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== Family == Hugh Boyd M‘Neile, the younger son of Alexander M'Neile (1762–1838) and Mary M'Neile, née McNeale (?-1852), was born at [[Ballycastle, County Antrim]] on 17 July 1795, just three years before the [[Irish Rebellion of 1798]]; and, in 1798, M‘Neile was taken by his mother from Ballycastle to relatives in Scotland, in an open boat, to escape the dangers and atrocities of "the troubles" associated with the Irish Rebellion (Boyd, 1968). M‘Neile's father owned considerable property (including the large farm at Collier's Hall), was a Justice of the Peace and served as the [[High Sheriff of Antrim|High Sheriff of the County of Antrim]].<ref>In the latter part of the 1870s the Revd Hugh M‘Neile of Ripon was registered as owning 699 acres in County Antrim, Ireland.</ref> His brother, John M‘Neile (1788–1855), having made his fortune in South America, returned to Ireland and was one of the founding members of the [[Danske Bank (Northern Ireland)|Northern Bank]], the first bank in Belfast. John M‘Neile married Charlotte Lavinia Dallas (1803–1859) on 11 June 1823 and had two sons, Henry Hugh (1829–?) and Alexander John (1842–?) and one daughter, Mary Harriet (1833–1919), who married [[Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns|Hugh McCalmont Cairns (1810–1885)]], the First Earl Cairns, who served as Attorney General in the [[third Derby–Disraeli ministry]] (10 July 1866 – 29 October 1866), as Lord Chancellor in the first and second Disraeli ministries,<ref>He served from February to December 1868 and February 1874 to April 1880 respectively. It was during this time that he exerted sufficient pressure on the Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), to have his uncle-by-marriage, Hugh M‘Neile, appointed as Dean of Ripon and his nephew, William Connor Magee (1821–1891), appointed as to Bishop of Peterborough.</ref> and as (opposition) Conservative Leader in the House of Lords (1869–1870). M‘Neile was {{convert|6|ft|3|in|cm}} tall, extremely strong, intelligent, a good horseman and considered by most to be extremely handsome.<ref>An American travel writer, David W. Bartlett (1828–1912), described M‘Neile, then in his 50s, as follows: "In the pulpit he looks more like a son of [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]] than a minister of the Prince of Peace, and one is reminded while looking at him of the celebrated Methodist Minister, Peter Cartwright, of Illinois, who often left his pulpit to silence disturbances with his brawny fists. When [M‘Neile] rises to speak, you are awed by his powerful physical appearance; he is tall and stout, with broad shoulders and muscular arms, while his great, sloping forehead, white as snow, contrasts finely with his dark hair. His eyes are expressive of genius, while his whole face has the look of a man whom all the powers of Europe could not drive from a position he had taken conscientiously." (Bartlett (1853, pp.275–276). ([[Peter Cartwright (revivalist)|Peter Cartwright (1785–1872)]], was a tough, menacing, travelling Methodist Episcopal Church Minister, "The Backwoods Preacher", renowned for his physical strength and aggression, who operated over vast frontier areas in Kentucky and Tennessee, before moving to Illinois in 1824.)</ref> In 1822 M‘Neile married Anne Magee (1803–1881), the fourth daughter of [[William Magee (archbishop of Dublin)|William Magee (1766–1831)]], the Archbishop of Dublin.<ref>William Magee, who was strongly anti-Catholic, was Assistant Professor of Oriental Tongues (1800–1806) and Professor of Mathematics at Trinity College Dublin (1806–1812), the Church of Ireland’s Dean of Cork (1813–1819), Bishop of Raphoe (1819–1822) and Archbishop of Dublin (1822–1831). His grandson (also M‘Neile’s nephew), William Connor Magee (1821–1891), was appointed Bishop of Peterborough by Disraeli in 1868; he served until 1891 when he was appointed as Archbishop of York, dying four months later.</ref> They had sixteen children (four of whom died early in life): three daughters, two of whom remained unmarried, and thirteen sons.<ref>McDonnell (2005).</ref> As a testament to his influence, a number of his children went on to have distinguished careers, including: *Alexander M‘Neile (1823–1912) *Colonel William M‘Neile (1824–1870), Commissioner of Punjab. *Elizabeth M‘Neile (1827–1910) *Hugh M‘Neile (1828–1842), who was killed, aged 14, in an accident with a loaded pistol. *Mary M‘Neile (1831– ?) *Daniel James M‘Neile (1835–1874), of the Bengal Civil Service.<ref>He married Julia Savage in 1869. They had three children. While on twelve months' home leave with his family, staying with his father at Ripon, he went fishing in the [[river Ure]] on the morning of 31 August 1874 near [[West Tanfield]]. While he was in the river fishing the level of the river suddenly rose some four feet and he was swept away. Despite extensive searches along the river, his body was not found until twelve days later, floating face up in the river near [[Boroughbridge]].</ref> *John Magee M‘Neile (1837–1898) *Anne M‘Neile (1838–?) *The Revd Edmund Hugh M‘Neile (1840–1893), an honorary canon of Liverpool (1880–1893), also served at St Paul's, Prince's Park, Liverpool (1867–1893) and as chaplain to the Bishop of Chester (1877–1884). He married Cecilia Elizabeth (1841–1929), daughter of Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, Lord Cottesloe (1798–1890). *Charles M‘Neile (1841–1925) *The Revd Hector M‘Neile (1843–1922), a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge (1865–1871), the vicar of Bredbury, Cheshire (1893–1900), a missionary of the Church Missionary Society in Bombay (1900–1907) and vicar of Bishop's Sutton, Hampshire (1907–1922). He married Mary Rosa Lush. One of his three sons, the Revd Robert Fergus M‘Neile, and two of his daughters, Annie Hilda M‘Neile and Jessie Margaret M‘Neile, served as missionaries in Egypt and Palestine. His third daughter, [[Ethel McNeile|Ethel Rhoda M‘Neile]] (1875–1922), served as a missionary in India.<ref>{{Cite ODNB |title=McNeile, Ethel Rhoda (1875–1922), missionary and headmistress |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-48700 |access-date=14 October 2020 |year=2004 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/48700}}</ref> *Captain Malcolm M‘Neile (1845–1923), R.N., Governor, [[HM Prison Lewes|Royal Naval Prison at Lewes]].<ref>He married Christiana Mary Sloggett on 28 July 1870 in the Cathedral at Ripon, with his father officiating, and his brother Ernest assisting. Father of Lieutenant Malcolm Douglas McNeile, R.N. (1880–?), Minnie Mabel Barkworth, M.B.E. (1871–1898), and [[H. C. McNeile|Lieutenant-Colonel Herman Cyril McNeile (1888–1937)]] who, with the pen-name "Sapper", was possibly the most popular English author in the 1930s.</ref> *Norman Frederick M‘Neile (1846–1929), Known as "the blind vicar", he was born on 14 August 1846 and served at St Peter's Brafferton Parish Church in Helperby, Yorkshire for 50 years. Married to Clara Cecilia Willink (1852–1929) in July 1881. He was completely blind from the age of 12.<ref>He had been taught by the Revd Robert Hugh Blair, Rector of St Michael’s, Worcester, first at a Liverpool school and later at The King’s School, Worcester. It was Blair who founded the Worcester College for the Blind Sons of Gentlemen in 1866 (the first such public school in England, as distinct from earlier vocational and industrial training establishments), under the auspices of the Bishop of Worcester, where M‘Neile would go for assistance with his studies at Trinity College Dublin and for additional coaching and preparation on each of his vacations between 1867 and 1871 (Bell, 1967, p.16). He received his B.A. in 1868, and M.A. in 1871. He had been trained to read the services from a special prayer book, created for him by Blair, that had raised print on each page ("Personal", ''Oswego Daily Palladium'', 15 June 1876).</ref>
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