolutionary Epick, a poem_ 1834; _Henrietta Temple 3 vols._ 1836; _Venetia 3 vols._ 1837; _Alarcos a tragedy_ 1839 which was produced on the stage at Astley’s; _Coningsby or the new generation 3 vols._ 1844; _Sybil or the two nations 3 vols._ 1845; _Tancred or the new crusade 3 vols._ 1847; _Political biography of Lord George Bentinck_ 1851; _Lothair 3 vols._ 1870; _Endymion 3 vols._ 1880. _d._ 19 Curzon st. Mayfair London 19 April 1881. _bur._ Hughenden churchyard 26 April. _Maclise Portrait gallery by W. Bates_ (1883) 164–72, _portrait_; _Lord Beaconsfield, a biography by T. P. O’Connor_, _6 ed._ 1884; _The public life of Lord Beaconsfield by F. Hitchman, 3 ed._ 1884; _An appreciative life of Lord Beaconsfield, edited by C. Brown, 2 vols._ 1882, _portrait_.
NOTE.—He is the hero of ‘Vivian Grey’ the first edition of which novel has whole chapters not found in subsequent editions; he figures almost by name in Lady Bulwer Lytton’s novel “Behind the Scenes” 3 vols. 1854. His statue in Parliament sq. was unveiled 19 April 1883, Primrose day.
BEACONSFIELD, MARY ANNE DISRAELI, Viscountess (_only dau. of John Viney Evans, Captain R.N. of Branceford park, Devon_). _b._ 1795. (_m._ (1) 1811 Wyndham Lewis, M.P. for Maidstone who _d._ 14 March 1838, _m._ (2) 28 Aug. 1839 Benjamin Disraeli, 1 Earl of Beaconsfield). Created Viscountess Beaconsfield of Beaconsfield 30 Nov. 1868. _d._ Hughenden, Bucks 15 Dec. 1872. _Heath’s Book of beauty_ 1841 _p._ 236, _portrait_.