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 857 KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE [SHAW (Now York) ; Royal Belgian 1. Mabel Louisa, m. 5 Sept. 1914, Wynyard Keith Brown, lieut. 5th Gurklia Rifles F.F. 2. Hazel Georgina, m. 5 Jan. 1905, Capt. Edward Loch, Indian Army. 3. Dorotliy Nina. 4. Mary P'reda. SEYMOUR, K.C.B. (mil.). Great. 1904 ; C.B. 1869. — Gen. Sib William Henry Seymour, s. of Sir William Seymour, judge of the Supreme Court at Bombay (d. 1829), and Sarah Lydia, dau. of Lt.-Gen. Sir H. Oakes, 2nd Bt. B. 1829 ; ni. 11 Nov. 1875, Anne Charlotte, dau. of Arch- deacon Bow-le-s ; ent. the Army 1847, capt. 1854, maj. and It. -col. 1858, col. 1863, maj.-gen. 1868, It.-gen. 1882, gen. (ret.) 1884 ; served with 68th Foot in the Crimea, at Alma, Balaclava, Inker- mann, and Sebastopol, and at capture of Lucknow with Queen's Bay.s, which he commanded in Oudh campaign (wounded) ; commanded Curi-agh dist. and inspector-gen. of Cavalry in Ireland 1874-9 ; is a commdr. of the Austrian Order of Francis Joseph (cross and star) ; is col. Queen's Bays. Clubs — Army and Navy ; United Service ; Tra- vellers' ; Carlton. SEYMOUR, Lady (widow of Knt. designate).— Elizabeth, dau. of Col. Frederick Romilly, bro. of 1st Baron Romilly, and Lady Elizabeth Amelia Jane, dau. of 2nd Earl of Minto. M. 17 Feb. 1880, Horace Alfred Damer Seymour, C.B., s. of Frederick C. W. Seymour, and Lady Augusta, dau. of 1st Marq. of Bristol, and great-grandson of 1st Marq. of Hertford. Mr. Seymour was deputy-chrmn. of the Board of Customs 1885- 94, and comptroller of the Mint from 1894 until his death on 25 June, 1902, his appointment to the K.C.B. being in the Coronation Gazette of 2(1 June. Was given the same title and prece- dence as if her husband had survived, 1902. Resi- dence-;— 18, Sussex Square, Brighton. Issue — 1. Lieut. Raloli Frederick Seymour, U.jS"., b. 6 Jan. 1886. 2. Leopold Robert Seymour, b. 30 April, 1888. 1. Horatia Augusta Elizabeth. 2. Mary Gertrude, m. 1 June, 1904, Capt. the Hon. Charles Bigliam, C.M.G. [see Peerage; Meksey, Baron). 3. Cyntliia Charlotte. 4. JNlargaret Lily Waterford. SHABAM, K.C.I.E. Great. 1911.— Raja Sir Shabam Ali Khan, Khan Bahadur. Resi- dence — Salempur, Lucknow District, Oudh. SHACKLETON, Knt. Bach. Great. 1909 ; C.V.O. 1909; M.V.O. (4th cl.) 1907.— Sir Ernest Henry Shacklbton, s. of Henry Shackle- ton, M.D., of Kilkee, co. Kildare, and Henrietta, dau. of John Gavan. B. at Kilkee House 16 Feb. 1874 ; m. 9 April, 1904, Emily Mary, dau. of late Charles Dorman, of Towngate, Wadhurst ; ed. at Dulwich Coll. ; explorer, late R.N.R. ; 3rd lieut. National Antarctic exped. 1901-3 ; sec. and treas. Royal Scottish Geog. Soc. 1903-0 ; contested Dundee 1906 ; organizer and commdr. of British Antarctic exped. 1907-9, which dis- covered the South Magnetic Pole and reached a point within 97 geographical miles of the South Pole : in command of second S. Polar exped. which left England Aug. 1914 ; officier Legion d'Honneur, commdr. Royal Crown (Prussia), Pole Star (Sweden), Dannebrog (Den- mark), St. Olaf (Norway), St. Anne (Russia), Crown (Italy) ; King's Polar medal (2 clasps) ; younger brother of Trinity House ; gold medal- [ allied lines ; Knt. of Grace of the Order of St. list City of Paris ; gold and silver medallist | John of Jerusalem in England since 1910. Resi- Savage ; Arctic Yacht. Issue— 1. Raymond Swinford Sliackleton, b. 2 Feb. 1905. 2. Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton, b. 15 July, 1911. 1. Cecily Jane Swinford. SHAHPURA, Raja Dhiraja of, K.C.I.E. Great. 1903. — Sir Nahab Singh. B. 1855 ; sue. 2 Nov. 1869. Residence — Shahpura, Rajputana. Issue — 1. Rajkumar Umaid Singh, b. 187G ; is m. 2. Rajkumar Sirdar Singli, b. 1880 ; is m. Issue — Sliatrunjai Bhanwerlal. SHANN, Knt. Bach. Great. 1905.— Sir Thomas Thornhill Shann. B. 31 Jan. 1846 ; m. 31 March, 1869, Hannah (deceased), dau. of William Sutcliffe ; Lord Mayor of Manchester 1903-4 and 1904-5 ; chrmn. Manchester Educa- tion Committee and Barnes Home Industrial School ; chrmn. and treas. Manchester Industrial Schools ; trustee of NichoU's Hosp. ; gov. and treas. of John Rylands Library ; J. P. Residence — The Hollies, Clifton Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport. Clubs — Constitutional ; Conservative (Manchester). SHARKEY, Knt. Bach. Great. 1914.— Sir Seymour John Sharkey, s. of late Edmund Patrick Sharkey, M.D., of Ballinasloe, Galway , and Sarah Philippina, dau. of Col. De La Garde. B. 10 July, 1847 ; M.A., M.D. Oxford ; F.R.C.P. : consulting physician St. Thomas's Hosp. ; medical referee to the Treasury ; ed. at Christ's Hosp. and Jesus Coll. Oxford ; open classical scholar. 2nd class classical mods, 1st class in natural science; Radcliffe travelling fellow; late examiner in pathology and medicine Oxford Univ., and Conjoint Board, London ; late lecturer on medicine and on pathology St. Thomas's Hosp. ; pres. of Neurological Society of United Kingdom 1904 ; late censor and senior censor Roy. College of Physicians ; medical referee to the Treasury. Residence — 24a, Portland Place, W. Club--— Athenaaim. SHARPE, K.C.M.G. Great. 1903 ; C.B. (civ.) 1897. — Sir Alfred Sharps, s. of the late Edmund Sharjje, of Quarry Hill, Lancaster, and Elizabeth, dau. of the late Col. Ralph Fletcher, of The Hol- Hns, Bolton. B. 19 May, 1853 ; m. 1881, Rosa- mond, dau. of Rev. Edward James Boiling, formerly vicar of Leverbridge, Lanes ; ed. at Haileybury ; solicitor 1876 ; acting stip. magis. of Fiji 1884-5 ; vice-cons. Nyassaland 1891, cons- 1894, cons. -gen. 1897; acting commnr. and cons, gen. Brit. Cent. Africa 1894-5 and 1896-7 ; apptd. commnr. and cons. -gen. 1897 ; commnr. and Com.-in-Ch. 1904; Gov. and Com.-in-Ch. Nyassa- land Protectorate 1907—10, and represented E. African Protectorates at the Coronation of King George V 1911 ; Jubilee medal and E. and Gent. Africa inedal. Club — St. James's. SHAUGHNESSY, K.C.V.O. Great. 1907 ; Knt. Bach. 1901. — Sir Thomas George Shaughnessy. B. in Milwaukee, of Irish parentage, 1853 ; m. 1880, Elizabeth Bridget, dau. of M. Nagle, of Milwaukee ; ed. at public schools and St. Gall's Acad. Wisconsin ; ent. railway service 1889, joined Canadian Pacific Rly. 1882, vice-pres. 1892, pres. 1899 ; is director of all the company's R.G.S. ; gold medallist France, Italy, Belgium, Antwerp, Germany, Frankfort, Denmark, Nor- way, Newcastle, Manchester, Scotland, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, etc. ; hon. memb. many scientific societies ; life gover- nor of Middlesex, St. Peter's, Evelina, Dread- nought Hospitals, etc. ; author of " The Heart of the Antarctic," and many articles. Residenc dence — 905, Dorchester Street, Montreal. Clubs — Mount Royal and St. James's (Montreal) ; Junior Athenseum (London). Issue (besides 2 sons) — 1. Marguerite. 2. Edith. SHAW, Knt. Bach. DEB William Shaw, Great. 1906. — SirAlexan- of William John Shaw, 11, Vicarage Gate, W. Clubs — Marlborough ; merchant, of Willow Bank, co. Limerick, and