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and Gen. 1877 ; retired 1881 ; served in Crimean Campaign 1854-5 (four times men- tioned in despatches, Legion of Honour, Medjidie, medal with four clasps, and Turkish medal); was Inspector of Artillery i N. Div. 1867-70, and Inspector-Gen, of Artillery at Head-Quarters, 1875-7 ; is a J. P. for Herefordshire : m. ist, 1840, Jane Louisa, who d. 1859, el. da. of Major Harry Bowyer Lane, R.A. ; 2ndly, 1863, Lucy, el. da. of Charles Kane Sivewright, Esq., of Burnt Island, Fife; cr. C. B. 1855, K.C.B. 1871. The Chase, Ross, Hereford; Army and Navy and United Service Clubs. FITZPATRICK, Sir Dennis, K. C.SJ., son of Thomas Fitzpatrick, Esq., M. D., of Dublin; b. 1837; ed. at Trin. Coll., Dublin (B. A. 18 ) ; entered B.C.S. 1859 ; formerly officiating Judge of Ch. Court, Punjab, Sec. to Govt. of India in Legisla- tive Depart., officiating Ch. Commr. of Central Provinces, Resident in Mysore, Ch. Cornmr. of Coorg and Assam, and British Resident at Hyderabad ; has been Lieut. - Gov. of the Punjab since 1892 : m. 1866, Mary, da. of Col. Buller, 94th Regt. ; cr. C.S.I. 1887, K.C.S.I. 1890. Lahore, Punjab. FLEMING, Sir Francis, K.C.M.G., el. son of the late James Fleming, Esq., Q.C. ; b. 1842 ; Bar. Middle Temple 1866 ; was Crown Solicitor, Mauritius 1869-72, Dist. and Stipendiary Magistrate 1872-4, Dist. Judge, Seychelles 1874, Dist. judge, Jamaica 1876-8, Attorney-Gen., Barba- dos 1878, and Ch. Justice 1878, Ch. Justice St. Lucia 1879, Private Sec. to Gov. of Cape Colony 1880-1, Puisne Judge British Guiana 1882, Attorney-Gen. Aug. to Nov. 1882, Queen's Advocate, Ceylon 1883-4, Attorney-Gen. 1884-5, and Ch. Justice March to Dec. 1885 ; appointed Colonial Sec., Natal, July 1886, but did not proceed, and Colonial Sec., Mauritius, Jan. 1887, and of Hong Kong 1889 ; ad- ministered Govt. of Mauritius 1887 and 1888, and of Hong Kong 1890 ; has been- Gov. of Sierra Leone and Consul for Liberia since 1892 : m. 1892, Constance Mary, da. of Maurice Denis Kavanagh, Esq., LL.D. [see B. Clifford] ; cr. C.M.G. 1887, K.C.M.G. 1892. Govern- ment House, Sierra Leone ; Oriental and Lyric Clubs. FLOWER, Sir William Henry, K.C.B., son of the late Edward Fordham Flower, Esq., J.P., of The Hill, Stratford-on- Avon ; b. 1831 ; ed. at Univ. Coll., Lon- don ; Hon. LL.D. Dublin 1878, Edin. 1884, D.C.L. Durham 1889, Hon. D.Sc. Carnb. 1891; M.R.C.S. 1854, F.R.C.S. 1857, F. R.S. 1864 ;servedas Assist. -Surg., 63rd Regt., during Crimean War 1854-5 (medal with four clasps, Turkish medal) ; was Assist. -Surg. Middlesex Hospital 1859-61, Conservator of Museum of Roy. Coll. of Surgeons 1861-84, Hunterian Professor of Comparative Anatomy and Physiology 1870-84, Pres. of Anthropo- KNIGHTS. 645 logical Institute 1883-5, and Pres. of British Asso. for Advancement of Science 1889 ; is Pres. of Zoological So. of Lon- don, and Director of Natural History Branch of British Museum ; received Roy. So.'s Gold Medal 1882 ; author of numer- ous works on Zoology, Comparative Anatomy, and Anthropology : m. 1858, Georgiana Rosetta, da. of the late Adm. W. H. Smyth, D.C.L. ; cr. C.B. 1887, K.C.B. 1892. 26, Stanhope Gardens, S. W. ; Natural History Museum, Crom- well Road, S. W. ; Athenceum Club. FOLEY, Gen. the Hon. Sir St. George Gerald, K.C.B. [see B. Foley]. FORBES, Gen. Sir John, K.C.B., son of the late Rev. George Forbes, D. D. , of Blelack and Inverernan, N.B. ; b. 1817 ; entered Bombay Army 1835, be- came Capt. 1848, Maj. and Lieut.-Col. 1858, Col. 1864, Maj .-Gen. 1869, Lieut. - Gen. 1877, and Gen. 1886; served in Scinde and Afghanistan 1841-2 (medal), in Scinde 1843 (medal), five years on Staff of Sir Charles Napier when Gov. of Scinde, in Persian Campaign in command of 3rd Bombay Light Cav. 1856-7 (severely wounded, mentioned in despatches for conspicuous gallantry, thanked by Govt. of India and medal with clasp), and with Central Indian Field Force 1859 (medal with clasp and four times mentioned in despatches) ; was sometime in command of N. and Mhow Divs. of Bombay Army ; present at battle of Solferino with Staff of King of Italy ; is a J. P. and D.L. for Aberdeenshire : m. 1847, Amelia Sandelia, da, of the late Col. Adam Augustus Drummond, of Megginch, Perth ; cr. C.E. 1858, K.C.B. 1881. Invcrernan, Strati;- don, Aberdeen ; United Service Club. FORD, Right Hon. Sir Francis Clare, P.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G.; joined 4 th Light Dragoons 1846, and retired as Lieut. 1851 ; entered Diplo. Ser. 1852, be- came 2nd Sec. 1862, Sec. of Legation 1865, and Sec. of Embassy 1871 ; has been many times charge 1 d'affaires ; was H. M.'s Agent at Commn. at Halifax 1875-7 under 22nd and 23rd Articles of Treaty of Washington, Envoy Extraor. and Min. Plen. to Argen- tine Republic 1878-9, Min. Plen. and Consul Gen. to Uruguay 1879, Envoy Extraor. and Min. Plen. to Brazil 1879-81, and to Greece 1881-4, British Commr. at Paris for Settlement of the Newfound- land Fisheries Question 1883, Envoy Ex- traor. and Min. Plen. to King of Spain 1884-7, and Ambassador Extraor. and Plen. there 1887-91, since when he has been Ambassador Extraor. and Plen. at Con- stantinople ; cr. C.M.G. 1878, C.B. 1878, K.C.M.G. 1885, G.C.M.G. 1886, P.C. 1888, G.C.B. 1889. Bt it-is/i Embassy, Constantinople; St. James's, Marlborottgk, and Army and Navy Clubs. FORD, Sir Theodore Thomas, son of the late George Samuel Ford, Esq., solicitor; h. 1830; Bar. Middle