EAGLES

Rev. John ( eld. son of Thomas Eagles of Bristol, merchant and cla ical scholar 1746–1812 ). b. parish of St. Augustine, Bristol, baptised 8 Nov. 1783; ed. at Winchester and Wad. coll. Ox., B.A. 1812, M.A. 1818; C. of Halbert on, Devon 1822–34; C. of Winford near Bristol 1834–41; contributed to Blackwood’s Mag. 1831–55 chiefly on subjects connected with fine art; author of The Sketcher, Edin. 1856; Sonnets, ed. by Z. K. Edin. 1858; Felix Farley, rhymes, Latin and English, by The man in the moon, Bristol 1826. d. King’s Parade, Clifton 9 Nov. 1855. G.M. xliv , 661–62 (1855) xlv , 148 (1856); Bentley’s Miscellany xlvi , 594–605 (1859).