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829 KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE [PLAYFAIR in lieu of Coombe ; ed. privately, and at Guy's JHospital ; qualified as a surgeon, but does not practise ; M.P. Lancashire, Soutliport Div. (R.) 1885-6, and 1899-1900, when he was defeated ; Mayor of Southport 1884-5 and 1891-2 ; C.A. Lanes ; J. P. Lanes, Yorks and Southport ; D.L. Lanes 1908 ; High Sheritf of the co. Palatine 1911; is hon. lieut. R.N.V.R. Residences — Bellevue, Southport ; Swinethwaite Hall, Yorks. Clubs — Jleforni ; National Liberal ; Royal Autonabbile. PILKINGTON, K.C.B. (civ.). Creat. 1902; •C.B. 1895. — M.-vj. Sib Henry Pilkington, s. of Capt. E. W. Pilkington. R.N. B. 18 March, "1849 ; m. 1 April, 1882, Ella Julia, dau. of Maj.- Gen. J, H. White, R.E. ; joined R.E. 18G9, capt. 1881. niaj. 1887, ret. 1894; director of works of the Navv 1890 ; civil engineer-in-chief. Naval Loan Works, 1895 ; ret. 1906. Residence — Stud- lands House, Worthing. PILKINGTON, Lady (Knt.'s widow).— Kath- i,EEN, dau. of Charles Mervyn Richardson, of Cheshire. M. 23 Nov. 1887, Sir WiUiam Hand- cock Pilkington, who d. 23 June, 1905. Resi- dence — Haggard, Carbury, co. Kildare. PILTER, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1907. — Sir John George Pilteb, s. of Thomas Pilter, officer of the Legion of Honour, of Paris, and Isabella, dau. of Rev. J. Robinson, Vicar of Newbiggin, Cumber- land. B. at St. Germain de Livet, 17 March, 1848; m. 25 Aug. 1874, Emily, dau. of James Bowman, J.P., of Halifax ; ed. at Edenfield ; is Knt. of the Legion of Honour, and ('ommander of the Order of Nicham Iftikhar. Residence — 48, Rue Michel Ange, Paris. Club — St. James's. Issue — 1. Kate Averil, m. Andre Dcsplats. 2. Klsie Isabel. 3. "IMabel Wnifred, m. Harry Heauy. Eesidence — Corpus Christi, Texas. 4. Grace Margaret. PINCHING, K.C.M.G. Creat. 1902.— Maj. Sir Horace Henderson Pinching. B. 19 May, 1857 ; m. 18 Aug. 1903, Edmee Anna, dau. of Ernest Cramer, of La Tour Pressy, Geneva ; ed. at Oxford and St. George's Hosp. ; M.A. (Ox ford) 1882 ; Brackenbury prizeman in surgery and medicine 1883 ; L.R.C.P. Lond. 1883, M.R.C.S. Eng. 1883 ; army surgeon 1884, surgeon- maj. ret. 1896 ; Res. of Officers ; formerly director- general Public Health Dept., Egypt ; has the Osmanieh, Medjidie, and Star of Ethiopia. Resi- dences — Chateau de la Tour de Peilz, Switzerland ; Cairo, Egypt. PINE, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Marg.uietta Anne, dau. of Col. John Simpson, Bengal Army. M. 1859, as his second wife. Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine, K.C.M.G., who was successively Gov. of Sierra Leone, Natal, the Gold Coast Settlements, St. Christopher's, Western Aus- tralia, the Virgin Islands, and the Leeward Islands, and d. 1891. Residence — 9, Boulevard du Roi, Versailles. PINERO, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1909.— Sib Arthur Wing Pinebo,s. of John D. Pinero, solic- itor, and Lucv Daines. B. in London, 24 May, 1855 ; m. 19 April, 1883, Myra Emily, widow of Capt. Jolm Angus Lushington Hamilton, 2nd W. Indian Regt. ; ed. privately ; an actor from June, 1874, to July, 1881 ; a "dramatic author since 1881 ; author of " Sweet Lavender," " The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," " The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," " The Princess and the Butterfly," "Trewlawny of the Wells," "The Gay Lord Quex," " Iris," " Letty," " His House in Order," " The Thunderbolt,"' " Mid-Channel," " The ' Mind the Paint ' Girl," and many other plays. Residences — 115a, Harley Street, W. ; Stillands, Chiddingfold, Godalming. Clubs — Garrick ; Beef- steak. PINK, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1904.— Sir Thomas Pink, s. of late Edward Pink, of Portobello House, Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, and Caroline, dau. of G. Childs, of Essex. B. 5 April, 1855 ; m. 24 Sept. 1878, Ellen Amelia, dau. of Edmund Purssey, of Camberwell ; governing director E. & T. Pink, Ltd., confectioners and merchants ; F.R.G.S. Residence — Thornton House, Clapham Park, S.W. Clubs — Constitutional ; Roy. Automobile. Issue — ■ I.Thomas Benmrd Pink, b. 25 Sept. 1882; m. 25 July, 190S, Is'orali Jenny, dau. of late Lionel Hume. 2. Leonanl iJoiitague, b. 23 Oct. 1884 ; ni. 21 April, 1909, Ethel Jlarv, dau. of John Griffiths. Residence— 9, Adelaidi' .Aiansions, Queen's Gate, S.W. ]. Eveleen Xrlli,-, in. 14 June, 1906, Gerald Piers Dumas, llesidence — :37, Norfolk Square, W. PINK, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Jane Goy, widow of Capt. Robert Lowcay Cleveland, R.N. M. 2nd, 1883, Sir William Pink, five times Mayor of Portsmouth, who d. 12 Jan. 1906. PINSENT, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Emily H. S., o. c. of Rev. F. Wingfield Homfray, M.A., Rector of Bintry-with-Themelthorpe, Norfolk ; m. 1872, as his 2nd wife. Sir Robert John Pinsent, D.C.L., Q.C., late .senior justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, who d. 1893. Residence — 7, Leyham Street, Plymouth. PITTAR, K.C.B. (civ.). Creat. 1905; C.B. 1899 ; C.M.G. 1903. — Sir Thomas John Pittar, s. of late Thomas John Pittar, of Hove, Sussex. B. 29 Oct. 1846 ; m. 28 Sept. 1870, Annie Frances, dau. of Thomas Letts, of South View House, Chale, Isle of Weight ; ent. Civil Service 1864 ; principal of the statistical office. Board of Customs, 1889-1900; principal expert to the British delegation at the Brussels Sugar Conference 1901-2 ; assist. British delegate to the Brussels Permanent Commn. 1903 ; Commnr. of Customs 1900-8 ; chrmn. of Board of Customs 1903-8 ; late memb. of Coinicil of the Roy. Statistical Soc. ; edited the Board of Trade returns relating to the trade of the United Kuig- dom from 1889-1900 ; sent by the Govt, on various missions to France and Germany from 1867 to 1902. Residence — Branksea Grange, Parkstone, Dorset. Issue — 1. George Francis Pittar, b. 2 Aug. 1871 ; m. 12 Sept. 1907, Helena Florence Jane, eld. dau. of Henry John Glenny, of Classindene, Putney. Residence — Glen- eroft, Belvedere Avenue, Wimbledon. Issm. — Edward George Felix Pittar, b. 3 June, 1914. Svlvia Frances. 2. filbert Vyvyan Pittar, b. 19 jSTov. 1872; m. 29 June, 1911, Violet, dau. of Pliilip Bansdale Thomas, of Johannesburg. Residence — Boksburg, Transvaal. Issue — 1. Estelle Frances. 2. Katherine Margaret. 3. Thomas Frederick Barry Pittar, b. 18 Sept. 1878. llesidenee — 10, East Sheen Avenue, Bast Sheen, S.W. 1. Violi't .Alarv Josephine, m. 15 June, 1910, Francis John Welsh Whipple, of the Meteorological Office, S. Kensington. PLAYFAIR, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1897 ; CLE. 1896. — Sir Patrick Playfair, s. of late Patrick Playfair, of Dalmarnock, Lanarkshire, and Ardmillan, Ayrshire, and Georgiana, dau. of late John Muir, of Glasgow. B. 1852 ; rn. Nov. 1903, Frances Sophia, dau. of John Harvejs of Car- nousie, Banffshire, and 5, De Vere Gardens ; ed. at Loretto Sch. and Glasgow Univ. ; is memb. of the firms of Barry & Co., Calcutta, and J. B. Barry & Son, London ; has been vice-pres. and pres. of Bengal Chamber of Commerce and mer- cantile member of Bengal Legislative Council ; additional memb. of the Legislative Council of Viceroy and Gov. -Gen. of India 1893-7 ; Sheriff of Calcutta 1896. Residence — 2, Ennismore