The record-union., 1899-06-20
GREAT NAMES EXTINCT.
No Male Descendants to Represent
Many Illustrious Englishmen.

No Male Descendants 70 Represent
Many Illustrious Englishmen.
No direct male descendant of the
Lord Protector. survives to enjoy the
tribute paid to the memory Of his ep-
OCH making ancestor, the last Crom,
well in direct line from old Nolr'
having been one Oliver, an attorney
the son OF q worthy grocer OF snow
HILL In this connection it is interest
ing to note how many Of our illustrious
dead are now unrepresented by direct
male descendants. Here Is an ample
list of names of light and leading in
literary history: Chaucer, Shakespeare,
Spenser, Milton. Cowley, Butler, Dry
den, Pope, Swift. Addison, Cowper,
Goldsmith, DIR. Johnson, Scott. Byron,
Shelley, Keats. Tom Moore, Charles
Reade and r.. L. Stevenson, and of not
one of these (and doubtless there are
others does a direct male representa-
tive exist. Turn from literary celebri-
ties to naval and military heroes, to
statesmen and to politicians. Sir Philip
Sidney, illustrious in letters and in
war, left but lone fair daughter" who
died without issue. Sir Walter Raleigh's
male descendants have long since died
out or have descended to such social
depths as to be untraceable. Sir Fran
els Drake and Nelson, the naval heroes
of two great fighting epochs, died
childless. The patriot Hampden's last
male descendant passed away "a lonely
bachelor in 1754- General Monk, Duke
Of Aabemarle, had but one son, and
= hi vr,d
newly acquired family honor
Though it 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 3
only son died in infancy, and his hon.
ors and possessions passed to his
daughters The great Lord Peterbor-
ough had sons, but no grandson. ILL
starred Strafford married thrice, but
each of his sons died without issue.
The celebrated Duke of OrTnonde's di-
rect line ended with his grandson $
death at Avignon. Clarendon, famous
historian Of the Rebellion, though he
left four sons, had but one grandson,
who died without male issue. Horace
of Sir Robert, the famous Minister and
he never married. Bolingbroke twice
made matrimonial venture, but had no
child by either wife The historic fam
lily Of Pitt in respect Of direct male
heirs ceased in 1885, while the rival
house of Fox lasted but little longer.
Charles James Fox feft no heir, and
the only son of his nephew, the third
Lord Holland, died childless at Naples
just forty years ago. Edmund Burke
had but one son, who died in early
manhood, leaving his broken-hearted
father to exclaim, Mime is grief that
cannot be conlforted!"
AS with the statesmen, so with the
philosophers and scientists. Neither
Bacon, Newton, Locke, Davy nor Stu
art NELL left a son to inherit his fame;
while of historians, Hume, Gibbon and
Macaulay were never married. Among
our great painters, Reynolds, Lawrence
and the late Lord Leighton were bach
elors. Hogarth perpetrated romantic
love match, which was fruitless; and
Turner, the great magician Of color
and canvas, twice soured by early dis
appointments. never married. Handel
who may almost be claimed as an
Englishman, had no wife but his art
Braham, perhaps our greatest singer,
whose daughter some of us remember
as Lady Waldegrave, I believe left no
son; while of the giants of the foot
lights, Davy Garrick and John KEN
BILE died childless, and the direct male
issue of Edmund Kean ended with the
death of his son Charles.-PalI Mall
Gazette