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Philarchaismos ; 8. An eminent English
antiquary; b in Coventry ( ? ), and educ.
in the Free School of that town, where
he resided till about 1831, he removed to
Leamington, and d, there.
Sharp, William, Jr. Englishman. An English poet and prose writer of the 18th century
Sharpe, C., Esq. Him who should lest understand it An English gentleman, of Woodbndge.
Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick, Esq., M.A , 1781-1851. An Amateur. A Scot- tish artist and author, of Edinburgh ; for nearly half a century a distinguished member of the literary circles of that city, where he d., at his house in Drum- mond-place
Sharpe, Miss Emily. E. 8. An Eng- lish editor of the day.
Sharpies, Alfred. John Plowshare. An American author, of West Chester, Pa. ; a writer on agricultural subjects.
Shaw, Cuthbert, 1708-71. An Af- flicted Husband; W. Seymour; Mercit- rius Spur, Esq. An English actor and author; b. at Ravensworth, Yorkshire; was an usher at Scorton and Richmond ; then removed to London ; was dissipated and extravagant; a contributor to the " Freeholder's Magazine " and other pa- pers.
Shaw, Donald. Glenmore. A Scot- tish poet.
Shaw, Henry W., 1818-. Josh Bil- lings An American humorist ; b at Lanesborough, Mass.; resided 25 years in the West, being successively a fanner and an auctioneer; about 1858 settled in Poughkeepsie, N.T. ; and in 1863 began to write for the newspapers ; now living in Brooklyn, ISF.Y.
Shaw, Miss Ii. J. His Daughter. An American writer, daughter of Elder Eli- jah Shaw.
Shaw, Peter, M.D., -1763. Fellow of a College. An English physician-in- ordinary to George III.
Shaw, T, H. An English Churchman. An English religious writer-; of St. Columb Minor, Cornwall, in 1868.
Shaw, William. A Gold-Seeker. An English (?) writer; a Calif ornian miner.
Shaw, William, D.D , F.A.S. ev. Sir Archibald Mac Sarcasm } Bart, An English clergyman; Rector of Chelvy, Somersetshire.
Shaw, Rev. William. W. G. 8. A Scottish minister, of Forfar.
Sheahan, Dennis B., 1843-. Critique. An American sculptor and writer, of New York City.
Shears, Rev. Alonzo Groesbeck,
AM, MD., 1811-. Clement; Forfex ; S. G. Alphonso. An American journal- ist ; b. in Washington, Duchess Co , N Y. ; educ at the Wesleyan Univ., but did not graduate ; founder and rector of the New Haven Suburban Home School for 17 years ; editor of the New Haven " Musical and Masonic Magazine "
Shebbeare, John, M D , 1709-88 Bat- tista Angeloni ; Fert et. An English politi- cal writer; b. in Bideford, Devonshire; lived for many years in London; and published 34 books and pamphlets.
Shedd, Rev. William, AM., 1797- 1830. Canonicus. An American Cong, minister; b at Mt. Vernon, N.H ; Dart- mouth Coll., 1819 , AndoverTheol Sem , 1823 ; minister of the First Church in Ab- ington, Mass., where he died.
Shee, Sir Martin Archer, Knt , D.C.L., 1770-1850. A Painter. An eminent Irish artist; b. in Dublin; President of the Royal Academy, 1830 ; d at Brighton.
Sheehan, John, 1881-. The Irish Whiskey Dnnker ; The Knight of Inmsh- owen. An Irish barrister and poet, and a member of the English Bar (Home Cir- cuit) ; for some years he settled down in his native country, in the romantic county of Wicklow, and lived in lit- erary ease, but has since resumed his pen. See "Notes and Queries," May, 1868, p. 514.
Shelburne, William Petty, Earl of, 1737-1805. LdShlbne. An Eng- lish statesman; apolitical friend of the Earl of Chatham; Prime Minister of England, 1782-83; a liberal patron of learned men, and had one of the finest libraries in the kingdom.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. S. ; John Fitzvictor ; A Gentleman of Ox- ford; The Hermit of Marlou) ; My Aunt Margaret Nicholson ; The Poet of Poets ; Victor. An eminent English poet ; b. at Field Place, Sussex , educ. at Eton and Oxford, but did not graduate ; resided in Italy, near Leghorn ; he was drowned in the Gulf of Lerici.
Shellman, Harry J., 1843- Pujfo jSmoko. An American journalist, of Indianapolis, Ind.
Shelton, Rev. Frederick William, LL.D., 1814-81. Nil Admirari, Esq. An American P. E. clergyman; b. at Jamai- ca, L.I. ; New Jersey Coll., 1834 ; from 1854, at Montpelier, Vt. ; in 1874 et seq., at Carthage Landing, N.Y.
Shelton, Mrs. Julia (Finley). Laura Lorrimer. An American "Southland"
