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| James "Jem" Kenneth Stephen (1859 - 1892) |
| first baronet, writer, judge |
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| Six Generation Ancestors Table |
| b. 1859 |
| d. 1892 aged 33 |
| Cause of Death: |
| self-starvation |
| Parents: |
| James Fitzjames STEPHEN (1829 - 1894) |
| Mary RICHENDA (1829 - 1912) |
| Siblings (6): |
| Herbert STEPHEN (1856 - 1932) |
| Katharine STEPHEN (1856 - 1924) |
| Harry STEPHEN (1860 - 1945) |
| Helen STEPHEN (1862 - 1908) |
| Rosamond STEPHEN (1868 - 1951) |
| Dorothea Jane STEPHEN (1871 - 1965) |
| Events in James "Jem" Kenneth Stephen (1859 - 1892)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 1859 | James "Jem" Kenneth Stephen was born | ||||
| 1892 | 33 | James "Jem" Kenneth Stephen died | Note 1 | ||
| Note 1: died early in asylum after starving himself for three weeks (Hussey 266) |
| Personal Notes: |
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EDUCATION:
-Eton and King's College, Cambridge (Hussey 266) MAJOR LIFE EVENTS: CHILDHOOD TEMPERAMENT: -"outstanding student and athlete at Eton" (Hussey 266) ADULT TEMPERAMENT: -"uncontrolled priapic incursions" (Lee 123) -In 1891 "his behavior had become so violent and uncontrollable he was banned from his club" (Hussey 266) -"was severely mentally disturbed in the early 1890s" (Hussey 266) ADULT SOCIAL BEHAVIOR: -was infatuated with and pursued Stella Duckworth (Hussey 266) ADULT WORK HABITS: -wrote a popular book -Apostle at Cambridge, author of a popular book of poetic parodies (Lee 64) SIGNS OF MANIA/HYPOMANIA: -aggressive outbursts that took sexual forms -"evident mania" (Hussey 77) -"Thomas C. Caramagno, who has examined James Kenneth's medical records, explains his mental state as characterist of the manic-depressive illness suffered by several members of the Stephen family (Caramagno 101-03)" (Hussey 266) SIGNS OF DEPRESSION: -stopped eating at asylum -Leslie (in a letter to George 1890): "We are uncomfortable about Jem. He lies in bed all the morning and seems unable to rouse himself to anything. I got him to come and play billiards on Saturday. We then proposed a walk on Sunday, but when the time came, he could not be roused to come out. It is very sad." (Lee 65) PHYSICAL AILMENTS/CHRONIC ILLNESSES: -blow to head from windmill sail in late 20s, manic depressive outbursts follow which took "alarming and violently sexual forms" (Lee 65) ALCOHOL/OTHER DRUG ABUSES: HOSPITALIZATION: -yes- "at asylum alternated between violence and depression, refused food, and within three months of his admission had starved himself to death" (Lee 65) -in November 1891 "he was committed to St. Andrews Hospital in Northampton" (Hussey 266) OTHER: |
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Title: Virginia Woolf, Auth: Hermione Lee, Publ: Vintage Books, Date: 1996 |
| - Reference = 64, 65, 123 (Name, Notes) |
| 7. Type: Book, Abbr: Virginia Woolf A to Z, Title: Virginia Woolf A to Z: A Comprehensive Reference for Students, Teachers, and Common Readers to Her Life, Work, and Critical Reception, Auth: Mark Hussey, Publ: Facts on File, Inc., Date: 1995 |
| - Reference = 77, 266 (Name, Notes) |
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