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| No. 18. | 1880–1885. Sir Frederick Treves, Bt. (1853–1923), surgeon. He held appointments
at the London Hospital until 1898, and built up a reputation in the practice of surgery
and in its demonstration. He made a special study of the abdomen and first gave appendicitis its name. His successful operation on King Edward VII gave him world-wide
fame. He wrote many technical and other books. |
| No. 20. | 1873–1883, Rev. William Josiah Irons (1812–1883), theological writer. He was
vicar of Brompton, 1840–1870, and rector of St. Mary Woolnoth, London, 1872–1883. |
| No. 22. | 1898–1900, Rev. Henry Wace (1836–1924), dean of Canterbury. He was a frequent
contributor to The Times. Appointed principal of King's College London, in 1883 and
remained until 1897. He succeeded Dr. Farrar as dean of Canterbury in 1903. |
| No. 26. | 1852, Rev. Christopher Heath (1802–1876). He was brought up in the Church of
England but became a member of Edward Irving's Congregation in 1832. After
Irving's death he was appointed minister of the congregation at Newman Street Hall and
was responsible for the erection of the church in Gordon Square. He died at 3 Byng
Place on 1st November, 1876. (See also Nos. 28 and 38.) 1865, Sir William Thomas
Chesley (1833–1904), lawyer. He became Queen's Counsel 1880 and was an active
conservative politician. Author of Offences against the Persons Act, 1875. |
| No. 28. | 1853–1863, Rev. Christopher Heath (see Nos. 26 and 38). 1860, Christopher Heath,
surgeon. He was son of the Rev. Christopher Heath and had a high reputation. He
held appointments at King's College, Westminster Hospital, St. George and St. James's
Dispensary, West London Hospital and University College. 1864–1868. Lewis Pocock
(1808–1882), F.S.A., art amateur. Prominent in founding the Art Union of London,
director of Argus Life Assurance office and wrote a work and bibliography on life
assurance. He patented a scheme for electric lighting and collected Johnsoniana. He
died at 126 Gower Street (q.v.). 1869–1889, Sir Henry Alfred Pitman (1808–1908),
physician. He was registrar of the Royal College of Physicians, 1858–1889 and to his
gift for administration is owing the part he took in revising the regulations and curriculum
of the College. 1890–1891, Sir Alexander Edward Miller, Q.C. |
| No. 31. | (St. Pancras Vicarage). 1852–1860, Rev. Thomas Dale (1797–1870), dean of
Rochester. He was professor of English Literature and Language at University College,
1828–30; vicar of St. Pancras, 1846–1860, and published several literary and theological
works. 1860–1869, Rev. William Weldon Champneys (1807–1875), dean of Lichfield.
He did much to provide schools for poor children. He was rector of St. Mary's Whitechapel, 1837–60 and in the latter year became vicar of St. Pancras, a benefice held
formerly by his grandfather. 1869–1877, Rev. Anthony Wilson Thorold (1825–1895),
bishop of Rochester and of Winchester. He was the incumbent of St. Giles-in-the-Fields
and followed Champneys as vicar of St. Pancras in 1869, leaving in 1877 to become
bishop of Rochester. He was bishop of Winchester, 1890–95; 1878–1886, Rev.
Canon Henry Donald Maurice Spence, vicar of St. Pancras. 1888–1906, Rev. Henry
Luke Paget, vicar of St. Pancras. |
| No. 32. | 1844–1852, John Romilly, first Baron Romilly (1802–1874). Master of the Rolls,
1851–1873. Second son of Sir Samuel Romilly, law-reformer. Liberal M.P. for
Bridport and Devonport. Served as Solicitor-General and Attorney-General. He was
the first master of the rolls to allow students access to the public records free of charge.
He was raised to the peerage in 1865. |
| No. 35. | 1843–1864, Peregrine Bingham, the younger (1788–1864), legal writer, son of the
biographer and poet of the same name. A principal contributor to the Westminster
Review and author of legal works. Was one of the police magistrates at Great Marlborough Street. 1881–1900. James Martineau (1805–1900), unitarian divine.
Professor of mental and moral philosophy at Manchester New College from 1840–1869,
and in the latter year became principal of the College, (which was at University Hall,
Gordon Square from 1853 to 1890, q.v.). He was a trustee of Dr. Williams' Library,
1858–1868. He died at this house in 1900. |
| No. 36. | 1878–1881. Charles Darling, barrister (1849–1936), created Lord Darling. |
| No. 37. | 1839–1842, M. Pedro de la Quintana, Mexican Vice-Consul. |
| No. 38. | 1844–1849, Rev. Christopher Heath, (see Nos. 26 and 28). |
| No. 39. | 1847–1859, Charles Phillips (1787?–1859), barrister and author. Called to the Irish
bar 1812 and the English bar 1821. Known for his florid style. Was leader at the Old
Bailey and in 1846 became Commissioner of the insolvent debtors' court. |
| No. 42. | 1840–1841, Thomas Gordon Hake (1809–1895), physician and poet. His poems won
the admiration of Dante Gabriel Rossetti whom he attended in his illness. 1871–1872,
James Maden Holt, M.P. |
| No. 47. | 1896–1899, Henry Duff Traill (1842–1900), author and journalist. He wrote for
the Yorkshire Post, Pall Mall Gazette, Saturday Review and Daily Telegraph. He
published various works on historical, literary and political subjects and contributed to
the English Men of Letters series. |
| No. 49. | 1859–1865, Admiral Robert Gambier. |
| No. 51. | 1858–1862, Rev. Samuel Minton. |
| No. 52. | 1860–1885, Sir Charles Whetham (d. 1885), Alderman of the City of London, 1871–1885. Chairman of the London and Blackwall Railway Company. |