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