550 CROMER Gen. in Egypt 1879-80; Financial member of the council to the Viceroy of India, 1880-83; C.I.E., 1880; K.C.S.I., 4 Aug. 1883; Consul Gen. and Minister Plenipo. in Egypt, 18 83-1 907 ;(^) Assistant at the conference in London on Egyptian finance, June to Aug. 1884; C.B. (civil) 14 Mar. 1885; K.C.B. (civil) 21 June 1887; G.C.M.G. (civil) 2 June 1888. On 20 June 1892, he was cr. BARON CROMER OF CROMER, Norfolk, and on 25 Jan. 1899, VISCOUNT CROMER.^") G.C.B. (civil) 8 Jan. 1895; 1st class of the Turkish order of the Medjidie. P.C. 17 Sep. 1900. On 8 Aug. 1901, he was cr. VISCOUNT ERRINGTON OF HEXHAM, Northumberland, and EARL OF CROMER. O.M.C^) 29 June 1906. He w., istly, 28 June 1876, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Ethel Stanley, ist da. and coh. of Sir Rowland Errington, formerly Stanley, i ith Bart., by Julia, da. of Lieut. Gen. Sir John Macdonald, K.C.B. She d. at Cairo, 16 Oct., and was bur. 11 Nov. 1898, in Bournemouth cemetery. Will pr. above /^2,ooo. He m., 2ndly, 22 Oct. 1901, at St. Thomas's, Orchard Str., Marylebone, Katherine Georgiana Louisa, da. of John Alexander (Thynne), 4th Marquess of Bath, by Frances Isabella Catherine, ist da. of Thomas (Vesey), 3rd Viscount de Vesci. She was b. 22 July 1865, at 18 Bel- grave Sq. [Rowland Thomas Baring, stylea Viscount Errington, ist s. and h. ap., by 1st wife, b. 29 Nov. 1877, ^^ Cairo; ed. at Eton. Third Sec. in Diplomatic Service; Private Sec. to Perm. Under Sec. for Foreign Affairs. He m., 4 Apr. 1908, at St. Margaret's, Westm. (Queen Alexandra being present), Ruby Florence Mary, 2nd da. of Gilbert John (Elliot-Murray- Kynynmound), 4th Earl of Minto, by Mary Caroline, da. of Gen. the Hon. Charles Grey. She was b. 16 Sep., and bap. at the Chapel Royal 19 Nov. 1886.] CROMLIX i.e. " Drummond of Cromlix," Barony [S.] (Drummond), cr. 1686, with "Strathallan," Viscountcy [S.], which see. i.e. "Cromlix and Erne," Barony [S.] (Hay), cr. 17 17. See "Inverness," Dukedom [S.], cr. 4 Apr. 1727, by the titular j^mcs III; and Appendix F, vol. i. (*) " A man of decided mind, his view may be right or it may be wrong, but it is always definite and he is always determined to push it through. It would be diffi- cult to over-estimate what the work of England in Egypt owes to his sagacity, forti- tude and patience." {England in Egypt, by Alfred [Viscount] Milner, 1893). V.G. C") For a list of the various peerages acquired by this family since 1835 see sub Revelstoke. {") The Order of Merit was instituted by Edward VII in 1902. Up to the present date (1913) 26 persons have received it, among whom are 9 peers, viz. Roberts, Wolseley, Kitchener, Rayleigh, Kelvin, Lister, Morley, Cromer, and Fisher.
