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THOM'S IRISH WHO'S WHO

Batt. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), including the South African War, 1901-2, Queen s Medal with two clasps; farmed 300 acres in County Waterford (Pedigree herd of Shorthorns), 1899-1913; formerly J.P. Counties Waterford and Cork; served as High Sheriff County Waterford 1907: b. 19th June, 1863; second son of the Rev, William Izon Chavasse, Vicar of Kirtling, Cambs., and Anna Georgina, dau. of Admiral Sir Josiah Coghill Coghill, Bart., and grand-dau. of Charles Kendal Bushe, Chief Justice of Ireland: m. 1896, Judith Isabella, dau. of the late Becher Lionel Fleming, J.P., of New Court, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, and has four sons living. Recns.: farming, sailing, trawling, shooting and carpentering. Res.: Seafield, Castletownshend, Skibbereen, Co. Cork. Club: Cork County.

CHERRY, The Rt. Hon. Richard Robert, P.C. (1905); M.A., LL.D.; youngest son of late Robt. W. Cherry, Sol.; b. 19th March, 1859; m. 1886, Mary Wilhelmina, dau. of the late Robt. Cooper, of Collinstown House, Leixlip; B.A., T.C.D. Double Gold Medallist in Mental Science and History and Political Science (1879). Called to Irish Bar, 1881: Q.C. (1896), Professor of Constitutional and Criminal Law in University of Dublin, 1889-94; M.P. for Liverpool, Exchange. 1906-09; Attorney-General for Ireland, 1905-09; Lord Justice of Appeal, Ireland, 1909-14: Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, 1914-16. Res.: 92 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin. Club: University, Dublin.

CHETWOOD-AIKEN, Major Harold Freeland Chetwode, late East Surrey Regt., J.P., Queen's Co; b. Dec. Ist, 1868'; 3rd son of the late John Chetwood-Aiken of the Glen, Stoke Bishop, Bristol; m. Gladys Strickland, dau. of the late Andrew Dunlop, of Belgrave House, Jersey: one dau., Beatrice Chetwode. Educ.: Clifton College; served South Africa, 1900-02, Queen's medal with three clasps, King's medal with two clasps; retired 1913; rejoined Aug., 1914, and served during the European War. Res.: Woodbrook, Portarlington, Queen's Co.

CHEVERS, John Joseph, D.L., J.P., Co. Galway (High Sheriff, 1893), late Capt., 4th Batt. Connaught Rangers; eldest son of late M. J. Chevers, D.L., J.P.. of Killyan, Co. Galway; b. 1866: m. 1894, Frederica Sophia Elizabeth, younger dau. of Hy. Owen Lewis, D.L., of Ennisken, Co. Monaghan. Res.: Killyan House, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.

CHICHESTER, Major Hon. Arthur Claud Spencer, D.S.O. (1918), O.B.E. (1919), Croce di Guerre (Italy); D.L., Co. Wexford; served in S. African War, 1902; in Tibet, 1904; in European War, 1915-18; Capt., R. Fus., 1908-12; Adjt., 1st Batt., 1905-8; Major, Irish Gds. from 1916, L.C.C., 1913-15, D.L., Co. Wexford; eldest son of 3rd Baron Templemore; b. 1880; m. 1911, Hon. Clare Meriel, 2nd dau. of 7th Viscount Powerscourt. Res.: 26 Norfolk Crescent, Hyde Park, London, W. 2. Guards' and Travellers' Clubs.

CHICHESTER, Mrs. Dehra (M.P. for Londonderry Co. and City. Northern Parliament, Ireland, 1921), O.B.E., J.P.; only child of late James Kerr Fisher, of the Manor House, Kilrea; m. 1901, Lt.-Col. Robert Peel Dawson Spencer Chichester, D.L. Res.: Moyola Park, Castledawson, Co. Londonderry.

CHILDERS, Erskine, T.D.: b. in London, June 25th, 1870; second son of Professor Robert C;. Childers, of London, and Anna, daughter of Thomas J. Barton, of Glendalough House, Co. Wicklow: m. in 1904, Mary Alden, dau. of Hamilton Osgood, of Boston, U.S.A. Educ.: Haileybury and Trinity College, Cambridge, B.A., LL.B. Committee Clerk, British House of Commons, 1895-1910; served in South African War, 1900; 1910-14, political writing and work for Irish Home Rule. July, 1914, ran cargo of guns for Irish Volunteers into Howth in yacht "Asgard." Served in British Naval Air Service and Air Force in European War, 1914-1918, North Sea, Dardanelles, Palestine; Major, R.A.F.; D.S.C. for air reconnaissance work. Served on Secretariat of Irish Convention, 1917-1918. In 1919 became a citizen of the Irish Republic; 1920, Chairman of Rathmines Republican Justices; May, 1921, elected to Dail Eireann as Deputy for Wicklow and Kildare; Feb.-Aug., 1921. Minister for Publicity in Dail Eireann Ministry. Oct.-Dec, 1921, Principal Secretary to Irish Delegation of Plenipotentiaries. Afterwards opponent of Treaty in the Dail. Editor of "Republic of Ireland" from January, 1922. Pubns.: The Framework of Home Rule (1912); Military Rule in Ireland (1920); The Riddle of the Sands (1903); In the Ranks of the C.I.V., (1900), etc., etc. Res.: 12 Bushy Park Road, Terenure, Dublin.

CHUTE, Lieut.-Col. Pierce Thomas, D.S.O. (1900); entered 4th Regt., 1876; Capt. Roy. Munster Fusiliers, 1885; Major, 1896; Col. 1918; retired, 1904; served in Burma Expedition, 1885-7 and 1887-9 (medal with two clasps); S. African War, 1899-1902 (despatches twice. Queen's Medal with three clasps, King's Medal with two clasps, D.S.O.); European War, 1915 (1914-15 Star with two medals); son of the late Capt. Thomas Chute, 22nd Regt., of Glenfield, Tralee; b. 1856; m. 1903, Carrie, dau. of the late Charles Langton, J.P., D.L., of Barkhill, Aigburth, Liverpool. Res.: Glenfield, Tralee, Co. Kerry; Army and Navy Club, London.