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 !99 KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE [WILKIN knd King's Coll. London ; associate King's Coll. ; s a civil and railway engineer, and has been largely joncerned in railway construction in Natal, VIexico, India, and East Africa, as well as in England; chief engineer Uganda Rly. 1896- 1903. Residence — Buenos Aires. Club — Royal !50cieties'. Issue — 1. George Cecil Whitehouse, b. 1900. 2. Alfred Obre Whitehouse, b. 1902. 3. Frank Langford Wliitehouse, b. 1904. WHITELEGGE, K.C.B. (civ.). Croat. 1911 ; .B. 1902. — Sir (Benjamin) Arthur White- LEGGE, s. of late Henry Whitelegge, of Tideswell, Derbyshii-e, and late Ann Mason, dau. of William Carrington, of Manchester. B. at Manchester, 17 Oct. 1852 ; m. 23 March, 1885, Fanny Marian, dau. of late John Callcott Horsley, R.A., of Ken- sington ; ed. at Tideswell Gram. Sch., and Univ. Coll. London (Fellow) ; M.D. Lond. 1881, B.Se. Lond. 1874, M.R.C.S. 1870, M.R.C.P. 1893, F.R.C.P. 1898: M.O.H. Nottingham, 188.5-9, for W.R. of Yorks 1889-96 ; chief officer W.R. Rivers Board, 1894-6; lect. on Public Health, Charing Cross Med. Sch. 1891-0 ; Milroy Lecturer, R.C.P. 1893 ; H.M. Chief Insp. of Factories (Home Office) since 1890. Residence — 12, St. Mary Abbot's Terrace, Kensington. Clubs — Athenaeum ; Savile. Issue — 1. Christophor Horsbw WhiteL'gge, b. 1 June, 1886. 2. Maurice Horsley Whitebgge, b. 13 June, 1889. WHITEWAY, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Kath- ERiNE Anne, dau. of late W. H. Davies, of Nova Scotia. M. 1872 (as his 2nd wife), Rt. Hon. Sir William Vallance Whiteway, K.C.M.G., P.C, K.C., D.C.L.. thrice Premier of Newfoundland, •who d. 24 June, 1908. Residence — Riverview, St. John's, Newfoundland. WHITLA, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1902. — Sir William Whitla, s. of Robert Whitla, of Mona- ghan, and Anne, dau. of Alexander Williams, of Dublin. B. 15 Sept. 1851 ; m. 6 Jan. 187<), Ada, dau. of G. Bourne, of The Draconage, Staffs ; ed. at Queen's Univ. Belfast ; M.D. (highest honours obtainable, gold medal, special commen- dation to the Senate) 1877, M.A., R.U.I, (h.c.) 1897, LL.D. (hon. causa) Glasgow, 1905 ; M.D. (hon. causa), T.C.D. 1912 ; diploma of honour and gold medal Fisico-Chem. Acad. Palermo ; pro- fessor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Queen's Coll., since 1890 ; inemb. Senate of Queen's Univ. ; senior physician Roy. Victoria Hosp., consulting j)hysician Belfast Ophthalmic Hosp. and Ulster Hosp. for Women and Children ; memb. of senate Roy. Univ. 1880, and examiner 1889 ; examiner, Glasgow Univ. 1887, Victoria Univ. 1899, and Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland 1888 ; hon. memb. Pharmaceutical Soc. of Great Britain ; memb. of Gen. Med. Council ; pres. 1909-10 of the Brit. Med. Assocn. ; pres. of various medical and scientific associations; late pres. Ulster Medical Soc, Irish Medical Assocn., and North of Ireland Branch, British Medical Assocn. ; vice-pres. section of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, International Congress, 1913 ; pres. section of Therapeutics, British Medical Assocn., 1887 ; Cavendish lecturer 1908 ; orator, London Medical Soc. 1913 ; author of " Manual of Materia Medica and Therapeutics " (ten editions), " Dictionary of Treatment, Medical and Surgical " (five editions, American edition, four editions in Chinese), " The Theory and Practice of Medicine " (2 vols.), and various addresses, reviews, leading articles, and medical papers contributed to medical journals ; J. P., co. Antrim. Residence — Lennoxvale, Belfast. WHITMORE, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Isabella, dau. of late W. Smith, of Roxeth, near Rugby. M. 1865, Sir George Stoddart Whitmore, K.C.M.G., who served in the Kaffir, Boer, and Maori wars, was a memb. of the Legislative Council of New Zealand, and who d. 15 March, 1903. Residence — Clive, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. WHITNEY, Knt. Bach. Great. 1897.— Sir Benjamin Whitney. B. 23 Dec. 1833; m. 12 April, 1860, Annabella (d. 10 Jan. 1899), dau. of Isaac North-Bomford, .J. P., of Ferrans House, Meath ; is a clerk of the Cro-mi and Peace, and Local Registrar of Titles, County Mayo ; J. P., Roscommon. Residences — 29, Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin ; Brayfort, Bray. Clubs — Friendly Brothers (Dublin); Constitutional. Issue — 1. Belinda. 2. Mabel Rosamond. WHITNEY, Lady'(Knt.'s widow ).^Alice, dau. of William Milford "Park, of Cornwall, Ont. M. 30 April, 1877, the Hon. Sir James Pliny Whitney, who was b. 2 Oct. 1843 ; creat. K.C.M.G. 1913 ; K.C. 1890 ; It.-col. Reserve Mihtia Co. of Dundas, Ont. ; rep. of co. Dundas in the legislature of Ontario since Jan. 1888 ; Prime Minister and Att.-Gen. of Ontario, 7 Feb. 1906; Prime Minister and Pres. of the Council, Ontario, June, 1905, until his death; attended Coronation of King George V, 1911, as repres. of Ontario; knighted on the occasion of the visit of the King when Prince of Wales to Quebec, 23 July, 1908, and d. 25 Sept. 1914. Residence — 113, St. George Street, Toronto. Clubs — ^York ; Albany. WHITTAKER, Privy CounseUor. Great. 1908 ; Knt. Bach. 1906. — Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Palmer W^HiTTAKER, s. of Thomas Whittaker, J. P., of Scarborough, and Louisa, dau. of George Palmer. B. at Scarborough, 7 Jan. 1850 ; m. 20 June, 1874, Emma Mary, dau. of Capt. Charles Theedam, of Scarborough ; ed. at Huddersfield Coll. ; was in the iron trade ; chrmn. and man. director of the United Kingdom Temperance and General Life Assurance Society ; M.P., Spen Valley div. Yorks, since 1892 ; memb. Roy. Commn. on Licensing Laws 1890-9. Residence — 13, Taviton Street, Gordon Square, W.C. Clubs — Reform ; National Liberal. WmTTALL, Lady (Knt.'s widow).— Edith Anna, dau. of Samuel Barker, merchant, of Bake- well. M. 9 April, 1802, Sir James William Whittall, merchant and banker, of Constantinople, who d. 10 April, 1910. Residence — The Tower, Moda, Constantinople. WHYTE, Lady (Knt."s widow). — Jane, dau. of Adam Scott, of Toronto. M. 12 April, 1871, Sir William Whyte, who was b. 15 Sept. 1843 ; creat. Knt. Bach, 1911 ; went to Canada 1863 ; worked for 20 years on the Grand Trunk Ry. Co. ; general supt. Ontario and Quebec Rly. 1883-4, of the Ontario div. Canadn. Pacific Rly. 1884-6 ; general supt. of all lines east of Port Arthur 1885-6, and of the Western div. 1880-97 ; manager Western lines, including all lines west of Lake Superior, 1897-1901, asst. to pres. same road 1901-4, vice- pres. Canadian Pacific Rly. Co. 1900 until his death in April, 1914. Residence — 603, River Avenue, Winnipeg, Canada. WILKIN, K.C.M.G. Great. 1896 ; Knt. Bach. 1893. — Sib Walter Henry Wilkin, s. of David Wilkin, merchant, of St. Mary Axe, London, and Kelvedon Hatch, and Ann, dau. of Joseph Far- rington. B. 1 April, 1842 ; m. 2 May, 1872, Margot, dau. of Henry Ridley Dale ; ed. at Dr. Pinches' Proprietary Sch. in the City, and at Brentwood ; was called to the Bar 1876 ; is head of the well-known firm of yeast importers ; Alder- man and D.L. of the City of London ; Sheriff
 * he-Fosse, Bath ; ed. at Hampton Granitnar Sch.