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ABERCORN, Duke of (Irld., 1868); Marquess of Abercorn (1790); Viscount Hamllton, 1786 (Gt. Brit.), Earl of Abercorn, 1606; Baron of Paisley and Arbroath, 1587; Abercorn, 1603; Hamilton Mountcastle, and Kilpatrick, 1606 (Scotl.),; Viscount Strabane, 1701; Baron Strabane, 1316, Mountcastle, 1701 (Irld.); Marquess of Hamilton (Irld., 1863); and a Bart. (Irld., 1660); Duke of Chatelherault in France, 1548—James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke (for whom H.M. King Edward VII. was sponsor); was Treasurer of H.M.'s Household, 1903-05; M.P. for Londonderry City, 1900-12; H.M.L., Co. Tyrone, 1917; D.L., Co. Donegal; late Major North Irish Horse, and formerly Capt. 1st Life Guards. Member of Senate for Northern Ireland from 1921. Eldest son of James, 2nd Duke, K.G., and Lady Mary, dau. of 1st Earl Howe; b. 30th Nov., 1869; s. his father 3rd Jan., 1913: m. 1st Nov., 1894, Lady Rosaline, only dau, of 4th Earl of Lucan; has issue, two sons and three daus. Res.: Baron's Court, Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone; Duddingston House, Portobello, N.B.; 63 Mount Street, London, W.1.

'''ABRAHAM, Lieut.-Col. James Johnston''', C.B.E., Mil. (1919), D.S.O. (1918), B.A., M.D. (T.C.D.), F.R.C.S. Educ. at Coleraine Academy, and at Trinity College, Dublin; Lieut.-Col. R.A.M.C.; served European War, 1914-18, in Serbia and Palestine; son of William Abraham, J.P., of Coleraine; b. 1876; m. 1920, Lilian Angela, dau. of Henry Alexander Francis, M.B., of 9 Henrietta Street, W. Res.: 38 Harley Street, W.1.; Coleraine, Co, Derry; Athenæum Club.

ACHESON, Hon. Patrick Charles George Cavendish, M.V.O. (1904), D.S.O. (1915), Croix de Guerre (1915): Commander R.N.; served in Dardanelles, 1915; in command of Flotilla of Motor Boats on the Rhine, 1920; 2nd son of 4th Earl of Gosford; b. 30th June, 1883, m., 24th Dec, 1915, Norah, dau. of Alfred Jones, of Halifax, Canada, and has issue one son. Res.: 24 Hyde Park Gardens, London, W.2.

ACHESON, Viscount, Archibald Alexander John Stanley Acheson, elder son of 5th Earl of Gosford; b. 1911.

ACHONRY, Bishop of, Most Rev. Patrick Morrisroe, D.D. Cons. 3rd Sept. 1911; b. 1869; entered the College of Maynooth in 1885; appointed Professor in the Diocesan College, Ballaghaderreen, 1889; and Dean of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, 1891. Res.: The Abbey, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Mayo.

ADAIR, Sir Robert Shafto, Baronet (United Kgd., 1838), B.A. (Oxon); Barrister; D.L., Co. Antrim; J.P., Norfolk and Suffolk; b. 18th Aug., 1862; s. brother as 5th Bart., 8th April, 1915; s. of Sir Hugh Edward, 3rd Bart., and Harriet Camilla, d. of Alexander Adair; m., 1890, Mary, dau. of Henry Anstey Bonsanquet; one son, one dau. Heir; s. Allan Henry Shafto, M.C.; Grenadier Guards; b. 1897: m. 1919, Enid, youngest dau. of late W H. Dudley Ward. Address: 12 York House, Kensington, W.8; Flixton Hall, Bungay, Suffolk; The Castle, Ballymena; Adair Lodge, Aldeburgh. Club: Oxford and Cambridge.

ADAIR, General Sir William Thompson, K.C.B.. (1909). Entered Royal Marine Light Infantry, 1867; served South Africa, 1900, as special service officer, afterwards on staff (Queen's medal with clasp); D.A.G. Royal Marines, 1907-11; D.L. Co. Antrim and High Sheriff, 1916. Knight of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem; son of late Gen. Sir Charles William Adair, K.C.B.: b. 1850: m. 1st, 1880, Rose (d., 1903), dau. of John E. Naylor; 2nd, 1905, Angela, dau. of Frederick Plowes. Address: 39 Hornton Street, Kensington, London, W.8. Clubs: United Service; Ulster, Belfast.

ADAM, Major W. Augustus, M.A. (T.C.D.), 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers; Senior Moderator and Gold Medallist in Modern Languages and Literature, T.C.D.; graduate of the Staff College; Interpreter, Russian, French, Hindostani, etc.; Barrister Inner Temple; Major, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers; served in South African campaign, 1899-1902; defence of Ladysmith (two medals, six clasps); special service in Japan, 1903-5; contested Woolwich, 1906; General Staff Officer, War Office, 1907-10; M.P. (U.) Woolwich, Jan., 1910, to Dec, 1910; served in European War, 1914-17; retired, 1917. Pubns<section end="Adam, Major W. Augustus" />