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 767 KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE [KNIGHT 3. Ralph Kilpiu,!). 10 Oct. 1887; Ck'ikoftlii' Tapers, House of Assembly, Cape Town ; in. 8 July, 1914, Hilda, dau. of G. Jlainwaring llobinson. 4. Denis Kilpin, b. 17 June, 1893. KING, K.C.B. (civ.). Great. 1911 ; C.B. 1909. — Sir Alexander King, s. of the Rev. W. King, of Fordham, Essex. B. 1851 ; ent. Sec.'s office, ■G.P.O., 1873 ; asst. sec. G.P.O. 1903-5 ; joint 2nd sec. 1905-7; 2nd sec. 1907-11: sec. 1911-14. Residence — Oakfield, Beckenliam. KING, Knt. Bach. Great. 1912 ; C.B. 1907.— Sir Charles Albert King, s. of late Rev. Wil- liam King, of Fordham, Essex, and Ellen, dan. ■of John Clarke, of Chediston, Suff. B. at Clare, .Suff., 23 Aug. 1863 ; ed. at Congregational Sch., XiBwisham, and Vale Academy, Ramsgate ; is 1 comptroller and acct.-genl. of the Post Office. A.ddress — 44, Foxgrove Road, Beekenham. KING, Knt. Bach. Great. 1914 : M.V.O. (4th cl.) 1904. — Brig. -Gen. Sir Charles Walus King, s. of James Charles King, of Plymouth. B. 7 Feb. 1861 ; late A.S.C. col. 1909, A.Q.M.G. <temp.) London dist. 1911-12; asst. dir. of Mil. ■Transport at Woolwich Arsenal from 1912 ,• -temp. brig. -gen. 1914 ; served with British Exped. Forces, France, 1914 (despatches) ; hon. •treasurer of Royal Mil. Tournaments. KING, Knt. Bach. Great. 1900.— Sir Henry Clark King, son of Rev. Charles William King, late H.M. Inspector of Schools. B. 20 June, 1 857 ; iu. 19 Oct. 1891, Ethel, dau. of G. Alderson Smith, D.L., of Scarborough, Yorks ; solicitor of the JHigh Court, Madras. Residence — Wheatcroft, JMadras. KING, K.C.I.E. Great. 1892 ; CLE. 1887.— Sir Henry Seymour King, s. of Henry Samuel JKing, "J. P., of Manor House, Cliigwell, Essex, and Ellen, dau. of John Blakeway. B. 4 Jan. 1852 ; m. 21 Oct. 1875, Julia Mary, dau. of the Rev. John Jenkins, D.D., of Montreal ; ed. at Charter- Iiouse and Oxford, M.A. 1880 ; Gov. of the Charter- i house ; is head of the firm of Henry S. King : A Co., bankers, of London, Bombay, Delhi, Simla, And Calcutta ; lieut. of the City of London ; M.P. (Conservative) Hull (central div.) 1885-1911, when he was unseated on petition, though ; Acquitted of anv illegal intention ; Mavor of Kensington, 1900-1 and 1901-2 ; F.R.G.S'., J. P. Residence — 25, Cornwall Gardens, S.W. KIRK, K.C.I.E. Great. 1912 ; CLE. 1909.— Sir Henry Alexander Kirk, s. of late K. W. Kirk, M.D., H.E.I.C.S., and Ellen, dau. of late Oen. W. R. C. Costley. B. 29 Nov. 1847 : ed. at Edin. Academy and Univ. : assist, supdt. Indian Telegraph Dept. 1870 ; supdt. 1870 : in charge, Telegraph Workshops. Calcutta, 1885 ; chief supdt. 1896 ; director, 1900 : ret. 1902 ; director- in-chief, Indo-European Tel. Dept., India Office, 1902-12. Residence — Wokingham. Club — Orien- tal. KIRK, G.C.M.G. Great. 1880 : K.C.B. 1890 <civ.); K.C.M.G. 1881; F.R.S., C.M.G. 1879.— Sir John Kirk, s. of the Rev. John Kirk, by ■Christian, dau. of Alexander Carnegie. B. at Barry, Forfarshire, 19 Dec. 1832 ; m. 1867, Helen i(d. 18 May, 1914), dau. of Charles Cooke : ed. at Edinburgh Univ., M.D. 1854 ; served during the Russian War as assist. -phys. to British hospital at Renkioi, Dardanelles ; medical officer and natural- ist to the late Dr. Livingstone's exped. to the 2!ambesi River 1858-64 ; apptd. vice-consul at Zanzibar 1866, assistant-political agent 1868, and was for several years acting political agent and consul previous to his permanent appointment to that rank in 1873 ; consul-gen. 1873 : agent and consul-gen. at Zanzibar 1880-7 ; was one of the British plenipotentiaries at the International Slavery Conference 1889 ; special commr. to Niger Coast 1895 : inemb. Government Comni. for construction of Uganda railway 1895 ; gold medallist of the Roj'. Geographical Society 1882 ; is F.R.S. ; hon. LL.D. Edin. 1890 ; hon. Sc.D. Carnb. 1897; hon. D.G.L. Oxford 1898. Re.si- dence — Wavertree, Sevenoaks. Issue — 1. Capt. John William Carnegie Kirk, Duke of Corn- wall's, L.I.. b. 1878 ; m. 1907, Maud, dau. of Col. Frederick Hutcliinson Haynes. Residence — IJnton Hall, Neweut, Gloucs. 1. Marion, m. 1898, Robert Knox Bevingtou. Resi- dence — The Thorns, Sevenoaks. 2. Helen, m. 1896, Col. Henry Brooke Hag.str6mer Wright, R.E. 3. Xora, m. 1898, Robert Ranulph Jlarett. D.Sc, Reader in Social Anthropology at Oxford Univ. Residence — La Haule Manor, Jersey. KIRK, Knt. Bach. Great. 1907.— Sir John Kirk, s. of Alfred Kirk, of Kegworth, Derbj% and Mary, dau. of Harry Wilkins. B. 10 June, 1847 ; I m. 16 March 1872, Elizabeth, dau. of George Ayris, j of Witney ; ed. at the Grammar School, Castle t Donington; director of the Shaftesbury Soc. 1867- 1914 ; with the Ragged School Union, assuming the position of sec. in 1879 ; Fell, of Chartered Insti- tute of Secretaries ; J. P., London. Addre.sses — The Shaftesbury Societv and R.S.IT., 32, John Street, Theobald's Road, ' W.G. ; 3, Raleigh Gardens, Brixton Hill, S.W. KIRKPATRICK, Lady (Kat.s widow).— Isabel Louisk. dau. of Hon. Sir Daid L. Mac- jDherson, K.C.M.G., of Chestnut Park, Toronto. M. 26 Sept. 1883, as his 2nd wife, Hon. Sir George Airey Kirkpatrick, K.C.M.G., P.C. LL.D., late ! Speaker of Dominion Parliament, and Lt.-Gov. ' of Ontario, who d. 13 Dec. 1899. Residences — 38, Hyde Park Gate, W. : Closel)arn. Toronto. KISHANGARH, Maharaja of, K.C.S.I. Great. 1911 : K.C.I.E. 1909. — H.H. ^La^hakajadhiraja Sir Madan Singh, Bahadur, s. of late Maharaja, G.C.I.E. B. 1 Nov. 1884 ; sue. his father 18 Aug. ) 1900 ; is entitled to a salute of 15 guns. Resi- ' dence — Kishangarh, Rajputana. KITSON, K.C.V.O. Great. 1912 ; CV.O. 1905; C.B. 1910 ; C.M.G. 1901. — Maj.-Gen. Sir Gerald Charles Kit:?on, s. of Rev. James Buller Kitson, Vicar of Morval, Cornwall, and Harriet Buller, of Morval. B. 6 Oct. 1856 ; m. 14 Feb. 1894, CJwen- dolen, dau. of Horace Frederick D'Oyly Moule, C.S.I. ; ed. at Winchester ; lieut. King's Roy. ! Rifles 1875, capt. 1885, maj. 1892, It. -col. 1899, col. j 1900,maj. -gen. 1907; A.D.C. to brig. -gen., Aldershot, i 1884-5 : to inaj.-gen., W. distr.. 1885-0 ; D.A.A.G. Bengal. 1890-3 ; served in exped. to Mnnipur, 1891 ; A.A.G. 189.3-4 ; comdt., R. Yiil coll., Canada. 1896-1900 ; mil. attache. Washington, 1900-2; comdt., R. Mil. Coll. 1902-7; brig.- commdr., India, 1907-9 ; Q.M.G. in India. 1909- 12 ; divn. commdr. from 1912. Residence — ■ Rawal Pindi, India. Club — Naval and Military. Issue — Monica. KNIGHT, Knt. Bach. Great. 1883.— Sm Henry PjDmund Knight, s. of the late John William Knight, of St. Albans. B. 25 March, 1833; has been twice married ; ed. at the City of London School ; has been aldermaTi of the ward of Gripplegate since 1874 ; was Sheriff of London and Middlesex 1875, and Lord Mayor of London 1882-3 ; is on the Lieutenancy of the City, Gov. of Queen Anne's Bounty and of St. Thomas', St. Bartholomew's, and Bridewell hospitals, past master of the Fruiterers' and Loriners' Cos. ; and J.P., Middlesex ; officer of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece) 1905 ; has the Coronation medals of 1902 and 1911. Residences — Stain