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 129 KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE [BAYLEY Philip Geoffrey Barton, b. 25 June, 1891 ; lieiit. Roy. Fus. Jo.anna Katherine. BARTON, Knt. Bach. Great. 1902 ; C.B. civ.) 1900. — Sir John Geobge Barton, s. of Fames Barton, of Dwndalk, and Catherine, dau. )f Capt. Golding, of Caledon. B. 13 Oct. 1850 ; id. at Repton ; Board of Works ai-bitrator, !ommnr. of valuation and chief boundary sur- veyor for Ireland since 1892 ; Govt, arbitrator for leveral railways in Ireland ; memb. committee )n science College for Ireland ; F.S.I. Residence —Alton Grange, Foxrock, co. Dublin. Clubs — Windham ; Constitvitional, Hibernian ; United Service (Dublin). BATCHELOR, Knt, Bach. Creat. 1914.— Hon. Sir Stanley Lockhart Batchelor, s. of . B. 1868; m. 1905, Vlaud Alice, dau. of Hon. Herbert Batty, judge 3f the High Court, Bombay, 1902-8 ; ed. at St. Edmund's Coll. Ware, and at Univ. Coll. London, B.A. (1884): ent. I.C.S. 1887, and served in Bombay as assist, collector and magistrate ; ipptd. Under-Sec. to Government Political Dept. Bombay 1896; 1st assist. 1900; judge and Sessions judge 1900, and puisne judge of High Jourt of Judicature at Bombay from 1904. Resi- dence — Malabar Hill, Bombay. Issue — BATE, Knt. Bach. Great. 1910.— Sir Henry Newell Bate, s. of Henry N. Bate, of Ti-ennick House, Truro, Cornwall, and Lizette Mair. B. at Pruro 9 April, 1828 ; m. 18 Dec. 1852, Catherine, lau. of Alan Cameron, of Fort William, Scotland ; d. at St. Catharine's School ; has resided in Ottawa since 1854 and taken a conspicuous part n the .development and growth of the Capital Oity ; apptd. by the Govt, of Canada first chrmn. Df the Ottawa Improvement Commission on its ormation 1899, and still serves in that capacity ; is pres. of the " Beechwood Cemetery," Ottawa, the Ottawa and Aylmer Road Co., and the Russell Co., Ltd. ; is a director of the Bank of Ottawa, md connected with many other public and ommercial enterprises. Residences — Trennick House, Ottawa ; Tanglewood, St. Patrick's, P. of Q. ; Trennick Lodge, Green Lake, P. of Q., Canada. Clubs — Rideau, Country, Hunt, St. Patrick's (Golf), and Green Lake (Fish and Game, of which latter he is president). BATEMAN, K.C.M.G. Great. 1900 ; C.M.G. 1892. — Sir Alfred Edmund Bateman, s. of Rev. John Bateman, rector of East and West Leake, Notts, and Emily, dau. of John Shewell, of Clap- ham Common. B. 31 Aug. 1844 : m. 30 July, 1868, Edith Ellen (d. 4 June, 1909), dau. of J. Eland Hobson, of Haverfield, Kew, and Eaton Socon, Beds ; ed. at Repton and Brighton Coll. 1872 ; ent. Board of Trade 1865 ; was controller- general for Commerce, Labour, and Statistics (ret. 1S04), and chrmn. Commercial Advisory Committee 1901-5 : sec. to commissions for French Commercial Treaty Negotiations 1877, 1881, and 1882, to International Sugar Confer- ences 1887-9, and to Trade and Treaties Com- mittee 1890-2 ; British delegate for Portugiiese and Spanish Commercial Negotiations 1892-4 ; pres Roy. Statistical Soc. 1897 ; member roy. commns. on food supply in war time 1903-5, on hipping rings 1900-9, and for Brussels, Rome and Turin Exhibitions 1909-10 ; member of Managing Com. of Imperial Institute from 1905, and chrmn. of exhilDitions committee 1906 ; member of the panel of chairmen for the Court of Arbitration in labour disputes, and chrmn. of the Advisory Trade Committee for Labour Ex- changes in London ; represented Brit. Govt, at the Intern. Industrial Property Conference held at Washington, U.S.A. 1911, and at Exhibitions Conference at Berlin 1912 ; a Dominions Trade coinmr. since Dec. 1912. Residence — Wood- house, Wimbledon Park. Clubs — Windham ; National ; Ranelagh. Issue — 1. John Keelinge Bateman, b. 10 June, 1872.. 1. Grace Ellen. 2. Hester. 3. Editli Florence, ni. 2 July, 1899, Ivor Forbes Malcohuson. Residence — Nortliclmrch, Herts. BATTENBERG, G.C.B. (civ.). Great. 1887 ; G.C.V.O. 1901; K.C.M.G. 1905; K.C.B. (mil.) 1909. — Adm. H.S.H. Prince Louis Alexander OF Battenberg, s. of H.H. Prince Alexander of Hesse and the Rhine, by his m. with Julio Therese (creat. Princess of Battenberg) dau. of the Comte de Hauke, elder brother of the late Prince Henry of Battenberg, K.G., and of the late Alexander, Prince of Bulgaria. B. 24 May, 1854 ; m. 30 April, 1884 Princess Victoria of Hesse (see Royal Family) ; served in Eg^'ptian war 1882 ; Naval adviser to Inspector-General of Fortifica- tions 1893-4 ; Personal Naval A.D.G. to the King, formerly A.D.G. to Queen Victoria, and to King Edwarcl ; Asst. Director of Naval Intelligence 1899-1901, Director 1902-5 ; in command of 2nd cruiser squadron 1905-7 ; 2nd in command of Mediterranean fleet 1907-8 ; commander-in-chief Atlantic fleet 1908-10 ; commandg. the Third and Foiirth divisions of the Home fleet March to Dec. 1911 ; 2nd Sea Lord of the Admiraltv 1911-12 ; 1st Sea Lord from Dec. 1912 to 29 Oct. 1914, when he resigned ; an elder bro. of Trin. House ; F.R.N.S.,F.R.G.S. ; invented the " Course Indicator " ; Knight of Justice of St. John of Jerusalem in England. Address — The Mall House, Spring Gardens, S.W. f Clubs — Athenaeum j LTnited Service ; Naval and Military ; Bachelors',- Bath. BAXTER, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1904.— Sir George Washington Baxter, s. of the late Rt. Hon. W. E. Baxter, of Kincaldrum and Janet, dau. of John Home Scott. B. 20 Nov. 1853 ; m. 20 Feb. 1889, Edith, dau. of Maj.-Gen. J. L. Fagan ; ed at High School, Dundee, and St. Andrews and Edinburgh Univs. ; lion. LL.D. St. Andrews ; chrmn. of Dundee and District Liberal Unionist Assoc. 1886-1909 ; chairman Dvmdee Unionist Assoc, since 1910 ; chairman of University Coll. Dundee ; vmsuccessfully con- tested Montrose boroughs 1895, Dundee 1903, and again in Dee. 1910 ; D.L., J.P. Dundee ; J.P. Forfarshire ; Univ. Coll. rep. memb. City of Dundee Terr. Force Assocn. Residence — In- vcreighty, Forfarshire. Clubs — Devonshire ; Eastern (Dundee). BAXTER, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1907.— Sir William James Baxter, s. of Samuel Baxter, of Ballymoney, co. Antrim, and Sarah, dau. of John Beatty, of Mullinahunch House, co. Tyrone. B. at Cookstown, co. Tyrone, 1845 ; m. 6 April, 1892, Mary, dau. of the late Rev. Robert Wallace, of Coleraine, co. Londonderry ; ed. at Ballymena Academy, and Carmichael Coll. Dublin ; jjliar- maceutical chemist and merchant ; chairman Coleraine Urban Council 1899 ; president Derry Couiity and City Liberal Assoc. 1907-13 ; vice- pres. Ulster Liberal Assoc. 1906-13 ; pres. Cole- raine Y.M.C.I. 1894-1912 ; president Pharma- ceutical Society, Ireland, 1911-13 ; member of various local boards ; interests himself in edu- cational, political, religious, and social matters,^ for the promotion of social and imperial progress ; D.L., J.P. CO. Londonderry ; contested North Antrim 1910. Residence — Avondale, Coleraine. Issue — 1. Ethel Mary. 2. Susan Johnston Wallace. 3. Sara Marguerite. BAYLEY, K.C.S.I. Great. 1908 ; G.S.I. 1903 ; I.S.O. 1912. — Sir Charles Stuart Bayley, s. of the late Capt. Daniel Bayley, H.E.I. C.S., and the late Isabella Frances, dau. of William Henry Oakes, B.C.S. B. at Florence 17 March, 1854 ;