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 KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE [BOLTON <L'lifton Coll. ; entd. Levant Consular service 1877; vice-consul at Beyrout 1882; interpreter to Brit. Emb. Constantinople 1886 ; first drago- man and Oriental sec. 1894 ; sec. of Legation 1903 ; resigned and elected by council of Foreign Bondholders as rep. of Brit, and Dutch Bond- holders on council of Ottoman Debt Adminis- tration, of which he is alternative president ; pres. of Brit. Chamb. of Commerce, Constanti- nople ; rep. of Bank of England on the board of the Constantinople Quay Co. ; a dir. of the Con- stantinople-Salonica Junction Railway, and of the National Bank of Turkey ; has grand cordon of the Osmanie in brilliants, and gold medal of the Imtiaz. Address — Ottoman Public Debt, ■Constantinople. Clubs — St. James's ; Cercle d'Orient, Constantinople, and Union (Constanti- nople). BLOMFIELD, K.C.M.G. Creat. 1904 ; C.M.G. 1903. — Rear-Adm. Sir Richard Massie Blom- FiELD, s. of Rev. G. B. Blomfield, of Mollington Hall, Chester. B. 3 March, 1835 ; m. 3 July, 1877, Rosamund Selina, dau. of late Rt. Rev. ■Charles Graves. D.D., l?ishop of Limerick ; ent. R.N. 1848; lieut. 1855, comm. 18(G, capt. 1872, rear-adm. 1889; served in Crimean war 1854-0 •(despatches), with Azoff exped. 1865, Egyptian war 1882, and present at bombardment of Alex- andria (medal and star) ; dep. controller-gen. of Ports and Lighthouses, Egypt, and controller of Alexandria Port 1888-1900 ; controller-gen. of Egyptian Ports and Lighthouses since 1901 ; ■director-gen. 1905, ret. 1908 ; has 1st class Medjidie and 3rd class Osmanieh. Residence — 35, Holland Park Avenue, Kensington, W. ■Club — United Service. Issue — 1. Capt. Charles George Massie Blomfleld, Roy. War- wick Rogt., b. 1878 ; adjt. 4th Batt. R.W. Regt. ; m. 1907, HirreH, dau. of late J. Clarence, of Castle Towers, Wimbledon Common. 2. Hugh Massie Blomfleld, b. 1881. BLOMFIELD, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Sara ! XouiSE, dau. of the late Matthew J. Ryan : m. 1887, Sir Arthur William Blomfield,' A.R.A., the well-known architect, who d. 30 Oct. 1899. Jlesidences — Springfield Broadway, Worcester- shire ; 97, Cadogan Gardens, S.W. BLOOD, G.C.B. (mil.). Creat. 1909; K.C.B. <mil.) 1896 ; C.B. (mil.) 1891. — Gen. Sir Bimdon Blood, s. of William Bindon Blood, J. P., of ■Cranaher. co. Clare, and Margaret, dau. of Robert Stewart, of Hawick, N.B. B. 7 Nov. 1842; m. 12 Julv, 1883, Charlotte Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Auckland Colvin, K.C.S.I., K.C.xAI.G. ; ed. at Addiscombe ; ent. R.E. 1860 ; capt. 1873, maj. 1879, lieut.-col. 1882, col. 1886, brig.-gen. 1892 ; maj. -gen. for distinguished service in the field 1898 ; lieut.-gen. 1902 ; gen. 1906 ; served in Jowaki exped. 1877 (medal and clasp), Zulu war 1879 (medalj and clasp), Afgan war 1879-80 {medal), Egyptian campaign 1882 (medal and clasp, bronze star, Osmanieh, despatches), and with Chitral Relief Force as chief staff officer 1896 (medal and clasp, despatches) ; commanded the Malakand field force and the Buner field force during the operations on the N.W. frontier 1897-8 (two clasps, despatches) ; commanded a div. with rank of lieut.-gen. in S. Africa 1901 (medal and 2 clasps, despatches) ; commanded a 2nd class district in India 1896—9, a 1st class district 1898-1901, and the forces in the Punjab 1901-6 ; ret. 1907 ; col. com. R.E. since 1914. Residence — 183, St. James's Court, S.W. Clubs — Naval and Military ; Ranelagh ; Marlborough. Issue — Charlotte Carissima, m. 14 Sept. 1910, Capt. Richard Hugh Royds Brocklebank 9th Lancers, and has issue. Residence — Old Park House, Radburne, Derby. BLUNT, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1902; C.B. (civ.) 1878. — Sir John Elijah Blunt, s. of Charles Blunt,-late H.M. consul at Smyrna, and Caroline, dau. of A. Vitalis, late H.JL consul at Tinos. B. 14 Oct. 1832 ; m. 1858. Fanny Janet, dau. of Donald Sandison, late H.M. consul at Brussa ; ed. privately and at Kensington Gram. Sch. ; entd. Consular Service 1850 ; and after holding various con.sular appointments in Turkey, pro- moted consul-gen. for vilayets Salonica, Cossova, Janina, and Monastir, 1878 ; acted as chief inter- preter to cavalry div. under Gen. Lord Lucan in Crimea ; present at battles of Alma, Balaclava, and Inkerman (Crimean medal, 3 clasps, Medji- die 6th cl. 1865) ; acted (temp.) as French vice- consul, twice at Volo and twice Monastir ; also as German consul, and twice as Belgian consul at Salonica ; H.M. cons. -gen. Salonica 1879-99 ; H.B.M. cons, (with rank of cons. -gen.) at Boston 1899-1902 ; has Turkish Imtiaz medal (silver) 1890, (gold) 1898 ; Jubilee medal 1897 ; received thanks of the Pres. of the United States for services rendered to American citizens in province of Adrianople 1862 and 1868 ; nominated 1868 U.S. consul for Roumelia, but not permitted to accept appointment. Residences — Valletta, Malta. Club — Athen»um. BOBBILI, Maharaja of, G.C.I.E. Creat. 1911 ; K.C.I.E. 1895. — Maharaja Sri Ravu Sib VenkatxV Swetachal.p.thi Rangarao Baha- dur, adopted s. of 10th Raja of Bobbili. B. 1862 ; m. 1st, 1878, wife d. 1880 : m. 2nd, 1881, wife d. 1883 ; m. 3rd, 1888 ; sue. 1881 : estab- lished a poor-house and a high school at Bobbili 1882, and a Maharanee Caste Girls' School 1900 ; built a market to commemorate the Jubilee 1887, a town hall and female hospital 1893, town hall at Vizagapatam 1904, in honour of Diamond Jubilee, and George Rest House at Bobbili 1911 ; memb. of Madras Legislative Council 1896, 1898, 1900, and 1902 ; memb. of Madras Exec. Council 1910-11 ; represented Madras PreSid. at Coronation 1902 ; has Coronation medal and Delhi Durbar medals 1903 and 1911 ; received title of Rajah 1887 (made hereditary 1890), and Maharajah 1900. Residences — Bobbili, Vizagapatam Dis- trict, Madras ; Gopal Bagh, Mount Road, Madras Clubs — Madras Race ; Waltair. 1. Rajah Venhata Kumara Krishna Rangarao Bahadur, Kumar Rajah of Bobbili. 2. Rajah Ramakrisliua Rangarao Baliadur. BODINGTON, Lady (Knt.'s widow).— Eliza, dau. of Sir John Barran. 1st Bt. of Chapel Aller- ton Hall. M. 8 Aug. 1907, Sir Nathan Bodington, M.A., LiTT.D., LL.D., vice-chancellor of U^niv. of Leeds, J. P. W.R. Yorkshire, who d. 12 May, 1911. Residence — 81, Onslow Square, S.W. BOIS, Knt. Bach. Great. 1905. — Sir Stanley Bois, s. of the late Henry Bois. B. 20 June, 1864 ; m. 16 July, 1896, Isa Gordon (d. 1910), dau. of the late Gabriel Ross ; is a prominent resident in Ceylon, and chrmn. Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Residence — Hunupitiya Cottage, Colombo, Ceylon. Issue by 1st m. — Joan Gabriclle. BOLTON, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1908.— Sm Frederic Bolton, s. of William Treacher Bolton, of Highbury, and Mary, dau. of John Jennings, of Islington, N. B. at Islington 1851 ; in. 1876, Ann, dau. of Wilham Pearse, of Plymouth ; ed. privately ; is a shipowner and underwriter; chrmn. of Lloyd's 1906 ; was associ- ated with the movement which led to the establish- ment of Toynbee Hall, and served for several years on its council. Residence — Westridge, Prince Arthur Road, Hampstead, N.W. Clubs — Reform; City of London. BOLTON, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Julia Maria, dau. of R. Mathews, of Oatlands Park, Surrey ; m. 1st, 1866, Col. Sir Francis John Bolton, in-