Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02
HAVE NO MALE ISSUE.
MANY GREAT NAMES m GNo-
LAND ARE EXTINCT.
0lustra0us Hritishers Who Rave NA
Aals Dssoendants 10 Represent fhea
and Beay Their Csgaomens-0reat.
nee. eeens to lde Out Quickly.

No direct m0l0 DESCENDANT OF tho
Lord Protector survives to enjoy the
tribute paid to tho memory Of his
fpoch-making ancestor. the last Crom-
well In Q direct line from "Old NOl"
having been one Oliver, an attorney.
the son Of . worthy grocer Of Snow
aill. In thjg connection Il II interest.
ing to note how many Of our illustrious
lead are now unrepresented by direct
male descendants. Here Is an ample
list Of names Of light and leading In
literary history: Chaucer, Shakespeare.
cpenser, Milton. Cowley, Butler. Dry.
den. Pope, Swift. Addison, COwper,
Goldsmith, DR.. johnson, Byron. Shell
ley. Keats, Tom Moore, Charles Reade.
and r. L. Stevenson, and Of not one
II these land doubtless there are 9th
srs) does a direct male representative
Exist. Turn from literary celebrities
10 naval and military heroes, to states
men and to politicians. Sir Philip Sid
aey, illustrious In letters and In war.
eft but "one fair daughter" who died
without issue. Sir Walter Raleigh's
male descendants have long since died
sut, or have descended to such social
aepths as to be untraceable. Sir Fran
lis Drake and Nelson, the naval heroes
If two great fighting epochs, died child
ess. The patriot Hampden's last male
descendant passed away "a lonely
bachelor in 17b4 Gen. Monk. Duke
'f Afbemarle. had but one son, and
with him expired the hardly earneS
and newly acquired family honor
Though 1t is not infreQuently assum-
ri that the Dukes of Marlborough of
'ur day are directly descended IN the
male line from the great Churchill. this
not the case. That splendid soldiers
snly son died in infancy, and his hon
MS ana possession passed to his dauRh.
ers. The great Lord Peterborouxh had
IONS. but NO grandson. m-st.rra6
s.raHord married thrice, but each Of
ais SONS died without issue. The ce3e-
'rated Duke Of Ormonde's direct line
ended with his grandscn's death NJ
Avignon. Clarendon, famous historian
the rebellion. though he left four
sons. had but one grandson. who died
without male issue. Horace Walnoyv
was the last male descendant of q,
aopert' the famous minister, and he
never married. Bollngbroke twice made
matrimonial venture. but had no child
?y either wife. The historic family Of
ritt IN respect OF direct male heir,
.eased IN 1895, while the rival house Of
FOX lasted but little longer. Ohar,ce
lanes Fox left no heir, ana the oufy
'on OF his nephew, the third Lord Hoi-
and, died childless at Naples 1ust fortv
Tears ago. Edmund Burke had br,t
me son. who died in early manhood.
eaving his broken-hearted father to
Nciaim: Mine is a grief that cannot
De comfortedr'
AS with the statesmen. 80 with the
philosophers and scientists. Neither
eacon, Newton. Locke. Davy nor Stu
art Mill left n son to inherit his fame.
while Of historians, Hume, Gibbon and
Aacaulay were never married. Among
ur great painters. Reynolds. Lawrence
and the late Lord Leighton were bach.
slors. Hogarth perpetrated a romantic
owe match, which was fruitless. ana
Turner, the great magician of color
and canvas. twice soured by early dis
appointments. never married Handel
who may almost be claimed as an Eng
ishman. had NO wife but his art. Bra.
nam, perhaps our greatest singer.
whose daughter some Of rs remember
Is Lady Waldegrave. I believe, left no
ION; while Of the giants Of the foot
dghts. Davy Garrick and John Kemble
He'd childless. and the direct male Is
rue OF Edmund Kean ended with the
icath Of his son Charles.-London Pan