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THOM'S IRISH WHO'S WHO

HODSON, Lady Emily Frances Louisa, dau of late Col. George John Beresford; m. 1911, Sir Robert Adair Hodson, 4th Bart. (d. 1921). Res.: Holybrooke, Bray, Co. Wicklow.

HOGAN, Patrick (M.P. for Co. Galway from 1921); Minister of Agriculture Dail Eireann from 1918.

HOGG, Right Hon. Jonathan, P.C. (Irld., 1902); eldest son of late William Hogg, of Craigmore. Blackrock; b. 1847; m. 1876, Margaret (d. 1913), dau. of late Thomas Pease, of Cote Bank, Westbury-on-Trym. Is a D.L. for Dublin: Chairman of Wm. Hogg & Co., Ltd.; Director of the Bank of Ireland (Governor 1901-02). Res.: Stratford, Rathgar, Co. Dublin.

HOLLAND, Captain John Vincent, V.C. 1916: late Capt. 7th Batt. Leinster Regt. Educ.: Clongowes Wood College; Liverpool University. Travelled extensively in South America, where engaged in ranching, railway engineering, and hunting; returned to England on outbreak of war: enlised in 2nd Life Guards, 2nd Sept., 1914; transferred to Leinster Regt. Feb., 1915; attached to 2nd Royal Dublin Fusiliers in France (wounded in 2nd battle of Ypres); attached to 7th Leinster Regt. as Batt. Bombing Officer; saw service at Loos, Hulluch, and Somme, 1916 (despatches and awarded Parchment of 16th Irish Division; V.C. for conspicuous bravery in leading an attack at the capture of Guillemont, 3rd Sept., 1916). Recns.: hunted a great deal with Kildare, Queen's County, and Co. Carlow fox hounds; big game abroad; tennis, cricket; eldest son of John Holland, M.R.C.V.S., of the Model Farm. Athy, Co. Kildare; b. 1889; m. Frances, dau. of Joseph Grogan, J.P., of Manor House, Queenstown. Res.: Model Farm, Athy, Co. Kildare.

HOLMES, Captain Albert Charles, Educ.: Clongowes Wood and Mungret Colleges: engaged in farming, police, etc., Canada, 1905-1914; served 1st Canadian Contingent. August, 1914, to Nov., 1914; 5th Batt. Connaught Rangers, Nov., 1914, to Feb.. 1916. then Instructor Canadian A.S.C. and D.A.P.M. Canadians: served in Serbia with 5th Batt. Connaught Rangers, 191.5; France and Belgium, Can. A.S.C. 1918; appointed Resident Magistrate 21st Sept., 1919; stationed at Ballinrobe; b. 7th July, 1885; son of ex-County Inspector R.I.C., J. E. C. Holmes, O.B.E., Avoca House, Blackrock. Recns.: riding, shooting, fishing, swimming, motoring, billiards, tennis, croquet. Res.: Hollybrook House, Hollymount, Co. Mayo.

HOLMES, Sir George Charles Vincent, K.C.B., Civ. (1911), K.C.V.O. (1906), C.B., Civ. (1904). Educ. at Cambridge Univ Whitworth Scholar Is a Civil Engineer; studied Mech. Engineering at L. and N.W. Rly. Co's. Works at Crewe; was resident Engineer at construction of International Exhibition at Vienna, 1873 (International Juror thereof); Secretary to Institution of Naval Architects, 1877-1901; Chairman of the Board of Public Works, 1901-13; third son of Robert Holmes, Esq., of Moycashel, Westmeath; b. 1848; m. 1880, Louisa Eugenia, third dau. of late Charles Greenstreet Addison, Esq., and has issue Lieut.-Col. Robert Gerard, C.M.G., O.B.E., D.Sc.; b. 1881; author of A Text Book of the Steam Engine; Marine Engines and Boilers: Ancient and Modern Ships. Club: St. James's, W.

HOLMES, Lieut.-Col. Gordon Morgan, C.M.G. (1917), C.B.E. (1919), B.A.. M.D. (Dub.), F.R.C.P. (Lond.): late Lieut.-Col. R.A.M.C.; Assistant Physician to Charing Cross Hospital; European War, 1914-18: son of late Gordon Holmes, of Dellin House, Castlebellingham; b. 1876; m. 1918, Rosalie, 2nd dau. of late Brig.-Surg. W. Jobson. Res.: 101 Harley Street, Cavendish Square, London, W.1.; Junior Athenæum Club.

HOLMES, Brig.-Gen. Hardress Gilbert, C.M.G. (1916), C.B.E. 1919), J.P., Co. Tipperary; served with Tirah Expedidition, 1897-8; S. African War, 1899-1902; European War, 1914-16; Major York Regt 1905-1908; Lieut.-Col. (temp.) 9th Batt. York Regt., 1914-16; Brevet.-Lieut. Col., 1917; Brig. Comdr., 1916-19; second son of late William Bassett Holmes, D.L., J.P., of St. David's, Nenagh; b. 1862; m. 1908, Alys, third dau. of late John Lloyd, of Gloster, King's Co. Res.: St. David's, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. Kildare Street Club, Dublin.

HOLMPATRICK, Baroness Victoria, dau. of late Major-Gen. Lord Charles Wellesley, M.P., and sister of 3rd and 4th Dukes of Wellington; m. 1877, Ion Trant, 1st Baron Holmpatrick (d. 1898). Res.: Abbotstown House, Castleknock, Co. Dublin.

HOLMPATRICK, Baron (Unit. Kgd., 1897), Hans Wellesley Hamilton, 2nd Baron, D.S.O.; Capt. (S.R.) 16th Lancers; served in European War (wounded, despatches, D.S.O., Military Cross); son of Ion Trant, 1st Baron, and Victoria, dau. of late Major-Gen. Lord Charles Wellesley, M.P., and sister of 3rd and 4th Dukes of Wellington; b. 8th Aug., 1886; s. his father 6th March, 1898. Res.: Abbotstown House, Castleknock, Dublin; Hacketstown, Skerries, Dublin.

HOLROYD-SMYTH, Capt. Rowland Henry Tyssen, late Capt. 3rd Batt. Leinster Regt., D.L. Co. Waterford; served in S. African War, 1900-01; eldest