New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-04
GREAT NAMES EXTINCT.
no MALE DESCENDANTS TO REPRESENT
MANY ILLUsTRIOUS ENGLISHMEN.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
No direct male descendant of the Lord Protector
survives TO enjoy the tribute paid TO the MEN,
DRY Of his epoch making ancestor. the last Crom-
well in a direct line from "Old Noll' having
been one Oliver. an attorney, the son of a
worthy grocer Of Snow Hill In this connection
il is interesting to note how many Of our illus
trious dead are now unrepresented by direct
male descendants. Here is ample list Of
names of light and leading in literary history
Chaucer Shakespeare. Spenser. Milton, Cowley.
Butler. Dryden, Pope. Swift, Addison. COwper.
Goldsmith, DR.. Johnson Scott. Byron, Shelley,
Keats. Tom Moore Charles Reade and II. l..
Stevenson, and Of T OF one of these (and doubt
less there are others) does a direct male repre-
sentative exist Turn from literary celebrities to
naval and military heroes to statesmen and TO
politicians Sir Philip Sidney, iustrious in let
tiers and in war. left but "one fair daughter"
who died without issue. Sir Walter Raleighs
male descendants have long since died out or
have descended to such social depths as TO be
untraceable. Sir Francis Drake and Nelson, the
naval heroes Of two great fighting epOchs died
childless. The patriot Hampdens last male de-
scendant passed away "a lonely bachelor in
1914. General Monk, Duke Of Albemarle. had
but one son. and with him expired the hardly
earned and newly acquired family honor.
Though IL is not infrequently assumed that
the Dukes OF Marlborough Of our day are
directly descended in the male line from the
great Churchill, this is not the case. That
splendid soldiers only son died in infancy. and
his hOnors and possessions passed to his daugh-
ters. The great Lord Peterborough had sons,
Dut no grandson IIl-SldlItu SlIdiDlu IltIIItu
thrice but each Of his sons died without issue.
The celebrated Duke OF OrmOnde's direct line
ended with his grandson's death at Avignon.
Clarendon. famous historian OF the Rebellion.
though he left four sons. had but one grandson,
who died without male issue. Horace WalpOle
was the last male descendant Of Sir Robert, the
famous Minister. and he never married. Boiling
broke twice made matrimonial venture but had
no child by either wife The historic family OF
Pitt In respect of direct male heirs ceased in
1873. while the rival house of Fox lasted but
little longer Charles James Fox left no heir.
and the only of his nephew the third Lord
Holland died childless at Naples just forty
years ago Edmund Burke had but one son, who
Cied in early manhood leaving his broken
hearted father to excam, Mine Is grief that
cannot be cOmforted.'
AS with the statesmen, so with the philos-
OpherS and scientists. Neither Bacon newton,
Locke Davy nor Stuart Mil left a son to inherit
his fame: while OF historians. Hume. Glbbon ana
Macaulay were never married. Among our
great painters Reynolds. Lawrence and the late
Lord Leighton were bachelors. Hogarth perpe-
trated a romantic love match. which was fruit
ness: and Turner the great magician OF color
and canvas. twice soured by early disappoint-
nents never married. Handel, who may al
most be claimed as Englishman, had no Wlfe
but his art. Braham. perhaps our greatest
singer whose daughter some Of us remember as
LADY Waldegraye, | believe left no son; WhiIe
of the giants of the foOtlights. Davy Garrlck ana
John Kemble died childless, and the direct male
issue OF Edmund Kean ended with the death %
his son Charles.