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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. . petty States of Koti, Theog, Madhan, Ghun Ratesh, are subordinate to this State; area of the State 116 square miles; propulationpopulation [sic], 22,499: revenue, Rs. 1,00,000. Address: Keonehal, Simla Hill States, Punjab, India.  Keppel, Lt-Col Sir George Roos. C.I.E. (1900), K.C.I.E. (1908) J.P., F.R.G.S., Chief Commissioner and Agent to Governor-General, in the N.W.F. Provinces, India, since 1908; e.s. of G. G. Roos; b. 1866; joined the Army (Royal Scots Fusiliers), 1886; Captain, 1895; Brevet Major, 1899; Brevet Lt-Col, 1907; transferred to Indian Staff Corps, 1897; served in Burmese Expedition, 1887-89 (medal with two clasps); Tirah Expedition, 1897-98 (medal with 3 clasps); Commanded operations against the Para Chamkhannis, 1899 (C.I.E. and Brevet of Major); Bazar Valley Field Force as Chief Political Officer, and in Command of a Column, 1908 (despatches, medal with clasp K.C.I.E.); holds Swedish Military order of the Sword. Address: Peshawar: Nattia Gali, N.W.F. Province, India. Clubs: Naval and Military, Wellington, United Service, Arts.  Ker, Hon’ble Arthur Milford, Kt. (1910), C.I.E. (1908) M.V.O.(1911), Member of Council, Punjab; s. of late General T. D. Ker; b. 1853; is a Director of Alliance Bank, India; Hony Treasurer, War Fund Committee. Simla. Address: Chapslee, Simla. India.  Kerr, Col. Frederick Walter, D.S.O. (1896), Indian Army (retired); 3rd s. of late Admiral Lord Frederick H. Kerr; b. 1867; educ: at Charterhouse; m. Lady Helen Keer, d. of 9th Marquess of Lothian; joined service as Page-of-Honor to Her Majesty the Queen, 1879-33; Joined Army in the Gordon Highlanders, 1886; Adjutant, Chitral Relief Force, including the storming of Malakand Pass (despatches, Medal with Clasp, D.S.O.), and Tirah Expeditionary Force (two clapsclasps [sic]); Brigade Major, 1899-1901 (despatches, Brevet Major. Queen’s Medal, 5 clasps). Recreations: Polo, Cricket, Shooting. Address: c/o India Office, London. Clubs: Naval and Military; New, Edinburgh.  Kershaw, Lewis James, C.I.E. (1912), I.C.S. Member of the Legislative Council, Bihar & Orisia; Educ: at Belfast Methodist College & Trinity College, Dublin; Joined service, 1890; transferred to Assam as Dy. Commr, 1892; reverted to Bihar and Orissia as Secretary to Government, 1912; Member, Legislative Councils 1913. Address: Patna, India.  Kesava Pillai, Hon’ble Rao BuhadurBahadur [sic] Pattu, First Grade Pleader, Gooty; Member, Madras Legislative Council representing the Municipalities, and District Boards of Anantapur, Kurnool, and Bellary; Vice President, Gooty Taluk Board, and Member, District Board, Anantapur; Member of the Madras Forest Commission; submitted a separate dissenting Report, 1911-12; gave evidence before the Royal Public Services Commission. Address: Gooty, Anantapur District, Madras Presidency, India.  Kesava Pillai, K. B.A., B.L., Vakil and Tirembor of the State Legislative Council, Travancore. Address: Trivandran, Travancore State, S. India.  Kesava Sastri, Mahamahopadhyaya, Professor of Sanskrit, Queen’s College, Benares; b. 1847; educ. at Government Sanskrit College.<section end="Kesava Sastri"/> 225