In Memoriam : Sir Antonio Brady. 95
House. This appointment was gained through the recom-
mendation, it is believed, of Sir James Graham. Here he
was so indefatigable in the discharge of his onerous duties
that he was made head of the Contract Office, and Registrar
of Public Securities in 1854 ; subsequently he assisted very
materially in reorganising that office, and was appointed the
first Superintendent of the new Purchase and Contract
Department. He married in 1837 Maria, the daughter of
the late George Kilner, of Ipswich, who still survives him,