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 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 271 the Federal Council of Australasia, representing Victoria, and ex-chief secre- tary and minister of Water Supply, b. 3rd August, 1856, at Pitzroy, Mel- bourne ; m. 3rd April, 1882, Martha Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Hugh Junor Browne, Esq. of Melbourne (only son of the Rev. Archibald Browne, of St. Andrew's Church, Demerara, by Martha Eraser, his wife, daughter of Colin Matheson, Esq. of Bennetsfield, chief of the clan Matheson, see History and Genealogy of the Mathesons, by Alexander Mackenzie, P.S.A., published at Inverness), by Elizabeth Turner, his wife, of a Devonshire family, and has issue, two daughters, viz., I. Joy, b. 14th July, 1883. II. Stella, b. 3rd June, 1886. The Hon. Alfred Deakin has been commissioner of Public Works and minister of Water Supply, so appointed 8th March, 1883 ; vice-president Board of Land and Works and solicitor-general, 13th November, 1883; pre- sident of Royal Commission on Water Supply, December, 1884 ; and chief Secretary and minister of Water Supply, 18th February, 1886, which offices he vacated in 1890 ; sent on special mission to America to report upon irriga- tion; senior delegate of the Colony to the Imperial Confei'ence held in London, 1887; declined knighthood and K.C.M.C in that year; delegate to the Chinese Conference, 1888 ; and member of the Federal Council of Australasia, 1889 ; elected leader of the Liberal Party on the retirement of Sir Graham Berry, K.C.M.G. HtnEflw. The Deakins of Derbyshire are beliered to have been the ancestors of the Hon. Alfred Deakin. John Deakin, Esq. of co. Stafford, was for many years an officer of the Inland Bevenue, successively stationed at Northamp- ton, ToTvcester, Market Harborough, Bi- cester, and Witney. He had three brothers, Robert, Charles, and Thomas (who left one son, who has no issue), and one sister. Their father's name is thought to have been John. John Deakin, Esq. of co. Stafford, m. Catherine Cross, daughter of a Bucking- hamshire fiirmer. She d. in 1852, and he in 1831, at Witney, aged 64 years, leaving a son, William Deakin, Esq. of South Yarra, Melbourne, one of the early proprietors of coaches, 1854^8, b. at Towcester, co. North- ampton, in 1819 ; m. at Grosmont, co. Mon- mouth, Wales, 18th October, 1849, Sarah, daughter of William Augustus Bill, Esq., a farmer and stock breeder (who vras b. in Shropshire, and d. at Hughlin Court, co. Monmouth in 1852, aged 65), by Sarah Jones, his wife, a farmer's daughter (who was b. in co. Monmouth, and d. in 1853, aged 56. Her mother was of the Morgans of Brecknockshire), and by her (who was b. at the Great House, Llanarth, co. Monmouth, in 1822) has issue, besides a daughter (Cathe- rine Sarah, nnm.), a son, the present Hon. Aleeed Deakin Crest used — Oui of a naval coronet or, a dexter arm embowed ppr., holding a battle- axe, arg., on the wrist a ribbon az. Motto — Strike JDakyns, the devil's in the hemp. Residence — Llanarth, Walsh-street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. STOCKTON, ALFRED AUGUSTUS, Esq., Ph.D., D.C.L., LL.D., M.P.P., of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, b. at Studholm, King's County New Brunswick, 2nd November, 1842 ; educated at the University of Mount Allison College, where he graduated B.A. in 1864, M.A. in 1867, and D.C.L.