In Memoriain.— Tlie late Mr. T. C. Booth. 327 
attention to his duties soon attracted the notice of his employers, 
who found him not only steady and industrious, but one on whose 
energy and thoroughness they could rely. Mr. John Torr, now 
Alember for Liverpool, at that time one of the partners in the 
firm, has told me that, during his connection with the house of 
Littledale, he never had greater pleasure in endorsing the inden- 
tures of any of their apprentices than in the case of Mr. Booth. 
Whilst serving his term of five years, spent amongst the busy 
docks and warehouses of that great commercial town, and in 
the office of those well-known merchants, Mr. Booth acquired 
accurate business habits, which stood him in good stead when 
he became an agriculturist. Having been trained to a mer- 
cantile life, he naturally endeavoured to find an opening for 
his abilities, and at one time contemplated going out to India ; 
but the death of his two elder brothers, followed soon after, in 
1857, by that of his father, altered his position so materially 
that he decided on remaining in England. He returned home, 
and entered into partnership with his brother John in the 
management of the farm at Killerby. From this time for- 
ward his whole attention was given to agriculture, and he 
spared no pains to make himself master of his business. 
Whilst the brothers were together they worked very hard, and 
brought the farm into a high state of cultivation, improving 
their stock of every kind, and soon showing to their friends and 
neighbours that the old " Booth blood " was to be found in the 
sons of the house as well as in the cattle. At this time Mr. 
Booth took great interest in the volunteer movement, and was 
instrumental in raising the 14th North York Rifle Volunteers, 
of which corps he became the first captain, on January 8th, 
1860. He was an excellent shot, and at Wimbledon, in 
1862, succeeded in being placed sixth for the Queen's prize, 
winning an Enfield rifle. The next step in Mr. Booth's life 
was a most important one. On April 28th, 1864, he married 
Fanny, daughter of the Rev. W. Lockwood, vicar of Kirkby 
Fleetham, Yorkshire, and granddaughter of the Rev. W. 
Glaister, who was well known in the early days of Short- 
horns, and owned the once celebrated bull " Son of Denton " 
(198). It will be seen that by this marriage a fresh infusion 
of the " blue blood " of Shorthorn breeders was introduced 
into the family at Warlaby, and we may fairly hope that, 
amongst the eight children left to deplore their father's loss, 
some will be found to inherit the taste and talent of their prede- 
cessors, and to carry on the pursuit which has made the name of 
" Booth " famous, not only in Great Britain and Ireland, but 
wherever the ubiquitous Shorthorn is found. The death of his 
uncle, Mr. Richard Booth, in 18G4, put Mr. Booth in possession 
