John Okeefe

John O'Keefe, an Irish dramatist, born in Dublin, June 24, 1747, died in Southampton, England, Feb. 4, 1833. lie wrote a comedy at the age of 15, and was an actor for 12 years. In 1781 he went to London, and between that year and 1708 composed nearly 50 comedies, comic operas, and farces. Several of these were very popular, especiallv " The Castle of Andalusia," "Wild Oats," ""The Poor Soldier," "The Young Quaker," and "Peeping Tom." In his 50th year O'Keefe became blind. In 1826 he published his "Recollections, or Autobiographical Memoirs." In 1828 he removed to Southampton.

John Oldham

John Oldham, an English satirical poet, born at Shipton, Gloucestershire, Aug. 9, 1653, died at Holme Pierpoint, Dec. 8, 1683. He graduated at Oxford in 1674, went to London in 1681, and finally devoted himself to poetry and the pleasures of the town. He satirized the Jesuits, and was called the " English Juvenal." A new edition of his works, edited by R. Bell, was published in London in 1854.

John Oldmixon

John Oldmixon, an English author, born in 1673, died in London in 1742. After producing several unsuccessful plays, he turned his hand to political writing, and was appointed collector of the customs at the port of Bridge-water. In the interest of the whig party he compiled a "Critical History of England, Ecclesiastical and Civil" (1726), and a "History of England" (1730-'39). These histories have little merit. He superintended the first edition of the collection of English historians which appeared under the name of Bishop Kennett. In his " Prose Essay on Criticism " and " Arts of Logic and Rhetoric," he attacked Pope, who made him conspicuous in the "Dunciad".

John Oxenford

John Oxenford, an English author, born at Camberwell, near London, in 1812. He was admitted to the bar in 1833, and has produced several pieces for the stage, among which are "My Fellow Clerk" (1835), "Twice Killed" (1835), "A Day Well Spent" (1836), "Porter's Knot" (1869), and "£456 11s. 3d." (1874). He has published translations of the "Autobiography of Goethe," the " Conversations of Eckermann with Goethe" (1850), the "Hellas" of Jacobs (1855), a collection of songs from the French entitled " Illustrated Book of French Songs" (1855), and Kuno Fischer's "Essay on Lord Bacon and his Philosophy " (1857). He has long been engaged as a theatrical critic for the press, has written songs for music, and translated various German poems.

John Oxlee

John Oxlee, an English clergvman, born Sept. 25, 1779, died Jan. 30, 1854. He was rector of Scawton, Yorkshire, from 1816 to 182G, and of Molesworth, Hants, from 1836. He devoted much time to the study of oriental languages, and published several theological works, the most important of which are: "Christian Doctrine of the Trinity and Incarnation" (3 vols. 8vo, 1815-'50); "Sermons on the Christian Hierarchy;" and "Letters on the Conversion of the Jews" (1843).