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most intellectual pursuits, lie had less of pedantry than any man I 
ever knew. Always ready to rejoice with those that rejoiced, and 
to laugh with those that laughed. 
I feel very grateful to the Society for allowing me this oppor- 
tunity of relieving the overflow of my very sincere affection, regard, 
and regret. 
One word of postscript in regard to his domestic relations. He 
married, in 1845, Katherine Margaret, third daughter of Sir John 
Pringle of Stitchill, Bart. She died in 1846, leaving a daughter, 
Katherine Margaret. In 1856 he married, secondly, Georgina 
Caroline, third daughter of the late Sir George Sitwell of Kenishaw, 
Bart. Her mother was a sister of the late Archbishop Tait. By 
the last marriage were born three sons and a daughter, all of whom, 
with their mother and the daughter of the first marriage, survive. 
