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Go to record Kelly Kelly's Handbook of Titled, etc. Classes1892
 Kelly's Handbook 1892 P-Q

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Date transcribed2011-02-01
Transcribed byPeter Rogers
CommentThe entries listed are of people who had connections with India, Burma, Ceylon etc.

The many abbreviations used may be checked in Fibiwiki and you will also find the addresses of the Clubs that entrants belonged to there.

Name  Playfair    
Rank etc.  Rt. Hon., Sir, P.C., K.C.B., F.R.S., LL.D.    
First Names  Lyon    
Family Career Home  S. of late Geo. Playfair, M.D. Inspr-Gen. of Hosp. in Bengal and neph. of late Col. Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair. b.1819. m. 1. dau. of Jas. Oakes. 2. Jean, dau. of Crowley Millington. 3. 1878, Edith eld. dau. of S. H. Russell, Boston, U.S. Govt. Insp-Genl. of Schools and Museums of Science and Art 1853-8. Prof. Chem., Univ. Edinburgh 1858-69. M.P.(L.) Univs. of Edinburgh and St. Andrew's 1869-85. Leeds (South divn.) 1885-6 and (G.L.) from 1886. Postmstr-Gen. 1873-4. Chm. Fishery Commn. 1867. Chm. Civil Service Commn. 1876. Chmn.of Ways and Means and Dep. Speaker of House of Commons 1880-3. V.P. of Com. of Council on Educ. in 1886. English Commr. at Paris exhibn. 1878. Commdr. Leg. Hon. and of Austrian Order of Francis Joseph. Knt. of Wurtemberg, of the Conception (Portugal) and of Swedish Order of Northern Star. Memb. of Council of Prince of Wales from 1889. 68,Onslow Gdns. S.W. Athenaeum & University (Edinburgh) Clubs.    
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India-Related Entries abstracted from "Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, 1892"
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