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THOM'S IRISH WHO'S WHO

Janet, eldest dau. of the late Right Hon. Gerald FitzGibbon, Lord Justice of Appeal, Ireland, and has issue one son and one dau. Res. Ridgemount, Bassett, Southampton. Royal Automobile Club.

SHORTALL, Sir Patrick, Knt. (1916), High Sheriff of City of Dublin, 1915; T.C. Member Royal Institute of Public Health. Eldest son of late James Shortall, Kilkenny; bo. 1872; m. Mary, eldest dau. of late P. Coyle, Dublin. Res.: 65 St. Lawrence Road, Dublin.

SIMMS, Rt. Rev. John Morrow, C.B. (1918), C.M.G. (1915): B.A. Hon. D.D. (Edin.), Hon. D.D. (Aberdeen and Glas.), Hon. LL.D (Q.U.B.); served with Nile, Expedition 1898: in S. African War 1900-1; in E. Africa 1904, and in European War 1914-18, Principal Chaplain (Presbyterian) to the forces, ranking as Maj.Gen.) 1914-20; Hon. Chaplain to King George V.; Member of the Intermediate Education Board for Ireland; Moderator General Assembly, Presbyterian Church in Ireland 1920. Son of late John Simms, of Scrabo Isles: Newtownards, Co. Down; b. 1854. Res.: Scrabo Isles, Newtownards, Co. Down.

SIMPSON, Surgeon-Gen. Sir Benjamin, K.C.I.E. (1887) B.A., M.D. (T.C.D.) Entered Bengal Med. Dept. 1853: Surgeon, 1864; Surg.-Major 1873; Brig.-Surg. 1879; Dep. Surg.-Gen 1882; Surg.-Gen. 1886; ret. 1890; Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, 1885-90. Son of Robert Simpson, of Dublin: b. 1831; m. 1859, Agnes, dau. of Brig.-Gen. H. Sibbald, Bengal Army, and has issue one son and one dau. Res.: 77 Ashley Gardens, London, S.W.

SINCLAIR, Arthur, Actor. Educated at Marlborough Street Training College, Dublin. Made his first appearance on the stage at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, with the Irish National Theatre Society, 27 Dec, 1904, as Daire in On Baile's Strand; made his first appearance in London, at the St. George's Hall. 27 Nov., 1905, as James Ryan in Spreading the News: first appeared in New York, at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, 20 Nov., 1911, as The Sergeant in The Rising of the Moon: has played the following among other parts:-Fintain in On Baile's Strand; Cornelius in The Land; Dan MacSweeney in The Building Fund, Captain McNamara, J.P., in The Eloquent Dempsey: Tommy Nally in The Jackdaw; Michael James Flaherty in The Playboy of the Western World: Michael Clohesy in The Country Dressmaker; Thomas Hearne in The Unicorn from the Stars: Flann in Dervorgilla; Mike Macinerney in The Workhouse Ward: Elder Daniels in The Shewingllp of Blanco Posnet; Conchubar in D'urdre of the Sorrows; Conal in The Green Helmet; Thomas Coppinger in The Image: Thomas Muskerry in the play of that name; William Lordan in Harvest, Jeremiah Dempsey in The Eloquent Dempsey; Ned Mooney in The Casting Out of Martin Whelan; Shane Morrissey in Birthright; Dan in The Deliverer; King Darniak in King Argimines; John Rainey in Mixed Marriage; the Blind Man in The Well of the Saints; Leum Donohue in The Piedish; Scapin in The Rogueries of Scapin; Bartley Fallon in The Full Moon; Daniel Fogarty in The Alineral Workers; Terence Tracy in The Love Charm; Patrick Kirwan in Darner's Gold; Dominic Donnelly in Family Failing; Michael Harte in Maurice Harte; Bob in Patriots; Dan Burke in The Shadow of the Glen; Tom Dempsey in The Cross Roads; Bartley in Riders to the Sea; King James II. in The White Cockade; Stephen Kiniry in The Gombeen Man; King Brian in Kincora; John Clancv in The Clancv Name; Michael John Dillon in The White Feather; John Kirwan in The Bribe; Peter Canavan in The Canavans; Peter Hanlon in The Slough; John Brady in The Dreamers; James Brogan in Shanwalla, etc.; toured three times in America and Canada, 1911-14; left the Abbey Theatre in May, 1916, and formed hs own company; at Kelly's, Liverpool, Aug., 1916, played Timothy Tracey in The Lover's Arms: at the Opera House, Cork, Sept., 1916, The Tramp in Tactics; at the Coliseum, March, 1917, Dr. O'Toole in a play of that name; subsequently toured in variety theatres in Dr. O'Toole and Duty; at the Court, April, 1918, played Malachi in Fox and Geese; at the Ambassadors', Sept., 1920, John Duffy in The White-headed Boy; at the Lvric, Hammersmith, Doc, 1920, O'Flaherty, V.C, in Bernard Shaw's play of that name. Recns.: reading, cycling, and walking. Son of John E. McDonnell; b. in Dublin, 3 Aug., 1883. Address: The Irish Club, Charing Cross Road, W.C.2., or Central Hotel, Dublin.

SINCLAIR, Col. Thomas, C.B. (1917), M.D. (R.U.I.), F.R.C.S. (Eng.). Educ.: Queen's College, Belfast; London Hospital; Vienna; Berlin: Professor of Surgery, Queen's University, Belfast, since 1886; Surgeon to the Royal Victoria Hospital; Consulting Surgeon, Ulster Hospital for Children; Forster Green Hospital; Co. Antrim Infirmary; Examiner in Surgery, Royal Army Medical College; served in A.M.S., European War, 1915-18; Member of Senate of Northern Ireland, 1921. Res.: 22 University Square, Belfast.

SINCLAIR, William Hugh Montgomery, B.A. (Oxon.), D.L. Co. Donegal; Barrister, King's Inns, 1896; Educ.: Marlborough and Brasenose College, Oxford: entered Consular Service, 1900; was Vice-Consul at Manila 1900-02; Boston U.S.A., 1902-04; Buenos Aires 1904-07; Emden 1907-09: Consul at Bahia 1909-13; Brindisi, 1913-16; Turin, 1916-19;