HAWES

Sir Benjamin ( 1 son of Benjamin Hawes of Ru ell sq. London, soap boiler 1770–1860 ). b. London 19 March 1797; soap manufacturer in partnership with his father and uncle; M.P. Lambeth 1832–47; M.P. Kinsale 1848–52; under sec. of state for the colonies 6 July 1846 to 31 Oct. 1851; deputy secretary at war 31 Oct. 1851 to 1857 when office abolished; permanent under sec. of state for war department 1857 to death; K.C.B. 5 Feb. 1856; made the arrangement for the partnership between Sir W. F. Cooke and Sir C. Wheat stone the electricians 1837. d. 9 Queen sq. Westminster 15 May 1862. Francis’ Orators of the age (1847) 345–50; G.M. xiii , 101–3 (1862); May’s Law of parliament (1883) 217.