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ference at Berlin 1884 : m. 1873, Gertrude, 6th da. of Robert Mason, Esq., of Liver- pool; cr. C.M.G. 1885, K. C.M.G. 1890. . 33, Emperor s Gate, S. Kensington, S. W.; Constitutional and Lyric Clubs. HENDERSON, Lieut.-Col. Sir Ed- mund Yeamans Walcott, K.C.B., son of the late Aclm. George Henderson, of Burton, Somerset; b. 1821 ; entered R.E. : 1838, became Capt. 1847, and Lieut.-Col. : (retired) 1862 ; was Controller of Convicts and Prisons in W. Australia 1850-62, Sur- veyor-Gen, of Prisons, and Chun, of . Directors of Convict Prisons 1863-8. and Ch. Commr. of Metropolitan Police 1868- 1 86: m. 1857, Maria, da. of the Rev. Joseph ; Kindle, B.D., V. of Higham ;cr. C.B. 1868, j K.C.B. 1878. 4, Glcdhow Gardens, S. W. , HENEAGE, Vice-Adm. Sir Algernon Charles Fieschi, K. C.B., son of the late i Charles Fieschi Heneage, Esq. ; b. 1833 ; entered R. N. 1845, became Com. 1861, Capt. 1866, Rear-Adm. 1884, and Vice- Adm. 1889 ; served during operations in Burmah 18 (medal), and in the Baltic and Black Seas 1854-5 (two medals with clasp, Turkish medal) ; was Com.-in-Ch. : on Pacific Station 1887-90 ; appointed , Com.-in-Ch. at the More 1892 : m. 1874, Louisa Emma, da. of Sir Edmund Antro- bus, 3rd Bart. ; cr. K.C.B. 1892. 20, St. George s Square, S. W.; Mat-thorough and United Service Clubs. HERBERT, Gen. Sir Arthur James K.C.B., son of the late John Jones, Esq., of Llanarth Court, Monmouth ; b. 1821 ; , entered Roy. Welch Fusiliers 1839, became Capt. 1845, Major 1854, Lieut.-Col. 1855, | Col. 1860, Maj.-Gen. 1868, Lieut.-Gen. 1877, and Gen. 1885 ; retired 1887; served i in Crimean Campaign 1854-5 (medal with clasp.. Legion of Honour, 5th class Medjidie, and Turkish medal); was D.Q.M.G. 1857-62, A.Q.M.G. at Alder- shot 1863-7, A.A.G. at Horse Guards 1867-73, and Q. M.G. to the Forces 1882-7 ; resumed in 1848 by Roy. License the ancient name of Herbert : m 1854, the widow of Capt. George Ferguson, of ! Houghton Hall, Carlisle; cr. C.B. 1867, ! K.C.B. 1882. 24, Thurloe Square, S. W.; Army & Navy and United Service Clubs. HERBERT, Sir Robert George Wyndham, G.C.B. [see E. Carnarvon, colls.]. H ERRON, Sir Robert, son of Robert Herron, Esq.. of Cairneyhill, co. Fife; b. 1837 ; was Chm. of Kingstown Town Commrs. 1879, 1880, 1883, and 1887; is a J.P. and a D. L. for Dublin: m. ist, 1859, a da. of Thomas Browne, Esq. ; 2nd, 1888, Anna, da. of James Sharpe, Esq., C.E. ; cr. K.B. 1887. Merville, Kingstown, co. Dublin ; Larkfidd, Rath- mines, co. Dublin. HERTSLET, Sir Edward, K.C.B., F.R.G.S., son of the late Lewis Hertslet, Esq., of the Foreign' Office ; b. 1824; entered Foreign Office 1840, and was ITS. 659 Sub-Librarian there 1855-7, since when he has been Librarian and Keeper of the Papers ; appointed an Acting Sec. of Embassy in Diplo. Sen abroad 1878, and in the same year accompanied Lords Beaconsfield and Salisbury on their special mission to the Congress at Berlin ; Com- piler of the ' ' British and Foreign State Papers," the "Mapof Europe by Treaty," " Hertslet's Commercial Treaties," of various other works on Treaties, and of the "Foreign Office List": m. 1849, Eden, da. of the late John Bull, Esq., Clerk of the Journals, House of Commons ; cr. C.B. 1874, K.B. 1878, K.C.B. 1892. Bellevue House, Richmond, Surrey. HICKMAN, Sir Alfred, M.P., son of George Rushbury Hickman, Esq., J.P., of Tipton, Staffordshire ; b. 1830 ; ed. at King Edward's School, Birmingham ; is an Ironmaster and Colliery Proprietor in Staffordshire, Oxfordshire, and Warwick- shire, a D.L. for Staffordshire, and Chm. of Staffordshire Steel and Ingot Iron Co., and of the Staffordshire Freighters' Asso. ; unsuccessfully con- tested Wolverhampton 1880 ; sat for Wolverhampton, W. Div. (C) 1885-6; re-elected 1892 ; was a Member of Parlia- mentary Committee on Manufacturing Departs, of the Army : m. 1850, Lucy Owen, da. of William Smith, Esq., of Portsmouth; cr. K.B. 1890. Perton, Wolverhampton; 22, Kensington Palace Gardens, W. ; Carlton, St. Stephens, Constitutional, and Orleans Clubs. HICKSON, Sir Joseph Hickson, son of Mr. Thomas Hickson, of Otterburn, Northumberland ; b. 1830 ; ed. at private schs.; formerly Gen. Manager of Grand Trunk Railway of Canada ; is a J.P. for Montreal, and Col. Canadian Vol.: m. 1869, Catherine, da. of Andrew Dow, Esq., brewer, of Montreal ; cr. K.B. 1890. Montreal. HIGGINSON, Gen. Sir George Went- worth Alexander, K.C.B., son of the late Gen. George Powell Higginson, Col. 94th Regt.; b. 1826; ed. at Eton ; entered Grenadier Guards 1845, became Capt. 1850, Major 1854, Lieut.-Col. 1855, Col. 1863, Maj.-Gen. 1869, Lieut.-Gen. 1883, and Gen. 1890 ; served throughout Crimean Campaign 1854-5 (medal with four clasps, Legion of Honour, 5th class Medjidie, and Turkish medal); commanded Home Dist. 1879-84 ; is a J.P. for Bucks ; has been Lieut. -Gov. of Tower of London since 1889 : m. 1858, the Hon. Florence Fitz- Patrick, da. of ist Baron Castletown ; cr. C.B. 1871, K.C.B. 1889. Tower of Lon- don, E.G.; The Croft, Great Marlow ; 9, Wilton Crescent, S. W. ; United Ser- vice, Guards' and Carlton Clubs. HILL, Sir Clement Lloyd, K. C.M.G. [see V. Hill, colls.]. HILL, Col. Sir Edward Stock, K.C.B., M.P., son of the late Charles Hill, Esq.,