BAUMANN

Jean François , b. Belgium; lived in London for 25 years before his death; the best player on the ba oon. d. Albert st. Regent’s park, London 25 Aug. 1856 aged 52. I.L.N. iv , 29 (1844), portrait . BAUME, Pierre Henri Joseph . b. Marseilles 1797; private secretary to Ferdinand I, king of the two Sicilies 1815; went to London about 1825; naturalised 1832; a preacher of doctrine of reforming optimism; a theatrical manager; proprietor of some model experimental gardens near Hollo way, and a promoter in Manchester of public houses without intoxicating drinks about 1850; bought a large estate at Colney Hatch valued at £40,000; organised Sunday lectures in Manchester; lived at Douglas Isle of Man 1857 to death. d. Duke st. Douglas 28 Oct. 1875. Left all his property in trust for philanthropic purposes in Isle of Man. G. J. Holyoakes History of co-operation i , 349–51 (1875), ii , 400–405 (1879).