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Walter Stowe Bright McLaren, Liberal M.P. for Crewe 1886-95, and 1910-12; son of 

 Duncan McLaren, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and nephew of John Bright; b. 1853; d. 

 June 29th. 



Sir Arthur John Otway, Bart., formerly for many years a Liberal M.P., Chairman of 

 Committee in the House of Commons 1883-85; b. 1822; d. June 8th. 



Lord Stalbridge, (cr. 1886), formerly, as Lord Richard Grosvenor, Liberal M. P. 1861-86, 

 and Chief Whip 1880-85; Chairman of the L. & N..W. Railway Company, 1891-1911; 

 b. 1837; d. May i8th. 



Lord Wandsworth (Sydney James Stern) cr. 1895, formerly Liberal M.P. for Stowmarket 

 1891-95; b. 1845; d. February loth. 



John Lloyd Wharton, Conservative M.P. for Ripon division of Yorkshire, 1886-1906; 

 Chairman of N. E. Railway Company; b. 1837; d. July nth. 



Sir George White, Liberal M.P. for West Norfolk, 1900-12; a prominent Nonconformist; 

 b. 1840; d. May nth. 



In the public service the following: had played prominent parts: 



Lord Wenlock (the 3rd Baron); b. 1849; d. January I5th. Governor of Madras 1891-96. 



The 1st Baron Stanmore (cr. 1893); b. 1829, younger son of 4th Earl of Aberdeen; d. 

 January 3Oth; Governor of Trinidad (1866-70), Mauritius (1871-74), Fiji (1875-80), New 

 Zealand (1880-82), and Ceylon (1883-90). 



Allan Octavian Hume, C.B.);b. 1829, son of Joseph Hume (E. B. xiii,884); d. at Norwood 

 July 3ist. Entering the Indian Civil Service in 1849, he became Collector of Etwah, and 

 rendered distinguished service during the Mutiny and later against Firoz Shah. Between 

 1867 and 1871 he carried out the negotiations with the Rajput chiefs for opening road and 

 railway communications through the great belt of mountain and jungle which formerly cut 

 India in two. He was made secretary to the Indian government in the Home department 

 and afterwards in the Revenue and Agricultural departments, but returned to the North- 

 West Provinces as member of the Revenue Board in 1879. In 1882 he retired from the 

 service, and devoted himself to furthering the aspirations of native Indians. The Indian 

 National Congress (see E. B. xiv, 417!)), which held its first session at Bombay in 1885, 

 owes its existence to his exertions. He was the author of several works on ornithology, 

 and presented his collections of bird skins and eggs to the British Museum. 



Sir Richmond Thackeray Ritchie (see E. B. xxvi, 7i6d); b. 1854; d. October 12th. 

 Entering the India Office in 1877, he rose to be Permanent Under-Secretary of State in 1910. 



Lt. Col. Henry Strachey; b. 1816, brother of Sir Richard Strachey (E. B. xxv, 976); 

 d. February gth. Entering the Indian service in 1835, he made a notable journey in 1846 

 into Tibet (E. B. xxvi, 923d), and in 1847 he was a member of the Cashmere Boundary 

 Commission. 



George Strachey, brother of last-named; b. 1829; d. February 25th. Minister at Dresden 

 1890-97. 



Admiral Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton; b. 1829; d. September i8th. Entering the navy 

 at the age of fourteen, he served in Captain Ommanney's Arctic expedition of 1850-51, after- 

 wards joining Captain Kellett (E. B. xxi, 946a) and remaining in the Arctic regions for three 

 winters. In 1856 he was prompted to command the gunboat "Haughty" and went to 

 China. He was promoted captain 1862, rear-admiral 1877, vice-admiral 1884, and admiral 

 1887. From 1885-87 he was commander-in-chief on the China station. In 1889 he was 

 appointed Second Sea Lord of the Admiralty, becoming shortly P^irst Sea Lord. In 1891 he 

 became president of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich, and retired in 1894. He pub- 

 lished Naval Administration (1896) and edited the Letters and Papers of Admiral of the 

 Fleet Sir Thomas Byam Martin (3 vols.) 



Admiral of the Fleet Sir Nowell Salmon; b. 1835; d. February I4th. Entering the 

 Navy in 1847, he served with the "Shannon" brigade in the Indian Mutiny, and received 

 the V.C. for bravery at the second relief of Lucknow (1858). He became Commander- 

 in-Chief at the Cape, 1882-85; and Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, 1894-97. 



Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick William Richards ; b. 1833 ; d. September 28th. Enter- 

 ing the navy in 1848 he served at first on the Australian station. In 1855 he was promoted 

 lieutenant, in 1860 commander, and in 1866 captain. From 1870^-73 he commanded the 

 Indian troopship "Jumna" and from 1873-77 the "Devastation," the first sea-going turret 

 ship. In 1878, being appointed Commodore and Senior Officer on the West Coast of Africa, 

 he arrived at the Cape of Good Hope only to hear of the disaster at Isandhlwana. He prompt- 

 ly proceeded east and landed with a force of 250 men, who shared in the battle of Ginginhlovo 

 and the relief of Eshowe. In 1881 he was at the battle of Laing's Nek. He became rear- 

 admiral in 1882, and from 1882-85 served as Junior Lord of the Admiralty. From 1885-88 

 he was , Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station. In 1888 he was promoted vice- 

 admiral. In 1890 he became Commander-in-Chief on the China station and in 1892 was 

 appointed second Naval Lord of the Admiralty, being Senior Lord from 1893-99. He was 

 promoted Admiral in 1893 and Admiral-of-the-Fleet in 1898. 



Maior-General Sir John Frederick Maurice; b. 1841; d. January I2th. The eldest son 

 of Frederick Denison Maurice (see E. B. xvii, 190); he entered the Royal Artillery in 1861. 

 Seven years later he was appointed Instructor at Sandhurst, and in 1873 went to the Gold 



