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Mr. Christie was President of the Chetham Society from 

 1884 till his death, of the Record Society of Lancashire and 

 Cheshire from 1883 to 1895, and of the Library Association in 

 1889. 



Mr. Christie's own library was remarkably choice, containing 

 many rarities, especially of the sixteenth and seventeenth 

 centuries. By the generosity of Mrs. Christie this library, though 

 left to her for her lifetime, will shortly be handed over to the 

 Owens College, where it will be housed in the beautiful buildings 

 due to Mr. Christie's munificence, and where it will be accessible 

 to all serious students. A. S. W. 



Daniel John Leech, J. P., M.D., D.Sc, F.R.C.P., was the 

 second son of the late Mr. Thomas Leech, of Manchester, and 

 was born at Urmston in 1840. 



His early scientific tastes led him to choose medicine as a 

 profession, and after the usual period of apprenticeship, and a 

 distinguished career at the Chatham Street Medical School, he 

 became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1861, 

 when only 2 1 years of age. Further periods of clinical study were 

 passed in Paris and London, and in 1862 he was appointed 

 Demonstrator of Anatomy at the Manchester Medical School, 

 then removed to Pine Street. 



After two years' work at anatomy. Dr. Leech settled down 

 in general practice in Stretford Road, Manchester, first as 

 partner, then as successor, to the late Mr. Richmond. In 1869 

 he married the eldest daughter of the late Mr. James Maclaren, 

 of Whalley Range. While immersed in the cares of a large 

 general practice Dr. Leech found time and energy to engage 

 successfully in further study, and in 1868 he obtained the 

 degree of M.B. of the London University, with first-class honours. 

 In 1876 he took the degree of M.D. ; in 1875 ^^ ^^s admitted 

 a member, and in 18S2 elected a Fellow, of the Royal College of 

 Physicians of London. 



Dr. Leech was an active worker in connection with local 

 medical institutions, and took a leading part in such societies as 



