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 Hospital for Women and Children; Author of the Irish Report on the Physical Condition of Mothers and Children for the Carnegie Trust. Res.: Lisnacran, Glenageary, Co. Dublin. Clubs: Royal Societies Club, London; United Service Club, Dublin; St. Stephen's Green Club, Dublin; Irish Automobile Club, and Foxrock Golf Club.

BIGGER, Francis Joseph, M.R.I.A., Vice-President, Royal Society of Antiquaries, Past-President of Belfast Naturalists' Field Club, Past-President of the Belfast Gaelic League; seventh son of the late Joseph Bigger, of Ardrigh, Belfast; past editor of Ulster Journal of Archæology, author of Ulster Land War, 1760, Sir Arthur Chichester, The Magees, numerous articles, papers, and pamphlets on Irish Antiquarian Social and Artistic subjects. Recn.: gardening. Res.: Ardrigh, Belfast; Castle Shane, Ardglass, Co. Down. Clubs: Union, Belfast; Royal Ulster Yacht Club, Bangor.

BLACKER, Edward Carew, D.L., J.P., Co. Wexford (High Sheriff, 1908); eldest surviving son of late Rev. Robert Shapland Carew Blacker, J.P., of Carrickblacker, Co. Armagh, and Woodbrook, Co. Wexford; b. 1863. Res.: Woodbrook, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. Sackville Street Club, Dublin; St. James's Club, London.

'''BLACKER, Lt.-Col. Frederick St. John''', D.S.O.; served in S. African War, 1899-1902; Capt. Rifle Brig., 1905-10, ret. p. 1910, and Capt. of the 5th Batt. (special res.), from 1910; Comd. 2/4 York and Lane. Regt; only surviving son of late Wm. Blacker, J.P., of Castle Martin, Co. Kildare by his 1st wife, Hon. Mary (d. 1885), 4th dau. of 3rd Baron Cloncurry; b. 1881; m. 1910, Sheela Maude, dau. of late John Pollok, of Lismany, Ballinasloe, Co Galway. Res.: Castle Martin, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.

'''BLACKER, Lieut.-Col. Stuart Wm. Ward''', D.L., D.S.O., J.P. for Co. Armagh; b. July 4th, 1865; son of late Canon R. S. C. Blacker, of Woodbrush and Carrickblacker; m. 1903, Eva Lucy Mary St. John, eldest dau. of late Col. E. A. FitzRoy, of Hale Place, Surrey, 3 sons, 2 daus. Educ.: Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Joined Royal Artillery, 1885; Capt., 1895; Major, 1900. Served N. W. Frontier, 1897: severely wounded at action of Shab Kadr, despatches; S. African War, 1899-1900, as Adjt. R.A., 3rd Div. Retired, 1905. Raised and commanded for three years 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers (Co. Armagh) Ulster Dvn. B.E.F., afterwards commanded for one year 20th Res. Batt. 20th R.I Rifles: despatches thrice; D.S.O.; Bt.-Lt.-Col.; Officer of Legion of Honour; won R.A. Gold Cup on Mr. Powell's Rocket, 1892, at Aldershot, and R.A. Light-weight Steeplechase with his own mare, Enniscorthy, 1893; was in final of Kadir Pigsticking Cup at Meerut, India, 1896. Res.: Carrickblacker, Co. Armagh. Tel.: Portadown, 89.

BLACKER-DOUGLASS, Maxwell Vandeleur, D.L., J.P., Co. Kerry; eldest son of late St. John Thos. Blacker-Douglass, D.L., J.P., of Grace Hall, Co. Down, and Elm Park, Co. Armagh; b. 1859; m. 1891, Alice, only child of Robt. Macgeough, of Silver Bridge, Co. Armagh; assumed by royal licence addtl. name of Douglass, 1880. Res.: Elm Park, Killylea, Co. Armagh; Bellevue Park, Killiney, Co. Dublin; Lareen, Kinlough, Co. Leitrim.

BLACKHAM, Col. Robert James, C.B. (1919), C.M.G. (1918), C.I.E. (1913), D.S.O. (1917), Legion of Honour, Croix de Guerre (France). Educ. at Dublin University: L.R.C.P. and L.R.C.S. (Edinburgh); D.P.H. (London); M.R.C.P.; M.D. (Dublin); Barrister Middle Temple, 1908; entered Royal Army Medical Corps, 1895; Capt. 1898; Major, 1907; Lieut.-Col., 1915: Col., Army Medical Service, 1917; served with Tirah Field Force. 1897-8; Khyber Brig., 1898-9; European War, 1915-18, on Staff (despatches five times, 1914-15 star, two medals); was Hon. Surgeon to Viceroy of India, 1912-15; sometime Dep. Director of Medical Services of 9th Army Corps, and in N. Russia; is an Assistant Commissioner of St. John Ambulance Brig., and Dep. Co. Director British Red Cross; Knight of Grace of Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England; Pres. of League of Mercy; Special Member of Japanese Red Cross; has Order of Mercy, Kaisar-i-Hind, Coronation, St. John Ser., and George V. Ambulance medals; author of numerous works on Medical and Ambulance subjects, and of "Tropical Hygiene,"; son of late William Blackham, M.D., of Belfast; b. 1868; m. 1897, Eleanor (a Lady of Grace of Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England); elder dau. of Major Frederick Henry Mahony. Res.: 3 Raymond Buildings, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.1. Army and Navy, Royal Automobile, London; and United Service (Simla) Clubs.

BLAIR, William Richards; b. Co. Derry, Ireland, Nov. 7th, 1874; son of Thomas Wray Blair and Mary Richards; came to America, 1884; grad. Kan. State Normal Sch., 1895; S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1904; Ph.D., 1906; m. Oct., 1909, Florence Lyon, dau. of Charles G. Smith, of Washington; Prin. High Sch., Pittsburg, Kan., 1897-9; Associate in Mathematics, State Normal Sch., Oshkosh, Wis.. 1900-2; Asst. Instr., Univ. of Chicago, 1903-6; entered Govt, service, Oct., 1906; research Dir. in charge upper air research, U.S. Weather Bureau, June, 1907, and of Physical Lab., June, 1910, and Exec. Officer in charge M$t$. Weather Obs., Va., Nov., 1912— Dec, 1914; Prof.<section end="Blair, William Richards" /> Meteoro-