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233 PEERS, BARONETS, BISHOPS, PRIVY COUNSELLORS [FISHER FILMER, 10th Bt. (E.). Great. 26 Dec. 1(;74. — Sib Robert Marcus Filmer, s. of 9th Bt. B. 25 Feb. 1878; sue. his father 1880; ed. at Eton and R.M.C. Sandhiirst ; lieiit. Res. of OfScers ; late lieut. Gren. Gds. ; maj. Roy. E. Kent Y. ; served in Soudan 1898 (Khedive's medal and English medal and clasp) and S. African war 1899-1902 (Queen's medal and 5 clasps, and King's medal and 2 clasps) ; J.P., Kent ; con- tested N.W. Durham (U.) 190)5, and Lincohi. twice in 1910 ; master of the Blankney Hounds 1909-12. The 1st Bt. was the s. of an active royalist, and bro. to Edward Filmer, gentle- man of the privy chamber to Charles I and II. Residences — East Sutton Park, Maidstone, Kent ; Scopwick House, Lincoln. Clubs — Carlton ; Tiu'f ; Guards' ; Bachelors' ; Beefsteak. Sm Edmund Filmer, 9th Bt., capt. Gi . Gds., M.P., b. 11 July, 1835 ; m. 21 Oct. 1858, Mary Georgiaua Caroline (d. 18 Marcli, 1903), dau. of Lord Arthur Marcus Cecil Hill, and d. 17 Dec. 1886. Issue — 1. Sir Robert Marcus Filmer, pres. Bt. 1. Alice Cecil Agnes, m. 24 Feb. 1892, Arthur Stanley Wilson (Clubs — Carlton; Bachelors'; Marlborough), M.P. Residences — Raywell Hall, near Hull ; 26a, Davies Street, W. 2. Helen Marguerite, m. 22 April, 1897, Artliur Strang- ways Rogers. FINCASTLE, Vise. See Dunmore, Earl of. FINCH, Baron. See Winchilsea, Earl of. FINGALL, 11th Earl of. Great. 28 Sept. , 1628 ; Baron Killeen, 1436 (I.) ; Baron Fingall, 20 June, 1831 (U.K.), by which title he holds his seat in the House of Lords; P.O. (I.)| 1892. — Akthxjr James Plunkett, s. of ! 10th Earl. B. in Rome 1 April, 1859 ; m. 15 ; May, 1883, Elizabeth Mary, dau. of George Burke, I of Danesfield, co. Galway ; sue. his father 1881 ; maj. late 7th Batt. Leinster Regt. ; hon. lieut. in the Army ; served in S. African war with Imp. Yeo.; D.L., co. Meath ; Sheriff 1881 ; j State Steward to the Lord-Lieut, of Ireland (Earl Spencer) 1882 ; Master of the Horse to the Lord-Lieut, of Ireland (Earl of Dudley) 1905. ' The Barony of Killeen was a feudal dignity ; the Earldom of Fingall was conferred by James I. Residence — Killeen Castle, Dunsany, co. Meath. Clubs — Brooks's ; Orleans. Issue — 1. Oliver James Horace Plunkett, Lord Killeex, b. 17 June, 1896. 2. Hon. Gerald William Desmond Plunkett, b. 21 July, 1899. 1. Lady Mary Elizabeth. 2. Lady Henrietta Maria. Arthur James Plunkett, 10th Earl of Fingall, b. 10 May, 1819 ; m. 12 Feb. 1857, Elise Mary (d. 25 Nov. 1862), dau. of Francis Alexis Rio, and d. 2-1 April, 1881. Issue — Arthur James Francis, pres. Earl. Lady Mary Louisa, m. 3 June, 1884, George Fitz- ' Gerald Murphy (Club — Orleans), J. P. Residence — The Grange, Dunsany, co. Meath. Lady Henrietta Maria, m. 21 April, 1884, Robert Bernard Ashurst George Gradwell, J. P., hon. maj. , Leinster Regt. Residences — Dowtli Hall, Slane, co. Meath ; Clarlanstown, co. Westmeath. FINLAY, Privy Counsellor.— The Rt. Hon, Sir Robert Bannatyne Finlay G.C.M.G. (sec , Knightage). FIRTH, 8nd Bt. (U.K.). Great. 20 July, 1909. — Sib Algernon Freeman Firth, eld. s. ! of 1st Bt. B. 15 Sept. 1856 ; m. 6 Oct. 1881, I Janet Gertrude, davi. of the late T. S. Lindsay, of j Edinburgh ; ed. privately ; J. P., W.R. Yorks ; j sue. his father 1909. Residence — Holme Hovise, Lightcliffe, Yoi'ks. Clubs — Reform ; Royal Auto- mobile. Issue — Dorothy Gertrude, m. 26 Oct. 1910, Michael Bruce Urquhart Dewar. Residence — Priestley Green, Halifax. ' Sir Thomas Freeman Firth, 1st Bt., J.P., b. 23 Aug.; 1825; m. 15 Feb. 1854, Hannah Maria (d. 27 Marcli,! 1907), dau. of William Willans, of Huddersficld, and I d. 29 Nov. 1909. Issue— I 1. Sir Algernon Freeman Firth, pws. Bt. 2. William Eustace Firth, Heir Pres, b. at Heck- mondwike 9 June, 1861 ; J.P.W.ll. York and Co. of Southampton; m. 19 April, 1888, Anna Maria, dau. of Thomas Collier, of Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Residence — Hurstly, Lymington, Hants. Issue — Geoffrey Firth, b. 16 April, 1889 ; lieut. 18th Hussars, Spec. Res. 1. Annie Maria. 2. Edith, m. 19 Oct. 1881, Rev. Frederick Hall. Residence — Chesney Hurst, Kent Road, Harrogate. 3. Sarah, m. 19 Feb. 1881, Thomas Alexander Robin- son, of Ferriby. FISCHER, Privy Counsellor. Apptd. 191L— Rt. Hon. Abraham Fischer, s. of George Fischer, of Capetown, of tlie Civil Service, by Catherine, dau. of Abraham Brink, also of Capetown, mer- chant. B. at Greenpoint (Capetown) 9 April, 1850 ; m. Oct. 1873, Ada, dau. of John Robert Robertson, of Fauresmith, Orange Free State ; ed. priv. and at S. African Coll. ; is an advocate ; memb. of the Orange Free State Volksraad since 1878 ; memb. of exec, council O.F.S. since 1896 ; prime minister of the Orange River Colony 1907— 10 ; minister of Lands of the Union of S. Africa since 1910 ; has been memb. of various interstate and colonial conferences on railways, customs, etc. ; was pres. of Transvaal and O.F.S. joint deputation to Europe and America during S. African war, and one of the delegates from the O.R. Colony to the S. African Convention ; also minister of the interior 1912. Residences — Hillandale, Bloemfontein ; Bryntirion, Pretoria. Clubs — Bloemfontein, and Pretoria. FISHER, 1st Baron (U.K.). Great. 7 Dec. 1909; G.C.B. (mil.) 1902 ; G.C.V.O. 1908 ; Order of Merit 1905; K.C.B. 1894; C.B. 1882. — Adm. of the Fleet John Arbuthnot Fisher, s. of Capt. Wilham Fisher, 78th Highlrs. , by Sophia, dau. of A. Lambe, of Bond Street. B. 25 Jan. 1841 ; m. 4 April, 1866, Katharine, dau. of Rev. T. Delves- Broughton (has grand star of order of Chefekat) ; ent. R.N. 1854 ; comm. 1809 ; capt. 1874 ; rear-Adm. 1890 : vice-adm. 1890 ; adm. 1901 ; Admiral of the Fleet Dec. 1905 ; placed on the ret. list, 25 Jan. 1911 ; served in the Baltic during Crimean war (medal) ; in the China war 1859-60 (medal and two clasps) ; pres. of com. for revising " Gunnery Manual " 1879 ; comnd. H.M.S. " Inflexible " at the bombardment of Alexandria 1882 (medal and 3rd class Osmanieh) ; A.D.C. to Queen Victoria 1887-90 ; director naval ordnance 1886-91 ; adm.-supt. Portsmouth dockyard 1891-2 ; a lord of the Admiralty and controller of the Navy 1892-7; comm.-in-ch. of the North America and West Indies squadron 1897-9, and Mediterranean squadron 1899-1902 ; a lord of the Admiralty 1902-3 ; com. -in-chief at Portsmouth 1903-4 ; 1st Sea Lord of the Admiralty 1904—10, and again since Oct. 1914 ; first and principal Naval A.D.C. to the King 1904—11 ; memb. of the com. to advise as to the creation of a War Office Board 1903 ; memb. of the Committee of Imperial Defence ; was one of the British representatives at the Peace Con- ference at Tlie Hague 1899 ; has the Grand Cor- don of the Osmanieh, and the Legion of Honour, the order of St. Alexander Nevsky (Russia), and of Charles III of Spain ; hon. LL.D. Camb. 1908. Residence — Langham House, Ham Com- mon, Surrey. Club — Athenaeum. Issue — Hon. Cecil Vavasseur Fisher, Heir, b. 18 July, 1868 ; m. 22 Nov. 1910, in Philadelphia, Jane, dau. of Randal Morgan.of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, U.S.A. ; ed. at O.xford (B.A. 1890, M.A. 1894) ; formerly in B.C.S. ; assumed by royal licence in 1909 the additional surname of Vavasseur. Club — E. India United Ser- vice. 1. Hon. Beatrix Alice, m. 28 Jan. 1896, Rear Adm. Reginald Rundell Neeld (see NEELD, Bt.). 2. Hon. Dorothy Sibyl (2nd class of the order of the Chefekat), m. 28 Dec. 1908, Comm. Eric John Arthur Fullerton, R.N. (see Knightage). 3. Hon. Pamela Mary (2nd class of the order of the