▁B ower , ▁F SA , ▁D L , ▁( d ied ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁aged ▁ 6 3 ), ▁of ▁Hall ▁Gate , ▁Don c aster . ▁Form er ly ▁of ▁T ick hill , ▁Don c aster . ▁Only ▁surv iving ▁son ▁of ▁Fre eman ▁B ower , ▁by ▁Mary ▁Pear son , ▁and ▁last ▁male ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁younger ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Bow ers ▁of ▁Br id ling ton . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁E ton ▁College ▁and ▁Em manuel ▁College , ▁Cambridge . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁super int end ence ▁and ▁services ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁Don c aster ' s ▁Public ▁Library ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁that ▁institution ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁had ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁him ▁by ▁Henry ▁William ▁Pick ers g ill , ▁RA ▁painted ▁and ▁then ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁library . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁B ower ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Fif th ▁West ▁York shire ▁Milit ia , ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Captain ▁in ▁the ▁Don c aster ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁George ▁Pear son , ▁Observ ations ▁and ▁Exper iments ▁for inv estig ating ▁the ▁Ch ym ical ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁T ep id ▁Spr ings ▁of ▁Bu xt on ; ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁Natural ▁Science ▁and ▁the ▁Art ▁of ▁Phys ic , ▁two ▁vol s