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KEMP, FRANCIS BARING (son of Thomas Read Kemp, M.P. Lewes, founder of Kemp-town, Brighton). _b._ 1812; ed. at Eton; writer H.E.I.C.S. 1830; served in the revenue and judicial departments in various districts of Bengal; collector Tirhoot 1851; civil and sessions judge Backergunge and Jessore 1855–62; judge of the high court of judicature, Calcutta 1862, retired 1878. _d._ 14 Denmark ter. Brighton 20 Jany. 1892. KEMP, GEORGE REES. _b._ 1780; entered Bombay army 1796; colonel 13 Bombay N.I. 1 May 1824 to 1860; general 20 June 1854. _d._ Spring lodge, East Hoathly, Sussex 16 Sep. 1861. KEMP, GROVER (eld. son of John Kemp). _b._ Bermondsey, London 10 Sep. 1792; ed. at Hitchin and Epping; apprentice to John Glaisyer, chemist and druggist, Brighton, became a partner in the firm, retired 1863; a minister among the Friends 1823; continually visited the meetings in Great Britain and Ireland during 50 years; preached to the free black population in the West Indies 1857–58; author of A tract for the season. _d._ Brighton 21 Dec. 1869. _Biog. Cat. of Lives of Friends_ (1888) 393–8. KEMP, HENRY LATIMER. _b._ Birmingham; reporter on Manchester Guardian; reporter and sub-editor Birmingham Daily Press till its discontinuance 1859; reporter on Derby Mercury 1859, sub-editor 1860, then responsible editor to his death; edited The Derbyshire red book, an annual 1862; author of A history of the Derby charities 1861. _d._ Derby 30 April 1869. _The Newspaper Press_, _iii_ 123 (1869). KEMP, HENRY WILLIAM. _b._ St. Peter’s, Isle of Thanet 23 June 1820; ed. at Beverley gram. sch. and at C.C. coll. Camb., B.A. 1843; C. of St. Helen’s 1843; C. of St. John’s, Hull 1846; V. of St. John’s, Hull 1847–79, where he had one of the largest congregations in the north of England; V. of Millington with Givendale near York 1879–80; master of the Charterhouse, Hull 1868 to death; president of Hull literary and philosophical soc.; preb. of York 1886 to death; author of Sermons 1854. _d._ The Charterhouse, Hull 7 March 1888. _Church Portrait Journal_, _ii_ 21–4 (1881), _portrait_; _Biograph_, _vi_ 297 (1881). KEMP, ISAAC. Proprietor of Phœnix music hall, Dover before 1868 to death. _d._ 29 Aug. 1889. _bur._ Copt hill cemet. 2 Sep. _The Era 7 Sep. 1889 p._ 15. KEMP, JAMES. _b._ Edinburgh 1831; parochial schoolmaster in Scotland; head master of St. Andrew’s sch. Hong Kong; editor and proprietor of China Mail and of the Hong Kong Evening Mail; editor and proprietor of India Mail; wrote a series of 60 papers entitled Voices from the Verandah, treating of Anglo-Chinese life; author of A rock ahead in China. _d._ 17 Nov. 1865. _Inglis’ Dramatic writers_ (1868) 132–4. KEMPLAY, JAMES (youngest son of Richard Kemplay of Leeds). _b._ Leeds 1810; ed. at Leeds gr. sch. and Trin. coll. Camb., 3rd wrangler 1833, B.A. 1833, M.A. 1836; special pleader; barrister M.T. 30 Jany. 1852; Q.C. 8 Feb. 1872, bencher of his inn 29 Jany. 1874; author of Proposed plan for dealing with the statute law 1855. _d._ 48 Leinster gardens, Hyde park, London 4 June 1882. KEMPSTER, FRANCIS GREETHAM. _b._ 21 July 1821; ensign 6 Madras N.I. 2 Feb. 1838, captain 22 Aug. 1853; lieut. col. Madras staff corps 5 Oct. 1863; brigadier general Madras 27 June 1876 to 8 Sep. 1880; L.G. 1 Oct. 1882. _d._ Tiptree hall, Kelvedon 13 Jany. 1887. KEMPT, SIR JAMES (son of Gavin Kempt of Southampton and Edinburgh). _b._ Edinburgh 1765; ensign 101 foot 31 March 1783, lieut. 1784, regiment disbanded April 1785; helped to raise 113 foot in Ireland, captain 30 May 1794, major 18 Sep. 1794, regiment was reduced 1795; served in Holland and in campaign in Egypt 1801; lieut. col. 81 foot 23 July 1803 to 4 Nov. 1813; the light brigade under his command bore the brunt of battle of Maida 2 July 1806; col.-commandant 60 foot 1813–18; commanded a brigade of light division at Vera, Nivelle, Nive, Orthez and Toulouse 1813–14; lieut. governor of Fort William, Inverness 10 Oct. 1812 to death; K.C.B. 2 Jany. 1815, G.C.B. 22 June 1815, G.C.H. 1816; col. of 3 West India foot 1818–19, of 81 foot 1819–29, of 40 foot 1829–34, of 2 foot 1834–46 and of 1 foot 1846 to death; governor of Nova Scotia 20 Oct. 1819 to 8 Jany. 1829; governor general of Canada 10 July 1828 to 24 Nov. 1830; P.C. 8 Dec. 1830; master general of the ordnance 1830 to 1834; general 23 Nov. 1841. _d._ 32 South st. Grosvenor sq. London 20 Dec. 1854. KENAH, SIR THOMAS (son of T. Kenah of Bridgefields, co. Cork). _b._ 1782; ensign 5 foot 14 Aug. 1799; major 58 foot 5 Nov. 1812 to 3 April 1817 when placed on h.p.; served in Holland 1790, in Egypt 1801, in Sicily 1808–12, at siege of Genoa 1814; col. 63 foot 25 Nov. 1850 to death, general 26 Dec. 1859; C.B. 24 Oct. 1818, K.C.B. 28 March 1865; gold medal from the Grand Seignior for the Egyptian campaign. _d._ 24 Albemarle st. Piccadilly, London 26 March 1868. KENDALL, CHARLES. _b._ Bishop Norton, Lincolnshire 19 Feb. 1818; a cobbler at Ashby, a shoemaker at Burringham; primitive methodist minister at Halifax 1839 and successively at 18 other places including Leeds and Hull; president of the conference at Hull 1881; helped to edit 2 volumes of the Primitive Pulpit; author of The Monitor 1852; The Christian minister in earnest, or the life of Atkinson Smith 1854; Hindrances to a revival of religion; How to promote a revival of religion; Little Willie; God’s Hand in the storm; The life of the rev. W. Sanderson; How to live in the street called Straight. _d._ Hilda st. Hull 5 May