Charles Chorley
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Charles Chorley was an English journalist and man of letters.
about 1810, was the son of Lieutenant and Paymaster John Chorley of the 1st Somerset militia (died February 1839). The greater part of his life was spent at Truro
, where he acted for thirty years as sub-editor and reporter of the Royal Cornwall Gazette
, the old-established Tory paper of the county. He held also the posts of secretary to the Truro Public Rooms Company, and sub-manager of the Truro Savings Bank. For eleven years (1863–74) he edited the Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall
, and was involved in the management of the society. He died at Lemon Street, Truro, on 22 June 1874, aged 64.
's tragedies of Jephtha, or the Vow, and The Baptist, or Calumny, and two volumes of miscellaneous renderings from the German, Italian, Spanish, and French, as well as from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. The titles of all these works may be read in the pages of the Bibliotheca Cornubiensis. When the council of the Royal Institution of Cornwall purposed bringing out a volume under the title just given, the preparatory lists of the publications known to them were drawn up by Chorley and Thomas Quiller Couch. This scheme did not propose the inclusion of more than the works relating to the topography or the history of the county, and even with that limited area the design was beyond the power of persons not acquainted with the treasures of the British Museum.
Life
He was born at TauntonTaunton
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about 1810, was the son of Lieutenant and Paymaster John Chorley of the 1st Somerset militia (died February 1839). The greater part of his life was spent at Truro
Truro
Truro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
, where he acted for thirty years as sub-editor and reporter of the Royal Cornwall Gazette
Media in Cornwall
The media in Cornwall has a long and distinct history. The county has a wide range of different types and quality of media.-Timeline:-Background:Porthcurno in 1870 - Britain became wired to the world...
, the old-established Tory paper of the county. He held also the posts of secretary to the Truro Public Rooms Company, and sub-manager of the Truro Savings Bank. For eleven years (1863–74) he edited the Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall
Royal Institution of Cornwall
The Royal Institution of Cornwall was founded in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom, in 1818 as the Cornwall Literary and Philosophical Institution. The Institution was one of the earliest of seven similar societies established in England and Wales. The RIC moved to its present site in River Street...
, and was involved in the management of the society. He died at Lemon Street, Truro, on 22 June 1874, aged 64.
Writings
Chorley was a man of wide scholarship, well versed in the classics and several modern languages, and of good classical taste. It was his custom to print for the private gratification of his friends, to whom alone the initials ‘C. C.’ revealed the authorship, small volumes of translations from the dead and living languages. The most important of them were versions of George BuchananGeorge Buchanan
George Buchanan may refer to:*George Buchanan , Scottish humanist*Sir George Buchanan , Scottish soldier during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms*Sir George Buchanan , Chief Medical Officer...
's tragedies of Jephtha, or the Vow, and The Baptist, or Calumny, and two volumes of miscellaneous renderings from the German, Italian, Spanish, and French, as well as from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. The titles of all these works may be read in the pages of the Bibliotheca Cornubiensis. When the council of the Royal Institution of Cornwall purposed bringing out a volume under the title just given, the preparatory lists of the publications known to them were drawn up by Chorley and Thomas Quiller Couch. This scheme did not propose the inclusion of more than the works relating to the topography or the history of the county, and even with that limited area the design was beyond the power of persons not acquainted with the treasures of the British Museum.
Sources
- Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, October 1874, pp. iii–iv, vii
- G. C. Boase and W. P. Courtney's Bibliotheca Cornubiensis, i. 69, iii. 1009, 1119.