HADFIELD] KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH E:MPIRE 73i inspector Rov. Laboratory, Woolwich, 1885-8, of Labory. stores 1888-93, chief iusp. A.O.D. Roy. Arsenal 1893-1901 ; memb. Ordnance Comm. and asst.-memb. Explosive Comm. 1901-3: conidt. Ordnance Coll. 1904; director of artill. at headquarters 1904—7 ; master-gen. of the ordnance and 4th mily. merab. of Army Council 1907-13 ; pres. of the Ordnance Board and Roy. Artillery Committee since 1913. Resi- dence — Rossway, Berkhampstead. Clubs — -Royal Automobile ; United Service. Issue living — IsTigcl C'lemeut Charles Hadden, b. 26 Feb. 1893 ; 2nd Heut. R.F.A. nines .Mabel, m. 1908, Nigel Paton, and has issue. HADFIELD, Knt . Bach. Creat. 1908.— Sib Robert Abbott Hadfield, s. of late Robert Hadfield, of Sheffield. B. at Sheffield, 29 Nov. 18.59; m. 1894, Frances, dau. of Col. S. M. Wickersham. of Alleghany, Pa., U.S.A. ; ed. at Sheffi.'ld Coll. Sch. ; M.Inst.C.E. ; F.R.S. 1909 ; D. Met. (Slieffield), 1911 ; D.Sc. (Leeds) 1912 ; chrmn. and managing director of Hadfield's Co., Ltd., Sheffield (employing about 6,000 workmen) ; chrmn. of Sheffield Dist. Rally. ; director of Sheffield C4as Co. and other companies ; Master Cutler of Sheffield 1899-1900 ; pres. Faraday Soc. 1914 ; pres. Iron and Steel Inst. 1905-7 ; memb. senate Sheffield Univ., of the Counc. Inst. Mech. Engi- neers, Iron and Steel Institute, Roy. Inst., and of the Institute of Directors ; memb. Faraday, Roy. Statistical, Chemical, and many other British and foreign societies and institutes ; has received numerous gold inedals and premiums for scientific research, including the Howard quinquermial prize and prem. 65 gns., the Geo. Stephenson gold medal and prem., the Telford gold medal and prem. (by I. C. E.), the Bessemer gold medal (I. and S. Inst.), one special and two gold medals by the French Societe d'Encourage- ment pour I'lndustrie Nationale, and the John Scott medal and premium, also the Elliott- Cresson gold medal, 1910, by the American Franklin Inst. ; James Forrest lecturer 1906 ; in- ventor of manganese steel, and many other alloy and special steels; J.P. Sheffield'; asked re- peatedly to stand for Parliament ; author of " The Shorter Working Day " and about 70 technical, scientific and other papers. Residences — 22, Carlton House Terrace, S.W. ; Park- head House, near Sheffield. Clubs — Brooks's ; Reform ; National Liberal ; Ranelagh ; Bur- lington Fine Arts ; Roy. Aiitomobile ; Phyllis Court (Henley) ; Reform (Sheffield). Golf Clubs — Sunningdale ; Richmond. HAGGARD, Knt. Bach. Great. 1912.— Sm ' (Henry) Rider Haggard, s. of Wm. Meybohm | Rider Haggard, of Bradenham Hall, Norfolk, and Ella, dau. of Bazett Doveton, E.I.C.S. B. at Bradenham, 22 June, 1856; m. 11 Aug. 1880, Mariana Louisa, o. c. of late Maj. Margitson, of ' Ditchingham ; ed. at Ipswich and privatelv ; ' sec. to Gov. of Natal 1875 ; on staff of Sir T. Shepstone, special commr. to the Transvaal, 1877 ; sec. to Sicocoeni Commn., and master of Trans- vaal High Court 1878 ; lieut. and adjt. Pretoria, Horse, 1879 ; Barr.-at-law (Line. Inn) 1884 ; chrmn. of committee, Soc. of Authors 1896-8 ; British commr. to report on Salvation Army settlemts., U.S.A., 1905 ; chrmn. Reclamation and Unemployed Laboru- Commn., Roy. Comm. Coast Erosion and Afforestation 1906-11; memb. Domin- ions Roy. Commn. 1912 ; is J.P. Norf. and Suff. ; author of "Rural England" and many works of fiction. Residences — Ditchinghain House. Norfolk ; Kessingland Grange, Lowestoft. Clubs — Athenaeum ; Cecil ; National ; Authors'. Issue — 1. Agnes Angela Rider, m. 10 Sejjt. 1907, Thomas Barker Anivaiid Haggard. 2. i^ybil Dorotliy Rider, iin. 8 July, 1909, Major Reginald Edmonstone Cheyne, D.S.6., 8th Cavalry Ind. Army, and has issue. 3. Lilias Margitson Rider. HAGGARD, K.C.M.G. Creat. 1908 ; C.B. (civ.) 1903. — Sir William Henry Doveton Haggard, eld. s. of late William Meybohm Rider Haggard, of Bradenham Hall, Norfolk, D.L., J.P. B. 25 June, 1846 ; m. 15 Jan. 1887, Emiljr Margaret, dau. of Joseph Hancox ; ed. at Winchester and Oxford ; ent. Diplom. Service 1869 ; sec. Legation Rio de Janeiro 1885, at Athens 1887 ; m^n. res. to Republic of Ecuador 1890-4 ; consul-gen. Tunis 1894-7 ; min. res. and consul-gen. Venezuela 1897-1902 ; envoy extraord. and minist. jjlenipo. Argentine Republic 1902-6, at Brazil since Nov. 1906 ; J.P. Norfolk ; has the Diamond Jubilee medal and Coronation medals of 1902 and 1911. Residence — Braden- ham Hall, Norfolk. Clubs — St. James's ; Wel- lington ; National. Issue — 1. Sub-Lieut. Andrew Henry Meybohm Haggard, R.X., b. 19 April, 1894. 1. Ella Margaret Mary. 2. Sybil Maud. HAIG, K.C.B. (mil.). Creat. 1913 ; K.C.LE. 1911; K.C.V.O. 1909; C.V.O. 1903; C.B. 1900. — Gen. Sir Douglas Haig, s. of late John Haig. (desc. from Haig of Bemersyde), of Cameron Bridge, co. Fife, J. P., and Rachael Mackerras, dau. and co-heiress of late Hugh Veitch, of Stewartfield. Midlothian. B. in Edinburgh, 19 June, 1861; m. 11 July, 1905, Hon. Dorothy Maud (luaid of honour to Queens Victoria and Alexandra 1899-1905 ; Lady of Grace of the Order of St. .John of Jerusalem 1911), twin dau. of 3rd Baron Vivian ; ed. at Clifton, Oxford, and R.M.C., Sandhurst, and Staff! Coll. Camberlev ; ent. 7th Hussars 1885, capt. 1891, bt.-maj. 1898, bt.-lt.-col. 1900, It. -col. commdg. 17th Lancers | 1901, A.D.C. to Iving Edward VII 1904, maj. -gen. | 1904, It.-gen. 1910, gen. 1914 ; A.D.C. gen. to the ' King 1914 ; served with Nile Expedition 1898, at battles of Atbara and Khartum (despatches, Egyptian medal, 2 clasps) ; in South Africa 1899- 1902, at battles of Elandslaagte, Paardeberg, Belfast, operations around Colesburg, and relief of Kimberley ; insp.-gen. of Cavalry, India, 1903-6 ; director of military training at headquarters 1906-7 ; director of staff duties 1907-9 ; chief of staff, India, 1909-12 ; memb. of Council of Viceroy of India 1909-11 ; gen. off. C.-in-C. Aldersliot command 1912-14 ; commdg. 2nd Anny Expeditionary Forces 1914 (despatches); col. 17th Lancers since 1912. Residence — . Government House, Aldersliot. Clubs — Marl- borough ; Cavalry. Issue — 1. Alexandra Henrietta Louisa (sponsor, H.'M. Queen Alexandra). 2. Vietoria Doris Rachel. HAIN, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1910. — Sir Edward Hain, s. of Edward Hain, of St. Ives, Cornwall, shijiowner, and Grace, dau. of James Paynter, also of St. Ives, shipowner. B. at St. Ives, 26 Dec. 1851 ; m. 4 April, 1882, Catherine Seward, dau. of James Hughes, of Whitehaven, Cumberland ; ed. at St. Ives Academy ; chrmn. of the Hain Steamship Co. Ltd. ; memb. of the firm of Edward Hain & Son, St. Ives, Cornwall, of Foster, Hain & Read, steamship brokers, of St. Mary Axe, E.C., and Foster, Hain & Co. of Cardiff ; pres. of the Chamber of Shipping of the L^nited Kingdom 1910-11; M.P. West Cornwall 1900-6; J.P. Cornwall ; High Sheriff 1912 ; 20 years memb. St. Ives Town Council (six times Mayor) ; 12 years memb. Cornwall Co. Council. Residence — Treloyhan, St. Ives, Cornwall. Clubs — Reform ; City of London ; Royal Automobile : Ranelagh. HALDANE, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1912.— Sib William Stowell Haldane, s. of late Robert Haldane, W.S., of Cloanden, Perth, and Mary Elizabeth, dau. of late Richard Burdon Sanderson,
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