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GREENACRE] KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 728 •William Green, Tiie Black Watch: m. 30 Oct. 1914, J;esley Kathleen, dau. of Guy Haunaford, of Bran- ■caster, Xorfolk, and 282, St. James's Court, S.W. GREENACRE, Lady (Knt.'s widow).— Mary Hastleb, dan. of P.cv. Ralph Stott, of Natal.

M. 18G3, Sir Benjamin Wesley Greenacre,

M.L.A., five times Mayor of Durban, who d. 22 April, 1911. Residence — Durban, Natal. GREENE, Privy Counsellor. Apptd. 1912; G.C.M.G. Creat. 1914. K.C.B. (civ.) 1900; C.B. 1897. — Sir (William) Conyngham Greene, s. of the late Richard Jonas Greene, of Dublin, and Louisa, dau. of the 3rd Baron Plunket. B. 29 Oct. 1854 ; m. 2 Oct. 1884, Lady Lily Frances Stopford, dau. of James, 5th Earl of Courtown ; ed. at Harrow and Oxford; B.A. 1877, M.A. 1880 : ent. Diplomatic Service 1877, 2nd sec. 1887 ; sec. of Legation at Teheran 1893-6 ; British agent to South African Republic 1896-9 ; minis- ter at Berne 1901-5, at Bucharest 1905-10 ; envoy extraord. and minister plenipotentiary at Copenhagen 1910—12, and at Tokyo since Dec. 1912. Residences — The British Embassy, Tokyo ; Horswell House, Kingsbridge, S. Devon. Clubs ■ — Travellers' ; St. James's. Issue — Norah, m. 28 Jan. 1914, Capt. Hon. H. J. Brand {see Hampden, B.). GREENE, K.C.B. (civ.). Creat. 1911; C.B. (civ.) 1899. — Sir (William) Graham Greene, s. of the late William Greene, of East Lodge, Bed- ford, and Charlotte, dau. of William Smith, of Wrawby, Lines. B. at Takeley, Essex, 16 Jan. 1857 ; ed. at Cheltenham Coll. ; ent. Admiralty 1881 ; priv. sec. to successive First Lords of the Admiralty 1887-1902 ; a principal clerk in see's dept. of the Admiralty 1902-7, asst. sec. 1907-11, perm. sec. since 1911 ; J. P., co. London. Resi- dence — Park Lane Chambers, W. Clubs — St. James's ; Travellers'. GREENE, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Charlotte, dau. of Edward Henry Courtenay, of Cheltenham. M. 1867, as his 2nd wife. Sir John Ball Greene, C.B., C.E., late head of the Irish Valuation Department, who d. 4 Feb. 1896. Residence — Corrella, Greystones, co. Wicklow. GREENHILL, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1908.— Sir George Greenhill, s. of Thomas Greenhill, civil engineer. B. in London 29 Nov. 1847 ; ed. at Clu'ist's Hospital and Camb. (wrangler) ; formerly prof, of mathem. Artillery Coll. Wool- wich ; memb. of the Aeronautical Cominittee ; consulting expert Ordnance Board Woolwich ; M.A., F.R.S. Residence— 1, Staple Inn, W.C. Club — Savile. GREGORY, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1913.— Sir Philip Spencer Gregory, s. of |late John Gregory, Gov. of the Bahamas, and Harriet Eliza- beth, dau. of late Capt. Philip Jean, 21st Fusiliers. B. at Nassau, Bahamas, 2 Feb. 1851 ; m. 9 Aug. 1876, Edith Anne, dau. of late Rev. Edward James, lector of Hindringham, Norf. : ed. at Eton and Camb.; B.A. 1873, scholar of King's 1869, fellow 1873-7, M.A. 1876; Barr.-at-law (Lincoln's Inn) 1875, bencher 1907 ; acldnl. memb. of Bar council ; conveyancing counsel to Supreme Court since 1902 ; memb. of roy. commn. on Land Transfer Acts 1908. Residences — 9, Lowndes Square, S.W. ; 1, New Square, Lincoln's Inn, W.C. Club — Athenfeum. Issue — John Duncan Gregory, b. 26 May, 1878 ; clerk in Foreign Office ; m. 31 May, 1904, Gwendolen Lind, dau. of the late Raymond Maude. Issue — Barbara Angela Maria. GREGORY, Lady (Knt.'s widow).— Augusta, dau. of Dudley Persse, of Roxborough, co. Gal- way. :M. 7 aiarch, 1880, as Ms 2nd wife, the Rt. Hon. Sir William Henry Gregory, P.C., K.C.M.G., F.R.S. , who sat in the House of Com- mons for the city of Dublin from 1842-7, and for the CO. of Galway from 1857 until 1872, and was subsequently Gov. of Ceylon and trustee of the National Gallery, and who d. 6 March, 1892. Residence — Coole Park, Gort, co. Galway. Issue — William Robert Gregory, b. 20 May, 1881 ; J.P., Gal- way ; m. 1907, Lily Margaret, dau. of J. Graham Parry. Residence — Coole Park, Gort, co. Galway. Issue — Richard Graham Gregory, b. 6 Jan. 1909. Augusta Anne. GRENFELL, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Amy, dau. of Andrew Low, of Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A. M. 1871, Vice-Adm. Sir Harry Tremenheere Gren- fell, K.C.B., C.M.G., who d. 19 Feb. 1906. Resi- dence — Wellesbourne House, Warwick. GRENIER, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Emily, dau. of Jolm Drieliiig, Proctor and Notary Public of Colombo. ^1. 1868, Sir (John Charles) Samuel Grenier, Attorney-Gen. for Ceylon, who was knighted 1892, and d. the same year. Resi- dence — Rock House, Colombo, Ceylon. GREVILLE, K.C.M.G. Creat. 1905; C.M.G. 1896. — Sir George Greville, 2nd s. of Capt. Algernon William Bellingham Greville, of Sussex Gardens, Hyde Park, and his 2nd wife, Mary Fanny, dau. of Christopher Idle, of Northfrith. B. 12 May, 1851 ; m. 30 March, 1897, Louisa, dau. of L. Nicolays, of Frankfort ; ed. at Oxford ; ent. Diplomatic Service 1875, 3rd sec. 1878, 2nd sec. 1879, sec. 1892 ; sec. of Legation at Rio de Janeiro 1892-6 ; consul-gen. at Buda-Pesth 1896, and min. res. and consul-gen. at Bangkok 1896—1900 ; envoy extraordinary and min. plen. to Mexico 1900-5. Residence — GREVILLE, K.C.V.O. Creat. 1912.— Hon. Sib Sidney Robert Greville, s. of the 4th Earl of Warwick. B. 1866 ; paymaster of the Household since 1 Jan. 1911 ; groom-in-waiting to the King, late groom-in-waiting to King Edward VII, and private sec. to Queen Alexandra ; equerry to King Edward when Prince of Wales ; was private secretary to the Marquis of Salisbury ; C.V.O. 1901; C.B. (civ.) 1899; Commander of Order of Danebrog 1904 ; Officer of the Legion of Honour 1905 ; has third class of Order of Franz Josef of Austria. Residence — St. James's Palace, S.W. Clubs — Marlborough ; Carlton. GREY, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Georgina Chichely, dau. of Trevor Chichely Plowden. M. 26 Jan. 1865, as his 2nd wife. Sir Wilham Grey. K.C.S.I., late B.C.S., and Gov. of Jamaica, who was b. 26 March, 1818; m. 1st, 8 July, 1845, Margaret Hmigerford (d. 13 Nov. 1862), dau. of Welby Jackson, and d. 15 May, 1878. Resi- dence — 18, Brunswick Square, Hove, Sussex. Sir William had issue by his 1st m.— ^ 1. Tlie late Lt.-Col. Leopold James Henry Grey, Bengal S.C, b. 6 Jan. 1847 ; m. 10 June, 1871, Clara (d. 1 June, 1879), dau. of Maj.-Gen. George Verner, and d. 5 July, 1891. Issue- Clare, m. 1 May, 1909, John Arthur Claude Kreyer, liiut. 28th Light Cavalry, Ind. Army. 2. Lt.-Col William Francis Hungerford Grey, late Ind. Armv, b. 18 Feb. 1849 ; m. 31 Dec. 1879, Isabella Harriett, dau. of A. A. Swinton, B.C.S. Club— East Indian LTnited Service. Issue — William Archibald Swinton Grey, b. 17 July, 1883 ; licut. 33rd Punjabis, Ind. Army ; Assist. Commlssr. in Burmah. Lilian Mary. 3. Arthur Elphinstone Grey, b. 4 Feb. 1854. 1. Caroline Charlotte, m. 9 March, 1869, Maj.-Gen. H. H. Stansfeld, Bengal Army, and has issue. Sir William had living issue by liis 2nd m. — 4. Capt. Charles Jocelyn Eden Grey (Robin), officer