DEWARl KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 684 to Lord Playfair when prof, of chemistry, Edin. Univ. ; pres. of the Chemical Soc. 1897 ; late memb. of the Govt. Explosives Committee, and Roj'. Commn. on Metrop. Water Supply ; elected foreign memb. of Nat. Acad, of Sciences, Wash- ington ; corr. memb. of Acad, of Sciences, Copen- hagen, 1907, and Associate of Belgian Acad, of Sciences, 1908 ; awarded Rumford medal of the Roy. Soc. 1894, the 1st Hodgkin's gold medal of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, in 1899, the Lavoisier gold medal by the French Academy of Sciences 1904 ; the Matteucci medal, 1906, and the Albert medal of the Roy. Soc. of Arts 1908. Residences — Royal Institution, 21, Albemarle Street, W. ; 1, Scroope Terrace, Cam- bridge. Clubs — Athena?um ; Garrick. DEWAR, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1902.— Sir Thomas Robert Dewar, s. of John Dewar, founder of the firm of John Dewar & Sons, distillers, of Perth. B. 9 Jan. 1804 ; ed. at Perth Sell, and Edinburgh Univ. ; is a distiller ; j M.P. Tower Hamlets, St. George's-in-the-East div. (C), 1900-6; author of "A Ramble Roimd the Globe," and " Experiences of Prohibition " ; J. P. [ Kent; L.C.C. 1892-5; Sheriff City of London j 1897-8 ; a lieut. of City of London. Residence — I 26, Savoy Court, W.C. Clubs — Carlton : Junior Carlton ; Royal Thames Yacht. DEWAS, Raja of, K.C.S.I. Creat. 1911.— H.H. Raja Sir Tukoji Rao Pu.r, Raja of Dewas (Senior Branch). B. 1 Jan. 1888 : sue. 13 Oct. 1899 : is entitled to a salute of 15 guns. Residence — Dewas, Indore, Central India. DE WET, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Emjia, dau. of James Fuller, of the Cape of Good Hope. M. 19 Jan. 1877, Sir Jacobus Petrus De Wet, some- time Chief Justice of the Transvaal and Acting Chief Justice of Ceylon, who d. 19 April, 1900. DHAR, Raja of, K.C.S.I. Creat. 1911.— H.H. Raja Sir Udaji Rao Puar. B. 30 Sept. iS8() ; sue. 29 July, 1898 ; is entitled to a salute of 15 guns. Residence — Dhar, BhojDawar, Central India. DIBBS, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Annie Maria, dau. of the late Hon. R. M. Robey, M.L.C., of Sydney. M. 1857, Sir George Richard Dibbs, K.C.M.G., Premier of New South Wales, who d. 4 Aug. 1904. Residence — Passy, Hunters' Hill, New South Wales. DIBDIN, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1903. — Sir Lewis ToNNA DiBDix, s. of the Rev. Robert William Dibdin, M.A., of West Street Episcopal Chapel, St. Giles', and Caroline, dau. of William Thomp- son, Barr.-at-law. B. 19 July, 1852 ; m. 21 April, 1881, Marianne Aubrey, dau. of the Rev. Humphrey Senhouse Pmder, M.A., rector of Bratton Fleming, Devonshire ; ed. at Camb. ; B.A. (senior optime) 1874 ; M.A. 1877 ; F.S.A. ; hon. D.C.L. Durham, 1891 ; Barr.-at-law (Lincoln's Inn) 1876; K.C. 1901; Bencher 1908; Chanc. of Diocese of Rochester 1880, of Exeter 1888, of Durham 1891 ; comisel to Attorney-Gen. in charity matters 1895-1901 ; Dean of the Court of Arches, Auditor of the Chancery Court of York, and Master of the Faculties since 1903; first Church Estates Commissioner since 1905 ; memb. I of Roy. Commn. on Ecclesiastical Discipline 1904, ! and on Divorce 1909 ; honorary memb. Surveyors' Inst. ; J. P. Surrey. Residence — Nobles, Dor- ; mansland, East Grinstead. Official address — ' Morton's Tower, Lambeth Palace, S.E. Club — '■ Athenaeum. DICK, K.C.B. (mil.). Creat. 1895 ; C.B. i (mil.) 1887. — Sir James Nicholas Dick, s. of George Dick, 76th Regt. B. 1832 ; L.R.C.S. Edinburgh 1853 ; M.R. C.P.I. ; ent. naval medical service 1853, staff-surgeon 1861, fleet-surgeon 1868, dep. inspector-gen. 1880, inspector-gen. 1884 ; served in Crimean War and Abyssinian War (medal) ; inspector-gen. Roy. Naval Hos- pital, Haslar, 1884—7 ; director-gen. of the medical depart, of the Navy 1888-98 ; hon. surgeon tO' I the King, late hon. surgeon to Queen Victoria, and to King Edward. Residences — 37, LTpper Park Fields, Putney ; Sea Wood, Bembridge, Isle of Wight. Club — United Service. DICKESON, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Eliza, dau. of William Garwood, of Bromley, Kent. M. 1877, as his 2nd wife. Sir Richard Dickeson, head! of Richard Dickeson & Co., the well-known military contractors, and four times Mayor of Dover, who d. 13 Oct. 1900. Residence^ DICKINSON, Knt. Bach. Great. 1913.— Sm John Dickinson, s. of late Joseph Dickinson, M.D., F.R.S., of Liverpool. B. 17 Nov. 1848; m. 1884, Cecilia Maud, dau. of Thomas Hunter Holderness, of Liverpool ; Barr.-at-law (Inner Temple) 1871 ; metropolitan police magistrate 1890-1913 ; chief magistrate from 1913 ; LL.M. Camb. ; J. P. co. London. Residence — 6, Philli- more Gardens, W. Club — Oxford and Cambridge. DICKSON, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Emily Ayton, dau. of George Lee. M. 1876, Sir J, Frederick Dickson, K.C.M.G. , Ceylon Civil Service, and late Colonial Sec. for Straits Settle- ments, who d. 1891. Residence — 26, Randolph Crescent, Maida Hill, W. DIGBY, G.C.B. (civ.). Creat. 1906 ; K.C.B. (civ.) 1898. — Sir Kenelm Edward Digby, s. of Rev. the Hon. Kenelm Digby, bro. of the 9th Baron Digby, and Caroline, dau. of Edward Sheppard, of Firgrove, Salop. B. 9 Sept. 1836 ; i m. 30 Aug. 1870, Hon. Caroline, dau. of the 1st Baron Belper ; Barr.-at-law (Lincoln's Inn) 1865, K.C. 1904. bencher 1891 ; was judge of County Courts 1892— 5 ; Permanent Under-Sec. of: State ' for the Home Department 1895-1903; J. P. Essex. Residence — King's Ford, Colchester. Club — Athenaeum. Issue — 1. Capt. Arthur Kenelm Digby, K..F.A., b. 19 May, 1879 ; m. 22 Feb. 1911, Violet, dau. of Sherbrooke Keatinge. 2. Edward Aylmer Digby, late R.N., b. 3 Oct. 1883 ; m. 30 May, 1911, Winifred Disjby, dau. of Arthur O. Wat^n, D.C.L., of Uplands, Wadliurst. llesidence — 1, Aubrey Rood, Cauipdcn Hill, W. Issue — 1. Kenelm Hubert Diaby, b. 10 March, 1912. 2. Robert Arthur Digby, b. 9 June, 1913. 1. Emllv. 2. Lettice. DILL, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1909. — Sm Samuel Dill, s. of the Rev. Samuel Marcus Dill, of Londonderry, D.D., Professor of Divinity, Magee Coll., and Anna H., dau. of J. Cowan Moreland, of Hillsborough. B. at Hillsborough, co. Down, 26 March, 1844 ; m. 1884, Fanny, dau. of R Cadwallader Morgan, of Shrewsbury ; ed. at Roy, Instn. Belfast, Queen's Coll. Belfast, and at Oxford (1st class final scliools, Oxford, Fell, and tutor C.C.C., Oxford) ; hon. Litt.D. Dub., hon. LL.D. Edin. and St. Andrews ; formerly Examr. in Oxford Univ., govr. of Owens Coll. and Victoria Univ., and Hulme Grammar Sch. Manchester ; High Master of Manchester Gram. Sch. 1877-88 ; Professor of Greek, Queen's, Univ., Belfast, since 1890 ; is a commnr. of intermediate ed. Ireland, memb. of Belfast Univ. Commn. and Senate, Gov. of Campbell Coll. and Royal Instn. Belfast ; chairman of commn. on primary ed. (Ireld.) 1913; author of "Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius," and " Roman Society in the Last Century of the Western Empire." Resi- dence — Montpellier, Malone Road, Belfast. Clubs — Athenaeum ; Ulster (Belfast).
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