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I have found several mentions of past bearers of the names in my One Name Study, in various sources such as "Who's Who" or "Who Was Who", biographical dictionaries and other biographical sources. The following is a selection of those I have found. I  am always interested in hearing of other sources of names for those who might merit inclusion.
 

                        Thomas Corser  1794-1876

 Thomas Corser was a member of the Corser family which originated in Whitchurch, North Shropshire, were he was born. After attending Manchester Grammar School he studied at Balliol College, Oxford and was ordained as a minister of the Church of  England in 1816.

While at Oxford he became interested in early English poetry and literature. He became the incumbent of the parish of Stand, near Manchester, having married the daughter of the Dean of Prestwich, where he remained for the rest of his life.

He built up a collection of works of  early English literature and poetry, and became a member of several societies devoted to the works of  early English writers such as Shakespeare, Surtees and Camden, editing new editions of their work. Ill health forced the sale of his collection between 1868-1874, which realized a sum in excess of £20,000 - £880,200 or $1,320,300  in today's currency.

                        Source: "Dictionary of National Biography".
 
 

                        Samuel Bartlett Gerrish Corser  1818-1903

Samuel Bartlett Gerrish Corser was a member of the Corser family which originated in Boscawen, NH. He studied at Dartmouth College, majoring in languages and general literature. He was knowledgeable in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, German, French and Spanish.

He was the originating and main author of  the monumental work "Genealogy of the Corser Family in America", and his linguistic skills enabled him to write a far-ranging discourse on the origins of the name.

                        Source: "Genealogy of the Corser Family in America"

The book is available from US booksellers Higginson Book Company in paperback reprint - click on the link below.

                        Corser Family in America
 
 

                        Elwood S Corser 1835-1917

Elwood S Corser was a  member of the Corser family originating in Boscawen, and 1st cousin once removed of Samuel Bartlett Gerrish Corser. He was a real estate dealer, and served in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1864, in CO B, 93rd Reg NY Volunteers, being wounded at Spottsylvania.

He was co-author of  "Genealogy of the Corser Family in America", and also wrote against US imperialism at the time of the Spanish-American War. 
                        Source: "Genealogy of the Corser Family in America"
 

                        Edward Bernard Cressett Corser  1849-1928

Edward Bernard Cressett Corser was a member of the Corser family which originated in Upton Cressett in South Shropshire. His father and family emigrated to Australia in 1865 settling in Queensland.  He had many business interests in the Maryborough area of Queensland, and was a member of the Queensland Legislature 1909-1914. He subsequently became a Member of the House of Representatives for Wide Bay, Queensland, a position he held from 1915-1928. A street and a bridge in Queensland are named after him (see "Places" section).

                        Source: "Who's Who in Australia, 1927-28"
 

                        Haden Corser 1845-1906

Haden Corser was a member of the Corser family originating in Whitchurch, North Shropshire, and was born in Wolverhampton. He was educated at Cheltenham College and Christ Church, Oxford and was called to the Bar in 1870. He practised as a barrister, Stipendiary Magistrate and Recorder in the west Midlands and unsuccessfully stood as Conservative candidate for Stoke on Trent in the General Election of 1886. He became a Metropolitan Police Magistrate in London in 1889, and his cases were often reported in "The Times".

                        Source: "Who was Who, 1897-1916"
 

                        William Sydney Causer 1875-1958

William Sydney Causer was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, and studied at the Art School there. He painted, under the name Sydney Causer, landscapes and townscapes in England and Spain in watercolour, and his works were exhibited at the Royal Academy and other prestigious venues. Examples of his work are in the collections of galleries in, amongst other places, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Liverpool and Bradford. Four of his paintings were used by the LNER as "carriage prints" - reproductions placed in compartments of railway carriages to advertise destinations. Reproductions of some of  his paintings can be purchased through the Travelling Art Gallery.

                                                                                     W S Causer

                        Source: "Who was Who 1951-1960"
 

                        Bernard Henry Corser 1882-1967

Bernard Henry Corser was the son of Edward Bernard Cressett Corser. He was a member of the Queensland Legislature 1912-1928, and became the Member of the House of Representatives for Wide Bay following the death of his father in 1928. A street and a park in Queensland are named after him (see "Places" section).

                        Source: "Who's Who in Australia", 1928
 

                        Haden Corser 1891-1964

Haden Corser was born in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, and began working as a Local Government employee at the age of 15. After service in the Army in World War 1 he joined the union NALGO, becoming an officer of the union in the North West of  England. He was instrumental in setting up Whitley Councils for negotiations between Local Government employees and their employing Councils, persevering with the concept through many setbacks, and culminating in a House of Lords Ruling which gained the general acceptance of  Whitleyism in Local Government. He became Deputy and Acting General Secretary of  NALGO before ill health forced his early retirement in 1950.

                        Source:  "Local Government Service", 1964

 
 

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