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COMPANION A<;K. 753 1881. Lady Anne Henrietta Dalrymple, da. of the loth Earl of Stair ; cr. C.B. 1887. Bough- ton Hall, Chester ; Army and Navy Club. EROWNRIGG, Col. Henry John Brodrick, C.B., son of the late Sir Henry John Brownrigg, C.B. ; b. 1828 ; entered Commissariat Depart. of Army 1850, and became Dep. Corny. -Gen. 1879, Hon. Col. 1885, and Senior Comy.-Gen. of the Army 1886; retired 1887; served through- out Crimean Campaign 1854-5 (medal with three clasps and Turkish medal), in S. African War 1879 (medal with clasp), and in Transvaal Cam- paign 1881 ; was Dist. Comy.-Gen. in S. Africa, and Senior Commissariat Officer 1880-83, when he was transferred to Aldershot and thence to Dublin as Corny. -Gen. in Ireland: in. 1863, Alice Emma, da. of Roland McDonald, a Judge of Supreme Court of Canada ; cr. C.B. 1881. 8, Lancaster Terrace, Regent's Park, N.W. BRUCE, Maj.-Gen. Alexander Cunning- ham, C.B. ; b. 1833 ; entered Army 1852, be- came Capt. 1858, Major 1872, Lieut.-Col. 1879, and Col. and Hon. Maj.-Gen. 1883 ;wasComdt. ist Batn. Princess Louise's (Argyll and Suther- land) Highlanders 1879-85, which he commanded in Zulu War 1879 (medal with clasp); cr. C. B. 1879. BRUCE, Lieut.- Gen. Henry le Geyt, C.B. ; b. 1824; ed. at King's Sch., Canter- bury ; entered Bengal Artillery 1842, became Capt. 1857, Lieut-Col. 1865, Col. 1872, Maj.- Gen. 1877, and Lieut.-Gen. 1878 ; served in Gwalior Campaign 1843 (Bronze Star), in Sutlej Campaign 1846 (medal with clasp in Punjab -Campaign 1848 (medal with two clasps), on N. W. Frontier 1855 (medal )and in Indian Mutiny Campaign 1857-8 (medal with clasp: in. 1863, Alice, da. of Dr. Chalmers, Bengal Medical Service; cr. C.B. 1874. i, East Cliff, Dover; East India United Service Club. BRUCE, Richard Isaac, C.I.E., son of Jonathan Bruce, Esq., of Miltown Castle, co. Cork; b. 1840; entered uncovenanted Civ. Ser. of India 1863 i sometime Assist. Commr. in Punjab, and Political Agent at Thai Chotiali, Beluchistan ; twice mentioned in despatches and medal for services in connection with Afghan War ; is Dep. Commr. in Punjab : in. 1871, Lilla, da. of the Rev. J. Beavor Webb Dunderron, of Kinsale, co. Cork ; cr. C.I.E. 1 88 1. Derajat, Punjab. BRUCE, Col. Robert, C.B. [see Bruce, Bart., cr. 1804]. BUCHANAN, Col. David Carrick Robert CARRICK-, C.B., son of the late Robert Carrick; Buchanan, Esq., of Drumpellier, N.B. ; b. 1825 ; ed. at Trin. Coll., Camb. ; served in 2nd Dragoons 1845-9; ' s a J-P- an d D.L. for cos. Lanark, Linlithgow, Argyll, and Renfrew, and Hon. Col. 3rd and 4th Batns. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles); formerly Capt. Lanarkshire Yeo. Cav. : HI. 1849, Frances Jane, da. of the late Anthony Lefroy, Esq., of Carrigglass, co. Long- ford ; cr. C.B. 1881. Drumpellier House, Coatbridge, co. Lanark ; Glen Carradalc, House, Argyllshire; Army and Navy and Brooks' s Clubs. BUCHANAN, Lieut.-Gen. Henry James, C.B.; b. 1830 ; entered Army 1850, became Capt. iSss.Major 1857, Lieut.-Col. 1868, Col. 1877 (h. p. 9th Foot i878),Maj.-Gen. 1886, and Lieut.-Gen. 1892; served in Crimean Campaign i854-5(medal with three clasps, mentioned in despatches, Sardinian and Turkish medals, and 5th class Medjidie), and in command of a Field Force against Afreedees on N.W. Frontier 1877-8 (mentioned in despatches and medal with clasp) ; commanded 3rd Inf. Brig, at Aldershot 1887-8, and troops in E. Dist. 1888-92 : in. 1884, Mary Louisa, da. of the Rev. F. Otway Mayne, of Cromwell Road, Brighton ; cr. C.B. 1 880. United Set vice Club. BUCHANAN, John, C.M.G., son of Mr. John Buchanan, of Muthill, Perthshire; b. 1855 > e d- at Muthill Parish Sch. ; for several years studied practical agriculture, and subse- quently served a 3 years' term of gardening at Drummond Gardens, near Crieff, N.B. ; in 1876 joined Church of Scotland Mission to Central Africa as Agriculturalist ; in 1881 started coffee, tea, sugar, and cinchona planting in Shire Highlands ; is the pioneer planter of Central Africa, and head of the firm of Buchanan Bros., owners and planters of large tracts of land in the Shire Highlands ; was Acting Consul in Nyassaland 1888-91 ; is Ch. Magis- trate and Revenue Officer for the Zomba and Blantyre Dist. of British Central Africa ; cr. C.M.G. i8ox>. Zomba, Quilimane, E. Africa. BUCKINGHAM, James, C.I.E., son of the late Rev. J. Buckingham, of Doddiscombs- leigh, Devon ; b. 1843 ; ed. at Cheltenham Coll. ; is Manager of Amgoorie Tea Estates, Assam, Comdt. Assam Valley Mounted Rifles (Major 1884, Lieut.-Col. 1891), and of Assam Administrative Batn., and Hon. Magistrate Sibsagar Dist. : m. 1880, Laura Amelia, da. of Surg.-Major Collins, formerly B.S.C.;<rr. C.I.E. 1890. Assam, India. BUDGEN, Col. William Thomas, D.S.O.; b. 1838 ; entered R.A. 1856, became Capt. 1867, Major 1875, Lieut.-Col. 1882, and Col. 1886 (h.-p. 1889) ; served with Burmese Expedition 1885-6 (mentioned in despatches) ; has com- manded a 2nd class Dist. in Bombay since 1889 ; cr. D.S.O. 1887. Bombay. BUHLER, Johann George, C.I.E. ; b. 18 ; formerly in Indian C.S. ; cr. C.I E. 1878. BULLEN, George, C.B., LL.D., son of Mr. Walter Bullen, of Clonakilty, co. Cork ; b. 1817; ed. at St. Saviour's Gram. Sch., South- wark ; LL.D. Glasgow Univ., 1889 ; entered the British Museum as Assist, in Printed Books Depart. 1838, and was Assist. -Keeper in that Depart, and Sup. of Reading Room 1866-75, ar d Keeper 1875-90 ; has contributed to several literary journals, edited works for the Holbein So., and compiled various catalogues; cr. C.B. 1890. 62, Abingdon Road, Kensington, IV. BULLER, Vice-Adm. Alexander, C.B., son of the Rev. Richard Buller, of Lanreath, Cornwall ; b. 1834; entered R.N. 1848, became Com. 1863, Capt. 1869, Rear-Adm. 1887, and Vice-Adm. 1892 ; served in Black Sea during Crimean War 1854-5 (medal with clasp and Turkish medal) ; commanded Naval Brig, dur- ing operations against Malays in Straits of Malacca 1875; appointed a Naval A.D.C. to H.M. 1884; commanded Steam Reserve at Chatham 1885-6 ; is a J.P. for Devon : m. 1870, Emily Mary, da. of the late Henry Tritton, Esq., of Beddington, Surrey ; cr. C.B. 1876. Erie Hall, Plympton, S. Devon; United Service Club. BURGESS, George Douglas, C.S.I., son of John Burgess, Esq.; b. 1847 ; entered B.C.S. 1870; formerly Commr. of Northern Div., Upper Burmah ; appointed Judicial Commr. of Upper Burmah 1892 ; cr. C.S.I. 1889. 31and*lay, Upper Burmah. BURGESS, James, C.I.E., LL.D.; b. 1832; went to Calcutta to educational work 1856, and to Bombay 1861 ; appointed Archaeological Surveyor and Reporter to Govt. for W. India 1873, Sup. Archa:ological Surveyor for S. India 1881, and Director Gen. of Archaeological Sur- vey of India 1886; Hon. LL.D. Edinburgh 1881, F.R.G.S., M.R.I.B.A., M.R.A.S., M. de la Soc. As., &c.; author of various works on Indian Architecture and Antiquities ; started the 48