KINDER

Thomas William . b. London 10 Nov. 1817; ensign Worcesters hire militia 1840, capt. 1853, regiment embodied 1854, disembodied 1859, when he was transferred to 3 West York militia, retired as major 22 March 1870; proprietor of railway works at Bromsgrove and Oldbury 1845–55; conducted locomotive department Shrews bury and Birmingham railway; manager Midland Great Western railway of Ireland 1851–55; master of mint Hong Kong 1863 which was suppre ed 1868; master of mint at Osaka, Japan 1868–75; helped to originate the postal department, Japan; first master of Kobé masonic lodge; A.I.C.E. 4 Dec. 1860. d. Norwood junction station, London, Brighton and South coast line 2 Sep. 1884. Min. of Proc. of I.C.E. lxxviii 448–50 (1884).