Sir Stephen Herbert Gatty (1849-1922) was the

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from 16 January 1895 to 1905. He was formerly a judge of the

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. On December 19, 1904, he was named a Knight Bachelor.

Personal life

Gatty was the son of

Alfred Gatty Alfred Gatty (18 April 1813 – 20 January 1903) was a Church of England vicar and author. He was born in London to Robert Gatty, a solicitor, and Margaret Jones. In 1831 he entered Exeter College, Oxford, graduating in 1836. He was ordained a de ...

and

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. He married firstly Alice Georgina Rawlinson (1849-1894) on August 29, 1876; they had no issue. Gatty then married Katharine Morrison (1869-1949), daughter of

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, on February 21, 1905. Their children were Hester Gatty (1906-1973), wife of

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(1907-1940) and Richard Gatty (1909-1975).

References

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