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05 KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE [FITZGEORGE FINLAY, Knt. Bach. Great. 1912.— Sir Camp- SLL KiBKMAN FiNLAY, s. of late Kirkiiian Fiiilay, Glasgow, and Jane Vary, dau. of David Camp- ill, of Glasgow. B. at Rangoon 27 Oct. 1875 ; . 14 March, 1901, Alice Kathleen, dau. of D. Drton, C.S.I., I.C.S., of Rostrevor, co. Down ; arr-at-law. Mid. Temple ; It. -col. of Volunteers ice 1908 ; manager in Rangoon of the Burma il Co. ; an addnl. memb. of the Council of the

.-Gov. of Burma for making laws and reglns.,

'08-12. Residence — Foliejon Park, Winkfield, )rks. Club — Oriental. Issue — Violet Vivian. FINNEY, Knt. Bach. Croat. 1913; CLE. 04. — Sir Stephen Finney, s. of John Douglass nney, of Old Charlton, Kent, Attorney-at-law, id Charlotte, dau. of Henry William Chisholm. "in London, 8 Sept. 1852 ; m. 16 June, 1888, nstance. dau. of Col. J. G. Pilcher, I.M.S. ; . at Clifton and R.I.E. Coll., Cooper's Hill ; ri enginr., Ind. public works dept. ; manager istern Bengal Ry., 1891-9, and of N.W. Ry. India 1899-1907 ; memb. of Ind. Ry. Board, 07-12 ; formerly It. -col. N.W. Ry. Vol. Rifles, d hon. A.D.C. to Commr. -in-Chief in India, [dress — Belvedere, Simla. Clubs — Bengal ilcutta) ; U.S. (Simla). Issue — lfred Douglas Finney, .'harlotte Mary. E'IRBANK, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Habriette, u. of late Rev. J. P. Garrett, of Kilgarron and iUistown, CO. Carlow. M. 6 June, 1883, Sir seph Thomas Firbank, D.L., J. P., M.P. East ill (C.) 1895-1906 ; who d. 7 Oct. 1910. Resi- noes — St. Julian's, Newport, Mon. ; 33, rzon Street, Mayfair, W. Issue — . Arthur Annesley Ronalr] Firbank, b. ] 7 Jan. 1886. lesidonce —St. Julian's, Newport, Mon. . Heather. ?ISHER, K.C.V.O. Creat. 1909 ; C.V.O. )7. — Vice-Adm. Sir Frederic William

her, s". of Capt. William Fisher, of 78th High-

ders, and Sopliia, dau. of A. Lambe, of New nd Street, W. B. in Cevlon, 5 Oct. 1851 ; ed. Lichfield Edward VI Sch., and North Grove j use, Southsea ; entd. R.N. April, 1865, lieut. r5, commdr. 1887, captain 1893, rear-admiral )5, vice-adm. 1909 ; adm. 1913 ; commodore Jamaica 1903 ; supt. of Malta Dockyard )7-9 ; pres. of the Royal Naval Coll., Green- ih, since 1911 ; is Grand Officer of Order of Crown ! [taly (Messina 1908). Residence — Royal Naval lege, Greenwich. Club — L^nited Service. nSHER, Knt. Bach. Great. 1 905.— Sir Walter ' WTON Fisher, s. of late Benoni Fisher, of ' ndsworth. Staffs. B. 1844; m. 1st, Lydia 1894), dau. of late Thomas Nixon, of mpstead ; m. 2nd. 1897, Kate, dau. of 5 Bryan William Stevens, of Edgbaston ; leated privately and at King Edward's School ; a Chartered Accountant and Senior Partner the firm of Fisher, Ra-ndle, and Fisher, of mingham ; president of Institute of Chartered jountants in England and Wales 1901-2, and mber of council since granting of Royal CUiarter 1880 ; vice-president and governor of Ghar- 3d Accountants' Benevolent Association ; past sid. Birmingham and Jlidland Soc. of Chartd. 3ts. ; past presid. Birmingham Chartd. Accts. idents' Soc. ; hon. lay sec. Bishopric of Bir- igham (founded 1905) ; hon. sec. for 27 years Hospital Sunday Fund ; pres. Roy Inst. Deaf and Dumb Children, Edgbaston ; mn. Edgbaston Church of England College Girls, and League of Church Voters ; chrmn. mce committee Bishop of Birmingham's ad ; chairmn. cathedral music and church vices committee ; hon. sec. New General Hos- al (opened at a cost of over £230,000, and free DP. from debt, by H.R.H. Princess Christian for the late Queen Victoria) ; memb. of the House of Laymen ; gov. Birmingham Univ. ; chairmn. local board of Commercial Union Assur. Go. ; E.G. A. ; J. P., Birmingham and Warwick- sliire ; High Sheriff Warwickshire 1912. Resi- dence — Lawnfield, Edgbaston, Birmingham. Clubs — Union ; Conservative ; Constitutional. FITHIAN, Knt. Bach. Great. 1905.— Sir Edward William Fithian, s. of late William Fithian. B. 24 Feb. 1845; m. 13 Aug. 1870, Mary, dau. of James T. Ranton ; ed. at Man- chester Grammar Sch., Owen's Coll., and King's I Coll. London ; Barr.-at-law (Middle Temple) 1879 ; J. P., London ; late sec. of the Assoc, of

Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom ;

was sec. of Commons Preservation Soc, and one of the sees, of the Roy. Commn. on tonnage ; delegate from the Assocn. of Chambers of Com- merce to the Fifth Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire, at Montreal, Canada, 1903 ; member of Board of Trade departmental com. on bankruptcy law amendment 1906 ; memb. Roy. Com. for the International Exhibi- tions of Brussels, Rome, and Turin, 1910-11 ; Hon. Sec. of London Temp. Hosp ; received in July, 1903, the French decoration of Officier de rinstruction Publique in recognition of services for the promotion of friendly relations between the United Kingdom and France ; and is a Knt. Commdr. of the Order of Our Lady of the Gonce23tion of Villa Vifosa, of Portugal. Residence — Forest Lodge, Brodrick Road, Upper Tooting, S.W. Club — National Liberal. Issue living- Arthur William Fithian, b. 1878; m. 9 Aug. 1913. Mary Theresa, dau. of J. Jaques, of Leeds. Edith Sarah, m. 19 July, 1898, Frederic Lees. FITZGEORGE, K.C.V.O. Great. 1904 ; C.V.O. 1901. — Rear- Adm. Sir Adolphus Attgustus Frederick FitzGeorge, 2nd s. of F.M. H.R.H. George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (extinct), K.G., K.T.. K.P., G.G.B., G.C.H., etc. (who d. 1904), and his wife Louisa (Mrs. FitzGeorge, who d. 1890), dau. of Robert Fairbrother. B. 1846 ; m. 1875, Sofia Jane, dau. of Thomas Holden, of Winestead Hall, Hull ; ent. R.N. 1859 ; lieut. 1866 ; com- mander 1872 ; capt. 1881 (retired 1893) ; rear- adm. 1896 ; was equerry-in-waiting to the late Duke of Cambridge, and dejJ. ranger of Richmond Park. Residence — 12, Eaton Square, S.W. Clubs — Naval and Military ; Marlborough ; Carlton. Issue — • Olga Mary Adelaide, m. 1st, 18 Dec. 1897, Cliarles Edward Archibald Watkiu Hamilton (m. dissolved 1902) (see Peerage, Hamlton, Bt., of Trebinshun) : m. 2nd, 5 Jan. 1905, Robert Charlton Lane. Residence FITZGEORGE, K.C.V.O. Creat. 1904 ; C.B. (civ.) 1895. — Col. Sir Augustus Charles Frederick FitzGeorge, 3rd s. of F.M. H.R.H. George WiUiam Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (extinct), K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.B., G.G.H., etc. (who d. 1904), and his wife Louisa (Mrs. FitzGeorge, who d. 1890), dau. of Robert Fairbrother. B. 12 June, 1847 ; ed. privately and at R.M.G. Sandhurst ; ent. Rifle Brigade 1864; became capt. 1877; joined 11th Hussars 1878 ; maj. 1881 ; lieut.-col. 1880 ; col. 1890 ; retired 1900 ; was A.D.C. to Com. -in-Chief in India (Lord Napier of Magdala) 1870-5; orderly officer to H.R.H. the (then) Prince of Wales during his visit to India 1875-6 ; sec. to horse commn. 1882 ; extra A.D.C. to gen. officer commdg. at Aldershot 1883-5 ; private s-c. to Gom.-in-Chief (F.M. H.R.H. the Duke of Gam- bridge) 1886-96 ; is an Esquire of Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England. Residence — 6, A A