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Macmillan, Maurice Crawford, 1853-1936
GB-2014-WSA-11638 · Person · 1853-1936

MACMILLAN, MAURICE CRAWFORD, second son of Daniel Macmillan, Cambridge, publisher, and Frances, dau. of Charles Orridge, Cambridge, chemist; b. 19 Apr 1853; adm. 19 Oct 1863; left Aug 1864; at Uppingham Sch. Aug 1866 – Oct 1871; Christ’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 12 Jun 1871, matr. Mich. 1871; bracketed 19th Classic 1875; BA 1875; MA 1878; Assistant Master (Classics), St. Paul’s School 1877-83; director, Macmillan & Co., London, and The Macmillan Co., New York, publishers; father of Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, Prime Minister; m. 22 Nov 1884 Helen Artie, widow of John B. Hill, musician, and dau. of J. Tarleton Belles MD, Spencer, Indiana, USA; d. 30 Mar 1936.
Macmillan Press
GB-2014-WSA-20407 · Corporate body

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Macmillan & Co.
GB-2014-WSA-20404 · Corporate body

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Macmillan
GB-2014-WSA-20403 · Corporate body

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MacManus, Nicholas Strong, 1945-1966
GB-2014-WSA-11637 · Person · 1945-1966

MacManus, Nicholas Strong, brother of James Niall Manus MacManus (qv); b. 10 Feb. 1945; adm. Sept. 1958 (R); left Dec. 1962; d. 15 Mar. 1966.
MacManus, Diarmuid Arthur Maurice, 1891-1990
GB-2014-WSA-11636 · Person · 1891-1990

MacManus, Diarmuid Arthur Maurice, brother of Desmond Manus MacManus (q.v.); b. Nov. 22, 1891; adm. Sept. 28, 1905 (R); left Dec. 1910; R. M.C. Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers March 13, 1912; Lieut. Feb. 19, 1914; wounded July 3, 1915; placed on half-pay owing to ill health Feb. 15, 1917; Lieut. R.A.F., acting Capt. April 1, 1918; served in the Dardanelles 1915; wounded at Gallipoli May 1915; Recruiting Staff R.A.F. Sept. 1917 - May 1919; Trin. Coll. Dublin 1919; an officer in the Free State Army 1922-7; farmed in County Longford 1928-38; founded the Lancegaye Safety Glass (Ireland) Co. Ltd. 1938; served in the Civil Defence, London, 1942-5; author of The Middle Kingdom (1960) on Irish Fairy lore; m. Sept. 6, 1922, Kathleen Redfern, daughter of Sir William Henry Thompson, K. B. E., M.D., Professor of Institutes of Medicine, Trin. Coll., Dublin; d. 1990.
MacManus, Desmond Manus, 1888-1968
GB-2014-WSA-11635 · Person · 1888-1968

MacManus, Desmond Manus, son of Leonard Strong MacManus, M. D., of Kiltimagh, co. Mayo, by Julia, daughter of Robert Boyd, of Howth, co. Dublin; b. July 15, 1888; adm. Sept. 26, 1901 (R); left Easter 1907; Guy's Hospital; M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. 1914; M.B. and B. S. (Lond.) 1923; practised in London; Pres. Chelsea Clinical Soc. 1939-46; Pres. Harveian Soc. 1948-9; Cdr. Ven. Order St. John and Jerusalem 1956; served in Great War I; Capt. R.A.M.C. Jan. 21, 1916; m. April 16, 1914, Gladwyn Lesley Mary, daughter of Edward Aman, of Farnham; d. 1968.