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 OWENl KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 820 OWEN, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1902.— Sir Isam- BAKD Owen. .s. of William George Owen, chief engineer G.W.R., and Amelia, dan. of William Martin, merchant, of London. B. 28 Dec. 1830 ; m. 4 April, 1905. Ethel, dan. of late Lewis Holland- Thomas, of Caei-ffynnon, IMerioneth. ; ed. at Rossall and Camb." ; M.A., M.B. 1876, M.D. 1882; hon. D.C.L. (Durham) 1905; hon. LL.D. Wales 1911, and Bristol 1912; F.R.C.P. 1885; physician to St. George's Hosp. 1894-1904 ; consulting physician 1905 ; principal of Arm- strong Coll. at' Newcastle -on-TJ^le (Univ. of Dur- ham) 1904-9 ; vice-chancellor of the Univ. of Bristol 1909 : senior deputv-ehancellor of the University of Wales 189.5-1910; hon. fellow of Downing' College Cambridge 1908. Residence —Hereford House, Clifton, Bristol. Club — AthenaBum. Issue — 1. Elizabeth Clenicncc Hpiilwcn. 2. Mabel Angharad Hcdydd. OWEN, K.C.B. (mil.). Creat. 1906; C.B. (mil.) 1902. — Gen. Sir John Fletcher Owex, s. of the ' late Rev. Canon Owen, M.A. Oxford, D.L., rector of Llaniestvn, Carnarvonshire, and Lucinda, I dau. of :Iajor Hartley. B. 9 April, 1839 ; ed. at Rossall and Royal Militarv Academy. Wool- wich ; ent. R.A. "l857, capt'. 1869, maj. 1877, brevet-lieiit.-col. 1879, col. 1891, maj. -gen. 1894, lieut.-gen. 1899, gen. 1904 ; served in Zulu cam- paign 1879, when he commanded inounted | Gatling battery, and was present at the battle of Ulundi (desp., medal and clasp, brevet-lieut.-col.) ; instructor 1874—0 ; assist, supt. 1876-8, at royal gun factory, Woolwich ; commandant S. Aus- tralian land forces 1885—8 ; commdt. camji of instruction. Isle of Wight, 1889-90 ; commdt. Queensland Defence Forces 1891-4; maj. -gen. commanding R.A. Malta 1895—9 ; pres. ordnance comm. 1902-5 ; col. commandant R.A. 1906 ; rewa-'d for distinguished and meritorious service 1899 ; formerly district G.M. of Freemasons, Malta ; author of various treatises and papers relating to ordnance and military matters in general. Club — LTnited Service. OWENS, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1902.— Lieut. - Col. Sir Charles John Owens, s. of John Owens, late of Chester and Loudon. B. in London, 26 Sept. 1845 ; m. 8 Aug. 1895, Clarion, dau. of Rev. S. Cockerell, vicar of Kingston Vale ; has been engaged on railway work all his life, and for , many years in the service of the L. & S.W'. Rly., of which he was gen. manager 1897 to 1911 ; in that capacity he was largely responsible for the dispatch of troops by rail in connection with the S. African war, in recognition of which he re- ceived the honour of knighthood ; lieut.-col. engineer and rly. staff corps ; co-opted memb. City of London Terr. Force Assocn. : officer of the Oi'der of the Crown of Italy ; memb. depart- mental comm. on railway co.'s accounts 1906 ; chrmn. comm. on railway subjects London School of Economics since 1911 ; memb. of council of London Chamber of Commerce ; director of L. & S.W., and Plj'mouth, Devonport, and S.W. June, railways. Residence — Bridgwater House, Carlton Road, Putney Hill, S.W. Club— St. Stephen's. PAGET, Privy Counsellor (Irel.). Apptd. 1912; G.C.B. (mil.), creat. 1913: K.C.B. 1907 ; K.C.V.O. 1906 ; C.V.O. 1901 ; C.B. (mil.) 1904. — Gen. Right , Hon. Sir Arthur Henry Fitzeoy Paget, s. I of the late Gen. Lord Alfred Henry Paget, C.B., 5th s. of Henry, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, and ' Cecilia, dau. of George Thomas AVyndham, of Cromer Hall, Norfolk. B. 1 March", 1851 ; m. 27 July, 1878, Mary, dau. of the late Paran Stevens, of New York ; ed. at Eton and R.M.C. Sandhurst ; formerly a page of honour to H.M. Queen Victoria ; joined army 1869 ; served in Ashantee war 1873 (medal and clasp), Soudan expedition 1885 (medal and clasp, bronze star), Burmah 1887-8 (medal and clasp), Soudan 1888-9, when he was present at action of Ge- maizah (clasp), and in South Africa 1899-1901, in command of 20th Brig, (despatches, medal and six clasps, promoted maj. -gen.) ; col. com- manding 1st Batt. Scots Gds. 1895-1900 ; was- in command of 1st div. Aldershot command 1902-6 ; gen. officer C.-in-C. Eastern command 1907-11 ; gen. off. Commdg. -in-Chief the Forces- in Ireland since 1911; lieut.-gen. 1906: gen. since 1913 ; hon. col. East Anglian Divisional Transport and Sup]>ly Col. 1909; A.D.C. Gen. to the King since 1910 ; one of the sjaecial am- bassadors to announce the accession of King- George V 1910 ; has the Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia (1st class). Residences — 35, Belgrave- Square, S.W. ; Warren House, Coombe Warren. Clubs — Tvu-f ; Guards'. Issue — 1. Capt. Albert Edward Sydney Louis Pa^ot, M.V.O., 11th Hussars (H.M. King Edward, sponsor), b. 2.5 May, 1879 ; sers-ed in S.A., A.D.C. to Gen. Officer C.-in-C, Eastern Div. Clubs — Cavalrv ; Bachelors' ; Turf. 2. Arthur George Paget, „ ,. , 3. Wyndham Reginald Paget f ^- *^ Marcn, iS8,s. 1. Louisa Jlargaret Leila Wemyss, m. 28 Oct. 1907, Sii Ralph Spencer Paget, K.C.M.G. (see Knightage). PAGET, K.C.B. (mil.). Creat. 1911 ; K.C.M.G. 1905 ; C.M.G. 1899. — Vice-Adm. Sir Alfred- Wyndham Paget, s. of Lord Alfred Henry Paget, C.B.,gen. in the army, equerrv and clerk marshal of the Royal Household, M.P. for Lichfield, and Cecilia, dau. and co-heir of G. T. Wyndham, of Cromer Hall, Norfolk. B. 26 March, 1852 ; m. 7 May, 1906, Viti, dau. of Sir William Macgregor, G.C.M.G.. C.B. ; ent. R.N. 1865, lieut. 1877, comm. Is89, capt. 1896, rear-adm. 1906, vice- adm. 1911 ; served in Egyptian war 1882 (medal and bronze star), at Suakin 1884—5, and at action of Gemaizah 1888 (despatches, clasp, 3rd class Medjidie) ; naval attache- ' at British Embassy, Paris, 1896-1900, and at Petrograd and Washington ; served in. China 1900-1 ; senior officer on the coast of Ireland 1909-11 ; temp, commr. R.N. Reserves 1914 ; late A.D.C. to King Edward VII ; as commodore on North -American station was concerned in the settlement of French claims- in Newfoundland, for which he received the K.C.M.G. Residence — 33, Seymour Street, Port- man Square, W. Club — Turf ; United Service. Issue — Honor Cecilia. PAGET, K.C.M.G. Creat. 1909 ; C.V.O. 1907 ; C.INLG. 19.04. — Sir R.alph Spencer Paget, s. of the late Rt. Hon. Sir Augustus Berkeley Paget, P.C, G.C.B., Amba-ssador to Austria, 1883-1901, and Countess Hohenthal, dau. of Count Hohen- thal, of Hohenpriesnitz, Saxonj'. B. at Copen- hagen, 26 Nov. 1864; m. 28"Oct. 1907, Leila Paget, dau. of Lt.-Gen. Sir Arthur Paget ; ed. at Eton ; ent. diplomatic service (Attache Vienna) 1888, at Cairo 1889 ; 3rd sec. 1890, at Zanzibar 1891-2, Washington 1892, Tokio 1893 ; 2nd sec. 1895, Cairo 1899, Munich 1900, Constan- tinople 1901, Guatemala 1901, Bangkok 1902, charge d'affaires 1902-4 ; 1st sec. 1904, envoy extraordinary and minis, plenipo. at Bangkok, and Consul-Gen. in Siam 1904—9 ; minister resi- dent at Munich 1909-10 ; envoy extraor. and minis, plenipo. at Belgrade 1910-13 ; as.sist. under-sec. for foreign affairs since 1913. Resi- dence — Foreign Office, S.W. Clubs — Brooks's ; St. James's. PAGET, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Walpurga Ehrengarda, dau. of Charles Frederic Anthony, Coimt of Hohenthal, a count of the empire. M. 20 Oct. 1860, the Right Hon. Sir Augustus Berke- ley Paget, P.O., G.C.B., who was successively ambassador at the Courts of Saxony, Sweden