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 BANERJEE] KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 624 liyar of the Governor's Gate, and of Siyani Korle East, and Anna Florentina Philipsz, dau. of Lubert Philipsz Panditaratvie, of Matara, Ceylon, deacon in holy orders. B. at HoragoUa 1862 ; m. 1898, Daisy Ezline, dau. of Hon. S. C. Obeyse- kera, M.L.C.,' Ceylon, of Hill Castle, Colombo; ed. at St. Thomas' Coll. Colombo : Mohandirum Siyani Korle East 1884-8 ; Mudaliyar 1888-95 ; Maha Mudaliyar of Ceylon (native A.D.C. to Governor) 1896 ; creat. Mohandirvmi of the Governor's Gate, and invested with sword and belt of office by H.R.H. the late Duke of Clarence 1882 ; one of' representatives of Ceylon at Dia- mond Jubilee 1897 (gold medal) and at Corona- tion 1902 (gold medal) ; extra A.D.C. to the King, when Duke of York, 1901 ; has roy. order of merit from King of Cambodia ; J.P. Ceylon. Residences — HoragoUa, Yeyangoda, Broomfield Nuwara Eliya, and 42, Silversmith Street, Colombo, Ceylon. Club — Sports. BANERJEE, Knt. Bach. Great. 1904.— Hon. Sm GooEOO Dass Bankrjee, M.A., D.L., Ph.D., s. of Ramehandra Bancrjee. B. 1844 ; m. 1861, , dau. of Pandit Pitambar Tarkapanchanan : memb. Bengal Council 1888 ; puisne judge of the High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal 1888-1904 : vice-chancellor Calcutta Univ. 1889-91 ; pres. Central Text Book Com- mittee 1895—9 ; memb. Universities' Cominission 1902. Residence — Narikeldanga, Calcaitta. BANKES, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1910.— Hon. Sir John Eldon Bankes, s. of late John Scott Bankes, of Soughton Hall, Flints, D.L., J.P., and Annie, dau. of Sir John Jervis, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. B. at Eaton Place, S.W., 17 April, 1854 ; m. 10 Aug. 1882, Edith, dau. of Robert Peel Ethelston, of Hinton, Salop ; ed. at Eton and Oxford (B.A.) ; fellow of Eton Coll. 1905 ; Barr.-at-law (Inner Temple) 1878, bencher 1899, K.C. 1901 ; contested Flint boroughs (C.) 1906 ; junior counsel to Office of Woods 1897-1910 ; chancellor of the dio. of St. Asaph 1908-10 ; D.L., J.P. Flints (chrmn. of Quarter Sessions since 1910) ; apptcl. a Judge of the High Court (King's Bench div.) 1910. Residences — Soughton Hall, Northop, Flints ; 45, Eaton Square, S.W. Club — Carlton. Issue — 1. Robert Wynne Bankes, b. 23 June, 1887 ; ed. at Eton and Oxford, B.A. ; Barr.-at-law 1911 ; J.P. Flintshire. Chambers — 3, Hare Court, Temple, E.C. 1. Margaret Annie, m. 29 July, 1908, Wilfrid Hubert PoyiT Lewis. llesidence — Penpeutre, Llandafl Glamorgan. 2. Kuth Edith, m. 16 March, 1912, William Marshall Dugdale. llesidence — Pendalog, Llanfyllin, Mont- gomery. BANKS, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Elizabeth Rathbone, daxi. of John Elliott, of Liverpool : m. 1st, 1874, Sir William Mitchell Banks, M.D., F.R.C.S., LL.D., J.P.. who d. 9 Aug. 1904 : m. 2nd, 30 Oct. 1908, Thomas Edward Barlow. Residence — 13, Biickland Crescent, Belsize Park, Hampstead, N.W. Issue by 1st m. — Reginald Jlitelii'll Banks, b. 1880 : m. Residence — St. Muritz. Sutton, Surrey. Issue — 1. Frederick ilitcliell Banks, ' 1. Doris Elizabeth aOtchell. 2. Margaret Mitchell. HARMOOD-BANNER, Knt. Bach. Great. 1913.- — Sir John Sutherland Habmood-Ban- neb, s. of Harmood Walcot Banner, of Pool Bank, Bebington, Chesh., and Margaret, dau. of John Sutherland. B. at Liverpool, 8 Sept. 1847 ; ni. 1st, 1875, Elizabeth (d. 21 March, 1903), dau. of late Thomas Knowles, M.F.. of Darnliall Hall, (Cheshire ; m. 2nd, 1908, Ella, dau. of John Ernest Herbert Linford, of Norwich : ed. atRad- l^y : D.L., J.P. Liverpool (lord mayor 1912-3) ; High Sheriff, Cheshire, 1902 ; M.P. Evertondivn. since 1905 ; is a chartered accountant ; ex-pres. Institute of Chartered Accoiuitants ; chrmn. Pearson & Knowles Coal & Iron Co., Ltd. Resi- dence — Aston Hall, Aston-by-Sutton, Warring- ton. Clubs — Carlton ; Junior Carlton. BARBOUR, K.C.S.I. Great. 1889 ; K.C.M.G. 1899 ; G.S.I. 1887. — Sir David Miller Barbour, s. of Miller Barbour, of Calkill, Ireland. B. 1841 ; m. 1883, Katherine Constance, dau. of Thomas Gribble, of Harrow ; ent. B.C.S. 1863 ; sec. to Govt, of India in Finance and Commerce Depart. 1882-8 ; financial memb. of Council of Gov.- Gen. of India 1888—93 ; memb. of Roy. Commn. on Gold and Silver 1886, on financial relations between Great Britain and Ireland 1894, and on sugar-growing colonies of the West Indies 1896 ; commr. to inquire into the finances of Jamaica 1897, and of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony 1900-1 ; chrmn. of Roy. Commn. on London Traffic 1903 ; memb. Indian Currency Gomm. 1898 ; chrmn. of comm. on currency of Straits Settlements 1902 ; memb. of Roy. Commn. on shipping rings, and of committeeon Indian Rail- ways, 1907. Residence — Tiltwood, Crawley Down, Sussex. Clubs — East India United Ser- vice ; Athenseum. Issue — 1. Ralph Henrv Barbour, b. 1884: ra. 30 A.pril, 1914, Evelyn Rose, dau. of late C. S. Carlisle, of Brookside, Alderley Edge, Chesliire. 2. Kenneth Durand Barbour, b. 1885 ; lieut. Ind. Armv. 3. David Nevile Barbour, b. 1895. 1 Catherine Margaret, m. 1911, Rev. Ralph Layard Whytehead, of Stoke Bishop, nr. Bristol. BARCLAY, K.C.S.I. Great. 1913 ; K.C.M.G. 1908 ; C.Y.O. 1906 ; C.M.G. 1898. — Sir George Head Barclay, s. of late Henry Ford Barclay, of Monkhams, Woodford, Essex. B. 23 March, 1862 : m. 24 Oct. 1891, Beatrix Mary Jay, dau. of late Henry G. Chapman, of New York ; ed. at Eton and Camb. : ent. diplomatic service 1886 ; 3rd sec. at Washington 1888 ; at Rome 1891 ; sec. to Embassy at Madrid 1894-8 ; at Constantinople 1898-1902 ; sec. of Legation at Tokio 1902-5 ; councillor 1905 : councillor at Constantinople 1906, and min. plenipo. there, 1908 ; min. plenipo. and envoy extraord. in Persia 1908-12 ; at Bucharest from 1912. Address — British Lega- tion, Bucharest. Clubs — St. James's ; Travel- lers'. Issue — Dorothy Katharine, m. 5 April, 1911, Sir Coleridge A. F. Kennard, 1st Bt. BARCLAY, Knt. Bach. Great. 1904.— Sm Thomas Barclay, s. of George Barclay, LL.D., of Bonvil, Cupar, Fife. B. 20 Feb. 1853 ; m. 7 Jiuie, 1877, Marie Therese, dau. of R. Teuscher, M.D. ; ed. at Univ. Coll., London, and Univs. of London, Paris, Bonn, and Jena, LL.B., Ph.D. ; Barr.-at-law (Lincoln's Inn) 1881 ; senior-vice- pres. of the Institute of Internat. Law ; vice-pres. of the Internat. Law Assocn. ; memb. of Roy. Acad, of Jurisprudence of Spain ; examiner in jurisprudence and international public and private law to Oxford LTniv. 1900 ; pres. of the British Chamber of Commerce in Paris 1899-1900 ; pres. of the International Brotherhood Alliance ; chrmn. of Council of Persia Society ; has taken a very prominent part in the progress of the arbi- tration movement, particularly in relation to the establishing of more cordial international rela- tions between Great Britain and France, for which he was knighted by King Edward and received the officership of the Legion of Honour ; has the Order of Leopold, and is grand officer of the Persian Order of the Lion and the Sun ; author of " Problems of International Practice and Diplo- macy," 1907, "The Turco-Italian War and its Problems," " Thirty Years of Reminiscences," etc. ; contested Kirkcaldy Burghs 1886 ; M.P. for Blackburn Jan. -Dec. 1910. Residences — 60, Nevern Square, S.W. ; 13, Old Square, Lincoln's Inn, W.G. Clubs — Reform ; Athenaeum. Issue — ]. George Barclay, b. 9 Dec. 1881. 1. Grizel. 2. Helen.