104 MEMOIR OF AUGUSTUS DE MORGAN. 



183?. afterwards of such essential service in his logical contro- 

 versy with Sir William Hamilton. 



Kev. James Another and an older friend not connected with the 

 College was James Tate of Richmond, Yorkshire, who 

 at this time was living with his family at the residence 

 as Canon of St. Paul's, Amen Corner. His own story 

 was nearly connected with that of my mother's family. 

 Mr. Tate, like so many of his own scholars ' northern 

 lights, 5 as they were called was of obscure or rather 

 poor parentage. Archdeacon Blackbnrne, 1 who lived at 

 Eichmond, wanted a lad to act as amanuensis, and to 

 read to him. Mr. Christopher Wyvill, his friend and 

 contemporary, a noted Whig reformer of the time, re- 

 quired a young man in the same capacity. Two lads 

 were recommended by Mr. Temple, the head-master of 

 Eichmond School. These were James Tate and Peter 

 Fraser, the last a poor boy, but a lineal descendant of the 

 beheaded Lord Lovat. My great-grandfather engaged 

 young Tate, and Mr. Wyvill took Fraser. The two lads 

 proved well deserving their appointments. Archdeacon 

 Blackburn e became greatly attached to his young amanu- 

 ensis, and found the means of sending him to Cambridge, 

 Pupils of where he gained honours as a classic. Mr. Wyvill sent his 

 School. protege to the University, with nearly the same success. 

 In due time young Tate was ordained, and afterwards 

 appointed to a tutorship in the school at Eichmond, of 

 which at Mr. Temple's death he became head-master. 

 Some of the most distinguished men of the beginning of 

 this century were his pupils ; many of them, like him- 

 self, owing all to their own ability and industry. Of 

 these were Dean Peacock, Professor Adam Sedgwick, 

 Professor Whewell, Eichard Sheepshanks, and many 

 others. 



1 Archdeacon of Cleveland. His work The Confessional gave him 

 a distinguished place among the writers on Divinity of his time. Mr. 

 Fraser afterwards married his granddaughter, and died rector of Keg- 

 worth in Leicestershire. 



