Memoir of Francis Hodgson
Lord Brougham to Francis Hodgson, [1849]
My dear Provost,—I wish to inform you that my
brother William and I are desirous of
erecting, jointly, a memorial to my father, an Eton man, and, therefore,
request a stall. But I especially desire the great favour of your giving us a
Latin inscription. He was a clever and accomplished man and a good scholar. We
can send you a note of the dates and age.
I was truly vexed to find the C. Justice ill and in bed. .
. . . I have asked Sir B. Brodie to come
and tell me particulars. He was out to see him ![]()
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yesterday, and called a second time. I
will keep my letter open to tell you. Sir B.’s man
told me yesterday he (Sir B.) was not at all alarmed. ‘Deo
gratias super hoc!’ Kind regards to Mrs. H.
Yours very truly,
P.S.—I have just seen Sir B. B., and am very happy to say his
account is good, and on the whole comfortable.
Henry Peter Brougham, first baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868)
Educated at Edinburgh University, he was a founder of the
Edinburgh
Review in which he chastised Byron's
Hours of Idleness; he
defended Queen Caroline in her trial for adultery (1820), established the London University
(1828), and was appointed lord chancellor (1830).
William Brougham, second Baron Brougham and Vaux (1795-1886)
The brother of Henry Brougham; educated at Edinburgh High School and Jesus College,
Cambridge; he was MP for Southwark (1831-35), master in chancery (1835-52), and a
contributor to the
Times.
