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THOM'S IRISH WHO'S WHO
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Dublin. Educ. at Winchester College and Royal Indian Engineering College, Cooper's Hill: Argyll Scholar. 1879; Public Works Department, India, 1880-1895; Lieut, Burma State Railway Volunteer Rifles, 1884; Burma medal and three clasps, 1885-1892; Associate Member Institution Civil Engineers, 1894: High Sheriff, Co. Dublin, 1899; Director Great Northern Railway, Ireland, 1902; Member Royal Irish Academy, 1911; Vice-Warden Alexandra College, Dublin, 1913; nominated a Senator, Parliament of Southern Ireland, 1921: Governor. Bank of Ireland, 1922; m. 1900, Mary Middleton, dau. of Robert S. Bainbridge, of Keverstone, Co. Durham, and has issue four daus. Res.: Burton Hall, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. Clubs: Union, London; Kildare Street, Dublin.

GUINNESS, Brig.-General Henry William Newton, C.B. (1900); served in Nile Expdn.. 1884-5; S. African War, 1899-1900; Lieut.-Col. Commdt. 1st Batt. R. Irish Regt, 1899-1903; A.A.G., 1905-9; Hon. Brig.-Gen., 1917; son of late Rev. W. N. Guinness, Rector of Collooney, Co. Sligo: b. 1854; m. 1893, Frances, dau. of late Hy. West, Q.C., of Loughlinstown House. Co. Dublin. Res.: 26 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin.

GUINNESS, Lieut.-Col. Hon. Walter Edward, D.S.O. (1917) with bar (1918); (M.P. for Bury St. Edmunds from 1907); L.C.C., N. Paddington Div., 1907 to 1910: Educ. at Eton; late Lieut.-Col. Royal Suffolk Hussars; served in S. Africa, 1900-01 (wounded, despatches, medal and four clasps); European War, Gallipoli, 1915, in command of 10th London Regt.; Western Front, 1916-18, as Brigade Major and G.S.O. (2nd Grade) (despatches thrice); third son of Rt. Hon. Earl Iveagh, K.P.; b. 29th March, 1880: m. 24th June, 1903, Lady Evelyn Erskine, dau. of Right Hon. the Earl of Buchan. Res.; 11 Grosvenor Place, London, S.W.; Knockmaroon, Castleknock, Co. Dublin. Clubs: Carlton, S.W.; Kildare Street, Dublin.

GUN, William Townsend Jackson, J.P. Co. Kerry (High Sheriff, 1902); Barrister Inner Temple, 1901; only son of late Capt Henry Allen Gun, R.E.. J.P., and grandson of Wilson Gun, D.L., J.P., of Rattoo, Co. Kerry; b. 1876; m. 1908, Ethel Winifred, youngest dau. of Rev. C. Young, M.A., Vicar of Chewton Mendip. Res.: 48 Hornton Court, Kensington, London, W.8; Rattoo, nr. Lixnaw, Co. Kerry.

GUN-CUNINGHAME, Major Cornwallis Robert Ducarel, D.L., J.P., Co. Wlcklow (High Sheriff, 1886): Capt. (Hon. Major) Wicklow Art. (Mil.). 1885-94: Hon. Capt. in the Army from 1900: Major (temp.) R.G.A., 1915; son of late Col. Robt. Geo. A. H. Gun-Cuninghame, D.L., J.P., of Mount Kennedy, Co. Wicklow, by only dau. (d. 1904) of late Rt. Rev. Lord Robt. Ponsonbv Tottenham, Bishop of Clogher; b. 1857; m. 1st, 1886, Isabella, youngest dau (d. 1902) of Richd. Wingfield; 2nd, 1904, Constance Evelyn, youngest dau. of late Edwin J. Vipan, Res. Mount Kennedy, Greystones, Co. Wicklow.

GUNN, John Edward, Bishop, born at Black Hill, Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, March 15th, 1863; son of Edward and Mary (Grew) Gunn. Educ.: St. Mary's College, Dundalk, Ireland; Marist College, Paignton, South Devon, England; Catholic University, Dublin; Gregorian University, Rome, Italy. J.C.B., and D.D. Professor of Moral theology. Catholic University, Washington, D.C., 1892-1898; Rector of the Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta, Georgia, and President of the Marist College from 1898 to 1911. Consecrated Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi, August 29th, 1911. Res.: Bishop's House, Natchez, Miss., and Pass Christian, Miss.

GWYNN, Edward John, Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, since 1893; Lecturer in Celtic Languages in the University of Dublin since 1907: b. 1st April, 1868, son of Rev. John Gwynn, D.D., late Regius Professor of Divinity in University of Dublin. Educ.: St. Columba's College and Trinity College, Dublin (Scholar, 1888, Univ. Student, 1889); m. 1906, Olive Mary, dau. of Col. J. G. Ponsonby; has three sons, two daus. Todd Lecturer in Celtic Languages in Royal Irish Academy, 1899-1904; Commissioner of National Education, 1905-1915. Pubns.: The Metrical Dindsenchas, parts i., ii., iii. (Todd Lectures Series): Catalogue of Irish MSS. in Trinity College, Dublin (jointly with late Rev. T. K. Abbott, D.D.); Articles on Irish Literature and Philology. Res.: 34 Trinity College, Dublin.

GWYNN, Rev. Robert Malcolm, M.A., B.D. (T.C.D.): Fellow, Tutor and Chaplain of Trinity College, Dublin. Educ.: St. Columba's College, Rathfarnham; Trinity College, Dublin (1st Scholarship, 1896; Classical Studentship, Large Gold Medals in Classics and Modern Literature, 1898; 1st Theological Exhibition, 1902; Fellowship, 1906; Tutorship, 1907; Chaplain, 1911); Professor of Biblical Greek, 1916; acting Warden, St. Columba's College, 1909; Professor of Hebrew. 1920. Recns.: cricket and Rugby football; Captain University Cricket XI; Vice-Captain University XV; b. Ramelton, Co. Donegal, 26th April, 1877; son of Rev. John Gwynn, D.D.; m. 1914, Eileen Gertrude, dau. of Rev. William Glenn, B.A., of Altadesert Rectory, Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone. Res.: 14 Northumberland Road, Dublin, and 40 Trinity College, Dublin.