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LEFT KEMMEIi, MOUNT 330 KENDRICK ager of this theater in 1788-1802. From 1801 to 1803 he made a most successful tour of France and Spain, and on his return to London purchased a share in the Covent Garden Theater, and made himself a splendid reputation in the characters of Julius Csesar, Hamlet, Macbeth, Coriolanus, etc. He abandoned the stage in 1817. His statue was placed in Westminster Abbey in 1833. His sis- ter, Sarah, was the celebrated Mrs. Sid- dons. He died in Lausanne, Switzer- land, Feb. 26, 1823. KEMMEL, MOUNT, an elevation 500 feet high, wooded upon the side, N. W. of Bailleul which figured prominently in the Battle of the Lys, April and May, 1918. The hill overlooked a wide range of country, and on April 17 the Germans attacked it heavily, con- tinuing the attack for several days. On April 25 they renewed the attack in force from a point N. of Bailleul, push- ing back the Allied line along its whole front and taking many prisoners, and seizing the hill at nine o'clock. The British and French made great efforts to recapture the hill, but the Germans con- tinued to hold it. KElflJP, SIB ALBERT EDWARD, a Canadian ^ statesman. He was born at Clarenceville, Quebec, in 1858, and was educated at the Lacolle Academy. He is director of the National Trust Co. and Imperial Life Assurance Co., Toronto, and has been president of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association and Toronto Board of Trade. In 1900-1908 and since 1911 he has had a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. He was chairman of the War Purchasing Commission and has been Minister of Militia since 1916. KEMPIS, THOMAS A (kem'pis), a German mystic; born in Kempen (whence his name, "Thomas from Kem- pen"), near Cologne, in 1380. His true name was Hamerken (Latin, Malleolus). Sub-prior of the monastery of Mount St. Agnes, near Zwolle, he was distinguished for piety and success as an instructor of youth. ^ He was author of the "Imitation of Christ," one of the most famous of books.^ It is said that it has been trans- lated into more languages than any other book except the Bible. He died in 1471. KEMPTON PARK, in Middlesex, England, 4 miles W. of Kingston-on- Thames, once a royal residence, now noted for its race meetings. KEN, or KIUN, an Egjrptian goddess similar to the Roman Venus; she is rep- resented as standing on a lion, and hold- ing two serpents in one hand and a flower in the other. KEN, THOMAS, an English prelate; born in Little Berkhampstead, Hertford- shire, England, in July, 1637. After studying at Oxford he became succes- sively chaplain to the Princess of Or- ange, to the Earl of Dartmouth, and in 1684 to Charles II., who made him Bishop of Bath and Wells. In 1688 he was sent to the tower for resisting the dispensing power claimed by James II. He refused to take the oath of allegiance to William of Orange, and was dispos- sessed of his see; but Queen Anne granted him a pension. His morning and evening hymns are still cherished in many households. He died in Longleat, Wiltshire, March 19, 1711. KENDAL, or KIRBY KENDAL, a market-town of Westmoreland, England, on the Kent, 22 miles N. of Lancaster. It has an ancient Gothic church, and a ruined castle (the birthplace of Cath- arine Parr). The industries include heavy textile fabrics, such as horse-cloths and railway rugs, besides leather, snuff, paper, etc. Pop. (1918) 14,033. KENDAL, MRS. (MADGE GRIM- STON), an English actress; born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, March 15, 1849. She was known on the stage as Madge Robertson and made her first appearance in London, as Ophelia, in 1865. She soon gained a reputation as an excellent actress of high comedy. On her marriage to W. H. Grimston in 1869 she assumed with him the stage name of Kendal. Mr. and Mrs. Kendal nade several successful visits to America after 1889. Mrs. Kendal was a sister of the dramatist T. W. Robertson. Retired in 1908. KENDAL, WILLIAM HUNTER, stage name of an English actor, William H. Grimston, born in London, Dec. 16, 1843. After his marriage to Madge Roberston (Aug. 7, 1869) he played lead- ing parts with her. He commenced his career on the stage at Glasgow in 1862. Made his first appearance in London at the Haymarket Theater in 1866, in "A Dangerous Friend"; thence to Court Theater for a couple of seasons; from there to Old Prince of Wales Theater for "Diplomacy," "London Assurance"; back to Court Theater for a season; then became lessee and manager, in partner- ship with John Hare, of St. James's Theater (1879-1888). Toured with Mrs. Kendal in the United States and Canada, 1889-1895. Died 1917. KENDRICK, JOHN BENJAMIN, United States Senator from Wyoming, born in Cherokee co., Tex., in 1857. He was educated in the public schools and