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743 KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE LHIGGINSON tho lato Lord William Horvey, C.B., s. of the 1st Marq. of Bristol, and Cecilia Mary, dau. of Vice- Adm. Sir Thomas Fremantle, G.C.B. B. 16 June, 1845 ; m. 9 Feb. 1881, Emily Dora, dau. of the late Lord Charles Pelhani-Clinton ; formerly 1st ■class clerk in Treasury ; asst. comptroller National Debt Office 1888 ; sec. and comptroller-gen. 1904- 10 ; memb. Roy. Patriotic Fund Corporation. Residence — 1, Cromwell Road, S.W. Club — Travellers'. Issue — 1. Gerald Edward William Hervey, b. 5 Dec. 1881 ; late luut. Suffolk Regt. 2. Philip Heiuv Charles Hervey, b. 13 Jan. 1883. 3. Eric George Hervey. b. 6 Dec. 1884. 4. Claude Arthur Hervey, b. 10 ilarch 1891. HEWETT, G.C.S.I. Great. 1911; K.C.S.I. 1907 ; C.S.I. 1899 ; CLE. 1891.— Sir John Prescott Hevvktt, s. of late Rev. John Hewett, of Babbacombe, Devon. B. 25 Aug. 1854 ; m. 1879, Ethel (Lady of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem), dau. of H. B. Webster, B.C.S. ; «d. at Winchester and Oxford ; ent. B.C.S. 1875 ; assist. -commr. N.W. Provinces 1877-84 ; acting assist, accountant-gen. 1884 ; under-sec. ■of Gov. Home Dept. 1886-90; dep. .sec. 1891; priv. .sec. to Viceroy 1888 and 1892 ; sec. to Gov. Home Dept. 1889 ; Chief Commr. Central Pro- vinces 1902 ; memb. of Council for India 1904 ; Lt.-Gov. of United Provinces 1907-12 ; appt. pres. of the Coronation Durbar Committee Delhi 1911 ; Knight of Grace, of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Clubs — Arthur's ; Oriental. Issue — 1. Harry Meildaiu Hewett, b. 1891 ; lieut. lloy. Dragoons. 1. SUibcl Ada, m. 1903, Capt. Antliony Courage, 15th Hussars. 2. IjOrna Ethel. HEWITT, Knt. Bach. Great. 1911; M.V.O. (4th cl'. ) 1902. — Sir Frederic William Hewitt, s."of the late George Frederic Hewitt, of Badbury, Wilts, and Elizabeth, dau. of the late Thomas Dav, of HoUv Hill, Meopham, Kent. B. in Lon- don 2 July, "1857 ; m. 24 Dec. 1891, Eve, dau. of the late George Clare : ed. at Merchant Taylors' Sch. and Camb. ; B.A. 1880, M.A. 1887, "M.B. 1883, M.D. 1886 ; M.R.C.S. Eng. 1882 ; anaj-sthetist to the King; physcn. anaesthetist to St. George's Hosp. ; consultg. anassth. and emeritus lecturer on anaesthetics at the London Hos|3. : ansesthetist to King Edward VII 1901-10 ; F.R.S. of Med. ; author of " Ana3.sthetics and their Administra- tion," and other medical works. Residence — 14, Queen Anne Street, Cavendish Square, W. Club — Savile. Issue (besides one son and one dau.) — Sybil, 111. 1913, John Scott, lieut. K.F.A. HEWITT, Knt. Bach. Great. 1904.— Sir Thomas Hewitt, K.C, s. of Halford Wotton Hewitt, J.P., of Lichfield. B. 1837 ; m. 1st, 21 April, 1864, Elizabeth Jane (d. 23 May, 1865), dau. of R. R. Wilson ; m. 2nd, 15 Sept. 1869, Fanny Dugard, dau. of John R. Powles, of East- ivood Park, Greta Bridge, Yorks ; ed. at Lichfield and Darmstadt ; Barr.-at-law (Inner Temple) 1884, Q.C. 1899 ; capt. 40th Middlesex R.V. [Gray's Inn) 1866-70 ; capt. National Reserve 1913 ; counsel to the Commnrs. of Taxes for the pity of London ; pres. of the London Arbitration Oourt 1901—6 ; practises chiefly in Revenue cases ; iVIa>or of the Royal Borough of Kensington 1912— |13 ; dep.-chrmn. of the Artisans' and Labourers' ji-eneral Dwellings Co., and chrmn. of the Lynton md Barnstaple Rly. Co., and of Lynton Cliff Ry. Jo. : J.P., Devon (High Sheriff 1908), and Lon- ion ; contested Camborne div. of Cornwall 1906. Residences — 9, Queen's Gate, S.W. ; The Hoe, Lynton, Devon. Clubs — Reform ; Ranelagh. uSSUC 1. Halford Wotton Hewitt, b. 15 Xov. 1870 ; ed. at Camb., M.A. ; Barr.-at-law (Middl' Temiil ■) ; ni. 10 July, 1894, Mildred Isabel, dau. of Edward J. Castle, K.C, recorder of Bristol. 2. Copley Delisle Hewitt, b. 8 Oct. 1871 ; ed. at Oxford, M.A. ; Barr.-at-law (Inner Temple); m. 12 Oct. 1905, Alice Bradford, o. dau. of Col. Charles Woolsey-Ashville, U.S. Army. 3. Lt.-Comm. Heathcote George Hewitt, R.N., b. 8 March, 1883; ni. 1 June, 1911, llowena, o. dau. of Rev. Ferdinand Nicholas, 0.ford, M.A., vicar of Bathurst, W. Africa. 1. Winifred, m. Donald W. G. Cowic, X.C.S., Inspector- Gen, of Police, Madras. HEXT, K.C.I.E. Great. 1897 ; CLE. 1889. — Re.ar-Adm. Sir John Hext, s. of the Rev. J. H. Hext, vicar of Morval, Cornwall. B. 14 Oct. 1842 ; m. 1st, 5 Nov. 1874, Lihan Mary (d. 1893), dau. of David Mitchel ; m. 2nd, 2 Aug. 1902, Jean (d. 12 June, 1913), dau. of Rev. W. David- son, D.D., of Largo ; ent. R.N. 1857, com. 1874, capt. 1882, rear-adm. 1897 ; [served in Ashanti 1873-4 (medal), in Egyptian war 1882 (medal, bronze star, Medjidie), and in Burma 1885-6 (thanks of Govt, of India) ; director of Indian Marine and memb. of Bombay Port Trust 1883-98 ; A.D.C. to Viceroy of India 1886-98. Residence— St. Benet's, Newton Abbot. HIBBERT, Knt. Bach. [Great. 1903.— Sir Henry FlemmingHibbert, M.P., s. of Isaac Hib- bert, merchant, of Ghorley, Lanes, and Martha, dau. of Henry Flemming, of Simonburn, Northum- berland. B. 4 April, 1850 ; m. 10 March, 1883, Marion Theresa, dau. of Ern.st Reuss, of Victoria Park, Manchester, and Frankfurt -on -Main ; ed. at Hutton and Chorley Grammar Schools ; is R.R.G.S. ; initiated commercial mi-ssion to China for Blackburn Chamb. of Commerce 1905, and the movement in 1896 which resulted in an eciualization of the shipping rates to the Far East ; vice-pres. of Blackburn Chamber of Commerce, and chrmn. of the ed. com. of Lanes G.C ; was Mayor of Chorley 1888-90 ; J.P., C.A., Lanes ; M.P. (U.) Chorley since 1913 ; County Council rep. memb. E. Lanes Terr. Force Association ; vice- chrmn. Lanes Go. Council since 1911 ; chrmn. ed. committee County Councils As.socn. ; is a freeman of the City of London ; hon. LL.D. Manchester 1908. Residence — Dalegarth, Chor- ley, Lanes. Issue — 1. Cvril Hihbert, b. 27 April, 1888. 1. Muriel. 2. Constance. 3. Beatrice. HIBBERT, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Charlotte Henrietta, dau. of the late Adm. Warde, K.H., of Squerryes Court, Westerham. M. 5 Dec. 1878, as his 2nd wife, the Rt. Hon. Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert, Privy Counsellor, K.G.B., M.P. for Old- ham, and a memb. of Gladstone's four administra- tions ; constable of Lancaster Castle at the time of his death, 7 Nov. 1908. Residence— Squerryes Lodge, Westerham, Kent. HICKSON, Lady (Knt.'s widow).— Catherine, dau. of Andrew Dow, brewer, of Montreal, Canada. M. 1869, Sir Joseph Hickson, late gen. manager of the Grand Trunk Rly. of Canada, who d. 4 Dec. 1897. Residences — 272, Mountain Street. Mon- treal, and Otterburn, Temisomata county, Quebec, Canada. HIGGINSON, G.C.B. (mil.). Great. 1903 ; K.C.B. (mil.). 1889; CB. 1871.— Gen. Sir George Wentworth Alexander Higginson, s. of Gen. George Powell Higginson, and Lady Frances Elizabeth Needham, dau. of the 1st Earl of Kilmorey. B. 21 June, 1826 ; m. 29 July, 1858, the Hon. Florence Virginia FitzPatrick (d. 5 March, 1912), dau. of the 1st Baron Castletown ; ed. at Eton ; ent. Gren. Gds. 1845, in which regi- ment h e served until he attained the command in 1877 ; maj.-gen. 1877 ; It. -gen. 1883 ; gen. 1890 ; ret. 1893 ; commanded Home district 1879-