artist of some ability, and several of his pictures were publicly exhibited. In 1892 he resigned his office of county court judge, finding that his labours in connection with arbitration occupied the greater part of his time. He died at his residence, Merridale, Wolverhampton, on 6 October 1894, and was buried on 9 October with his wife, in the Wolverhampton cemetery. Family On 18 December 1851 he married Mary (died 13 July 1884), only child and heiress of William Cooke of Merridale. They had a son. Legacy A blue plaque in honour of Kettle was affixed to his former home, Merridale House, at 124 Compton Road, Wolverhampton, by Wolverhampton Civic Society in 2007. A plaque commemorating Kettle and his wife is in St. Peter's church in the city. Works Kettle was the author of: A Note on Rating to the Poor ... for Unproductive Land, London, 1856. Strikes and Arbitrations, London, 1866. School Board Powers and School Board Duties, 1871. Masters and Men, London, 1871. Boards of Conciliation and Arbitration between Employers and Employed, 1871. Suggestions for diminishing the Number of Imprisonments, 1875. The Church in relation to Trades Unions, 1877. References Attribution 1817 births 1894 deaths People from Birmingham, West Midlands People from Wolverhampton 19th-century English judges County Court judges (England and Wales)