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 KING, SIR HENRY SEYMOUR (1852–)

Son of Henry Samuel King : educated at Charterhouse and Balliol College, Oxford : Head of the firm of H. S. King & Co., London (with branches at Bombay and Calcutta), bankers : founder of the Overland Mail : K.C.I. E., 1892 : M.P. for Hull (Central) since 1885 : Mayor of Kensington, 1901, and 1902 : M.A. : J. P. : F.R.G.S.

KING, JAMES STEWART (1848–)

Son of Rev. Robert Belsham King : born May 15, 1848 : educated at Fair- field, Wexford, Dublin University and R.M.C., Sandhurst : joined the 107th regt., 1868 : the Bombay Staff Corps, 1874 : Major, 1888 : retired, 1892 : Superintendent, Army Schools, Bombay, 1877–8 : on duty to collect and translate Persian historical MSS. relating to the minor Muhammadan dynasties, to help Professor Dowson (q.v.), 1879–80 : Assistant Political at Sawantwari, Aden, Kolapur, and Agent at Zaila : wrote a full account of the Island of Perim, 1877 : led an expedition, 1884, against the rebellious Kotaibi Hill Arabs, 75 m. N. of Aden : subdued them and made peace between them and their Amir, of Dhtali : sent on political missions to S. coast of Arabia, Sokotra, the Somali coast : took over the W. Somali country, 1884, when the Egyptians left it : successfully counteracted French schemes on the W. Somali coast, 1885–7 : explored into the interior; 1885–6 : wrote for the Indian Antiquary, 1887–98, on Somali as a Written Language, The Fate of St. Mark, The Aborigines of Sokotra, The Siege of Ahmadnagar : published, 1900, The History of the Bahmani Dynasty : contributed also to J.R.A.S. : M.R.A.S. in 1892.

KING, LUCAS WHITE (1856–)

I.C.S. : born 1856 : son of Deputy-Surgeon-General Henry King : educated at Ennis College, and Dublin University : entered the Indian Civil Service, 1878 : Assistant Resident at Mysore, 1887 : Deputy Commissioner, Dera Ismail Khan, 1890–95 : Pohtical Officer Zhob Valley Field Force, 1890 : Waziristan Field Force, 1894 : Boundary Officer Indo-Afghan demarcation, 1895 : Deputy Commissioner, Peshawar, 1895, and Kohat, 1897–1900 : Political Officer, Tirah expedition, 1897–8 : C.S.I. : Commissioner of Lahore : Commissioner of Salt Revenue, N. India : Commissioner of Multan : author of Monographs on Oriental Numismatics and the Orakzai Country and Clans.

KING, SIR RICHARD, BARONET (1730–1806)

Son of Curtis King, master in the Navy : born Aug. 10, 1730 : entered the Navy in 1738 : served in the E. Indies : Lieutenant in 1746 : again in the E. Indies, was in the flagship of Admiral C. Watson (q.v.), in 1754 : in Jan. 1757, commanded the landing-party at the capture of Calcutta and Hughli : went to the W. Indies : in 1762 he took General Draper (q.v.) out to India : in 1779 again in India with Sir E. Hughes (q.v.) : in Hughes' action with Suffrein off Sadras in Feb. 1782, his ship, the Exeter, was nearly sunk : in four other actions between the same Admirals he distinguished himself : first knighted : made a Baronet in 1792 : M.P. for Rochester : Admiral, 1795 : died Nov. 7, 1806.

KINLOCH, ALEXANDER ANGUS AIRLIE (1838–)

Born Dec. 27, 1838 : son of Colonel John Grant Kinloch : educated at Wool- wich : entered the Army, 1855 : D.A.A.G. for Musketry, India, 1870–7 : D.A.Q.M.G. in Afghan war, 1878–80 : Brevet-Major and Lt-Colonel : commanded 2nd and 4th Battalions K.R.R. : commanded three 2nd class Districts in India, and 1st Brigade Chitral Relief Force, 1895 : retired as Maj-General, 1895 : author of Large Game Shooting in Tibet, the Himalayas, Northern and Central India : C.B,, 1893.

KINNEIR, SIR JOHN MACDONALD (1782–1830)

Pohtical : son of John Macdonald : born Feb. 3, 1782 : joined the 24th Madras, N.I. in 1807 : attached to Sir J. Malcolm's mission to Persia, 1808–9 : travelled to England across Europe, and in 1813 from Constantinople through Armenia, Kurdistan, to Bagdad and Bombay : wrote his account of it : took his mother's name of Kinneir : published a Gazetteer of Persia : Town-Major of