See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

THOMAS See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

FRANCIS See also:

• WADE (or WAAD), SIR WILLIAM (1546-1623)
• WADE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1800-1878)
• WADE, GEORGE (1673-1748)
• SIR THOMAS FRANCIS WADE (1818-1895)
• WADE, THOMAS (18o5-1875)

WADE (1818-1895)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British diplomatist, See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• LONDON

London on the 25th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1818, was the son of See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

Major See also:

• WADE (or WAAD), SIR WILLIAM (1546-1623)
• WADE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1800-1878)
• WADE, GEORGE (1673-1748)
• WADE, SIR THOMAS FRANCIS (1818-1895)
• WADE, THOMAS (18o5-1875)

Wade of the See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

Black See also:

• WATCH (in O. Eng. wcecce, a keeping guard or watching, from wacian, to guard, watch, wacan, to wake)

Watch, by his wife See also:

• ANNE (1665-1714)
• ANNE (1693-1740)

Anne, daughter of See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Smythe of Barbavilla, See also:

• WESTMEATH
• WESTMEATH, EARL OF

Westmeath . In 1838 his See also:

• FATHER

father See also:

• PURCHASED

purchased for him a See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission in the 81st See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

Regiment . Exchanging (1839) into the 42nd Highlanders, he served with his regiment in the Ionian Islands, devoting his leisure to the congenial study of See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian and See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek . On receiving his commission as See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in 1841 he exchanged into the 98th Regiment, then under orders for See also:

• CHINA

China, and landed in Hong-See also:

• KONG

Kong in See also:

• JUNE

June 1842 . The See also:

• SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war had at that See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time been transferred to the Yangtze-kiang, and thither Wade was ordered with his regiment . There he took See also:

• PART

part in the attack on See also:

• CHIN

Chin-kiang-fu and in the advance on See also:

• NANKING (" the southern capital ")

Nanking . In 1845 he was appointed interpreter in Cantonese to the Supreme See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

Court of Hong-Kong, and in 1846 assistant See also:

• CHINESE, JAPANESE AND

Chinese secretary to the See also:

• SUPERINTENDENT

superintendent of See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade, See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• DAVIS (or DAVYS), JOHN (1550 ?-16o5)
• DAVIS, ANDREW JACKSON (1826—1910)
• DAVIS, CHARLES HOWARD (1857- )
• DAVIS, CUSHMAN KELLOGG (1838-1900)
• DAVIS, HENRY WILLIAM BANKS (1833- )
• DAVIS, HENRY WINTER (1817-1865)
• DAVIS, JEFFERSON (1808–1889)
• DAVIS, THOMAS OSBORNE (1814–1845)

Davis . In 1852 he was appointed See also:

• VICE

vice-See also:

• CONSUL
• CONSUL (in Gr. generally ihraros,ashortened form of errpavgybs 8hraeos, i.e. praetor maximus)

consul at See also:

• SHANGHAI

Shanghai . The Tai-ping See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion had so disorganized the See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration in the neighbourhood of Shanghai that it was considered advisable to put the collection of the See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign customs duties into commission, a See also:

• COMMITTEE (from commute, an Anglo-Fr. past participle of commettre, Lat. committere, to entrust; the modern Fr. equivalent comite is derived from the Eng.)

committee of three, of whom Wade was the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief, being entrusted with the administration of the customs . This formed the beginning of the imperial maritime customs service . In 1855 Wade was appointed Chinese secretary to Sir John See also:

• BOWRING, SIR JOHN (1792-1872)

Bowring, who had succeeded Sir J . Davis at Hong-Kong .

On the See also:

• DECLARATION (from Lat. declarare, to make fully clear, clams)

declaration of the second Chinese War in 1857, he was attached to See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• ELGIN

Elgin's See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff as Chinese secretary, and with the assistance of H . N . Ley he conducted the negotiations which led up to the treaty of See also:

• TIENTSIN

Tientsin (1858) . In the following See also:

• YEAR

year he accompanied Sir See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick See also:

• BRUCE
• BRUCE, ALEXANDER BALMAIN (1831-1899)
• BRUCE, JAMES (1930-1794)
• BRUCE, MICHAEL (1746-1767)

Bruce in his See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt to See also:

• EXCHANGE

exchange the ratification of the treaty, and was See also:

• PRESENT

present at Taku when the force attending the See also:

• MISSION

mission was treacherously attacked and driven back from the Peiho . On Lord Elgin's return to China in 186o he resumed his former See also:

• POST

post of Chinese secretary, and was mainly instrumental in arranging• for the advance of the See also:

• SPECIAL

special envoys and the British and See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French forces to Tientsin, and subsequently towards See also:

• PEKING, or PEKIN

Peking . For the purpose of arranging for a camping ground in the neighbourhood of Tungchow he accompanied Mr (afterwards Sir) Harry See also:

• PARKES, SIR HARRY SMITH (1828-1885)
• PARKES, SIR HENRY (1815–1896)

Parkes on his first visit to that See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city, where on the next See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day Parkes with Mr See also:

• LOCH, HENRY BROUGHAM LOCH, 1ST BARON (1827-1900)

Loch and others was by an See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act of shameless treachery made prisoner . In the succeeding negotiations Wade took a leading part, and on the See also:

• ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

establishment of the See also:

• LEGATION (Lat. legalio, a sending or mission)

legation at Peking he took up the post of Chinese secretary of legation . In 1862 he was made a See also:

• COMPANION (through the O. Fr. compaignon or compagnon, from the Late Lat. companio,—cum, with, and panis, bread,—one who shares meals with another; the word has been wrongly derived from the Late Lat. compagnus, one of the same pages or district)

Companion of the See also:

• BATH
• BATH, THOMAS THYNNE
• BATH, WILLIAM

Bath . On the return of Sir Frederick Bruce to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in 1864 he remained as See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge d'affaires, and again from 1869 to 1871, when he was appointed See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister, he filled the acting post . The Tientsin See also:

• MASSACRE

massacre in 1870 entailed See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long and difficult negotiations, which were admirably conducted by Wade . On the See also:

• ASSUMPTION, FEAST OF

assumption of See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power by the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor Tungchih he, in See also:

• COMMON

common with his colleagues, requested an See also:

• AUDIENCE (from Lat. audire, to hear)

audience in accordance with the See also:

• TREATIES

treaties, which was for the first time granted as a right . The See also:

• MURDER

murder of A .

R . Margary near Manwyne in Yunnan in 1875 threatened at one time to cause a rupture with the Chinese See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government, and as a See also:

• MATTER

matter of fact Wade did leave Peking . But the Chinese, finding that he was in See also:

• EARNEST (probably a corruption of the obsolete arles or erles, adapted from Lat. equivalent arrha, due to a confusion with the adjective " earnest," serious, O. Eng. eornust, cognate with Ger. ernst)

earnest, despatched Li Hung-Chang after him to Chefoo, where the two diplomatists arranged the penalties which were to be paid for the See also:

• CRIME (Lat. crimen, accusation)

crime, and concluded a See also:

• CONVENTION (Lat. conventio, an assembly or agreement, from convenire, to come together)
• CONVENTION, THE NATIONAL

convention which, after a considerable See also:

• INTERVAL

interval, was ratified by the governments . Wade was then made K.C.B., and in 1883 retired from the service . On his return to England the attractions of his old university induced him to take up his See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence at See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge, where he was appointed the first See also:

• PROFESSOR (the Latin noun formed from the verb profiteri, to declare publicly, to acknowledge, profess)

professor of Chinese . He died there on the 31st of See also:

• JULY

July 1895 . In 1889 he was made G.C.M.G . In 1868 he had married Amelia, daughter of Sir John See also:

• HERSCHEL, CAROLINE LUCRETIA (1750-1848)
• HERSCHEL, SIR F
• HERSCHEL, SIR FREDERICK WILLIAM (1738-1822)
• HERSCHEL, SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM, BART

Herschel . (R . K .