Hereditary genius : an inquiry into its laws and consequences / by Francis Galton.

  • Francis Galton
Date:
1892
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    Fox, Rt. Hon. Charles James, continwed— N. Henry R., 3d Lord Holland; F.R.S., F.S.A., Recorder of Nottingham. (See Lord Brougham’s panegyric of these men in his “ Statesmen of George III.’’) His aunt, Lady Sarah, sister of the Duke of Richmond, married Colonel Napier, and was mother of the famous Napier family. Colonel Napier was himself cast in the true heroic mould. He had uncommon powers, mental and bodily; he had also scientific tastes. He was Superintendent of Woolwich Laboratory, and Comp- troller of Army Accounts. uS. General Sir Charles James Napier, G.C.B. ; Commander- in-Chief in India ; Conqueror of Scinde. uS. General Sir William Napier ; historian of the Peninsular War. [3 wS.| There were three other Napiers, brothers, who were considered remarkable men, namely, General Sir George, Governor of the Cape; Richard, Q.C.; and Henry, Captain, and author of “ History of Florence.” WS. H. Bunbury, senior classic of his year (1833) at Cam- bridge. : Francis, Sir Philip; reputed author of “ Junius ;” violent antagonist of Hastings in India. F. Rev. Philip; poet and dramatic writer; translator of ‘‘Horace”’ and other classics. Had a school where Gibbon was a pupil. He was also a political contro- versialist. Goderich, Viscount. See Ropinson. Grattan, Henry ; orator and statesman. [GB.] Sir Richard Grattan, Lord Mayor of Dublin. oe Thomas Marley, Chief Justice of Ireland. F.] James Grattan, Recorder of, and M.P. for, Dublin. Is Right Honourable James Grattan. Grenville, George, Premier, 1763. The very remarkable relationships of the Grenville family, and the results of the mixture of the Temple race with that of the Ist Earl of Chatham on the one hand, and of the Wyndham on the other, is best understood by the annexed table. g. Sir Richard Temple ; a leading member of the House of Commons. u. General Sir Richard Temple ; created Viscount Cobham, served under Marlborough. ;
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