Queen at 11 Upper St. Martin’s lane, London 1844. _d._ Walton on
Naze 20 June 1886 aged 93.
LATEY, JOHN LASH. _b._ Tiverton 14 June 1808; wrote in North
Devon newspapers; contributed to Lloyd’s Weekly London Newspaper
1842; wrote in first number of Illust. London News 14 May 1842,
editor 1858 to 31 Dec. 1890; author of The ballot 1839; The
pattern book of letters for working people 1840. _d._ 11 North
villas, Camden sq. London 6 Jany. 1891. _Hatton’s Journalistic
London_ (1882) 224, _portrait_; _I.L.N. 10 Jany. 1891 p._ 38,
_portrait_.
LATHAM, DANIEL. _b._ Buenos Ayres 1860; amateur actor in South
America; studied acting in England under name of Veovide;
engaged the first English dramatic company that ever appeared in
the Argentine republic 1882, toured there for three seasons with
his own companies 1882–4. _d._ St. Thomas’ hospital, London 29
Oct. 1885.
LATHAM, GEORGE WILLIAM (2 son of John Latham of Bradwall hall,
Cheshire 1787–1853). _b._ 4 May 1827; ed. at Brasenose coll.
Oxf., B.A. 1849, M.A. 1852; barrister I.T. 7 June 1852;
contested Mid Cheshire, April 1880; M.P. Crewe division of
Cheshire, Dec. 1885 to June 1886. _d._ Bradwall hall near
Sandbach 4 Oct. 1886.
LATHAM, HENRY (3 son of John Latham, physician 1761–1843). _b._
London 4 Nov. 1794; ed. at Brasenose coll. Oxf., B.A. 1815,
M.A. 1818; barrister L.I. 1820; V. of Selmerton with Alceston,
Sussex 1833–47; V. of Fittleworth, Sussex 1847 to death; author
of Harmonia Paulina 1837; Anthologia Davidica 1846; published
Sertum Shakespearianum, subnexis aliquot inferioris notæ
floribus. Oxford 1863, being translations from Shakespeare,
Cowper and the prayer-book with ten original Latin poems; Black
and white, a journal of a three months tour in the United States
1867. _d._ of cholera at Boulogne 6 Sep. 1866.
LATHAM, JOHN (brother of preceding). _b._ Oxford 18 March 1787;
ed. at Macclesfield gr. sch. and Brasenose coll. Oxf., won
chancellor’s prize for Latin verse by a poem on Trafalgar 1806,
fellow of All Souls’ coll. 1806–21; B.C.L. 1810, D.C.L. 1815;
student at L.I. Dec. 1806; became blind so as not to be able
to read from 1807; lived in Cheshire 1829 to death; author of
a volume of poems published anonymously at Sandbach 1836 and
of English and Latin poems, original and translated 1853. _d._
Bradwall hall 30 Jany. 1853. _English and Latin poems by J.
Latham_ (1853), _memoir pp. i–xxxvi_.
LATHAM, PETER MERE (brother of preceding). _b._ London 1 July
1789; ed. at Sandbach free sch., Macclesfield gr. sch. and
Brasenose coll. Oxf.; B.A. 1810, M.A. 1813, M.B. 1814, M.D.
1816; inceptor candidate of R.C.P. 7 July 1815, candidate 30
Sep. 1817, fellow 30 Sep. 1818, censor 1820, 1833 and 1837,
Gulstonian lecturer 1819, Lumleian lecturer 1827–28, Harveian
orator 1839; phys. to Middlesex hosp. 1815 to Nov. 1824; phys.
to St. Bartholomew’s hosp. 30 Nov. 1824 to Nov. 1841; phys.
extraordinary to the Queen 8 Aug. 1837 to 1865; retired from
practice to Torquay 1865; one of the last of the advocates of
bleeding; author of An account of the disease prevalent in the
general hospital 1825; Lectures on clinical medicine 1836;
Lectures on clinical medicine, comprising diseases of the heart
2 vols. 1845–6; The collected works of P. M. Latham. Sydenham
soc. 1876. _d._ Inglewood, Belgrave road, Torquay 20 July
1875. _Munk’s College of physicians_ (1878) _iii_ 185; _St.
Bartholomew’s hospital reports_, _vol. xi pp. xxv–xxxvi_ (1875).
LATHAM, ROBERT GORDON (eld. son of Thomas Latham, V. of
Billingborough, Lincs.). _b._ Billingborough 24 March 1812; ed.
at Eton and King’s coll. Camb., fellow 1835; B.A. 1833, M.A.
1836, M.D. 1844; professor of English language and literature
in University college, London 1839; L.R.C.P. 1842; lecturer on
forensic medicine and materia medica at Middlesex hospital,
assistant phys. 1844–9; director of ethnological department at
Crystal Palace 1852; granted civil list pension of £100, 18 June
1863; originated the idea that original home of Aryan race was
not in Asia but in Europe; edited Todd Johnson’s A dictionary
of the English language 2 vols. in 4 parts 1866–70; author of
The English language 1841, 5 ed. 1862; A handbook of the English
language 1851, 9 ed. 1875; Logic in its application to language
1856; Descriptive ethnology 2 vols. 1859; The ethnology of India
1859; Opuscula. Essays chiefly philological and ethnographical
1860; Elements of comparative philology 1862; The nationalities
of Europe 2 vols. 1863; A defence of phonetic spelling 1872;
Two dissertations on Hamlet 1872; Outlines of general philology
1878. _d._ Upper Richmond road, Putney 9 March 1888.
LATHAM, SAMUEL METCALFE. Vice consul at Dover for Germany, the
Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Sweden and Norway from 10 to 30
years to Jany. 1879; foreign office passport agent at Dover 30
July 1858; received in Jany. 1879 the following distinctions,
the rank of officer of Belgian order of Leopold, knighthood of
Italian order of the Crown, of Belgian order of the Crown of
Oak, and of order of Wasa of Sweden and Norway, also German
order of the Red Eagle. _d._ 4 June 1886.
LATHBURY, THOMAS (son of Henry Lathbury). _b._ Brackley,
Northamptonshire 1798; ed. at St. Edmund hall Oxf., B.A. 1824,
M.A. 1827; C. of Chatteris, Cambs.; C. of Mangotsfield, Gloucs.
1831–8; C. of the Abbey ch. Bath 1838–48; V. of St. Simon’s,
Baptist Mills, Bristol 1848 to death; made a collection of
printed Service Books 1845; author of A history of the English
episcopacy from the period of the long parliament to the act
of uniformity 1836; A history of the convocation of the Church
of England 1842, 2 ed. 1853; A history of the nonjurors, their
controversies and writings 1845; A history of the book of
Common Prayer and other books of authority 1858; edited Jeremy
Collier’s An ecclesiastical history of Great Britain with a life
of the author 9 vols. 1852. _d._ 3 Cave st. Portland sq. Bristol
11 Feb. 1865.
LATIMER, JOHN PADDON (eld. son of Isaac Latimer, newspaper
proprietor, Plymouth). _b._ at Truro 1843; barrister M.T. 30
April 1869; one of parliamentary staff of The Times some years,
and was war correspondent in the Baltic provinces during the
Franco-German war 1870; edited Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates,
Feb. 1878 to Feb. 1881; associated with his father and brother
in conducting the Western Daily Mercury; deputy stip. mag. at
West Ham 1884 to death. _d._ Glen View, Mannamead, Plymouth 22
May 1885 in 42 year.
LATIMER, THOMAS. _b._ Bristol 9 Aug. 1803; apprentice to Thomas
Davison, printer, Whitefriars, London; sec. London gymnastic
soc.; reporter Devonshire Chronicle, Exeter 1827, to Plymouth
Journal, to Exeter and Plymouth Gazette 1830; sub-editor Western
Times 1831, editor and proprietor of Western Times, Exeter
183-, brought it out twice a week and then as a daily 1866; for
many years denounced the practices of the Puseyite party, and
defended a prosecution for libel brought against him by Henry
Phillpotts bishop of Exeter at Exeter assizes 27 March 1848 when
acquitted on plea of justification; presented with a service
of plate by the Reform party 1840; started the Tiverton Times
1865; presented with a salver and 550 sovereigns by the Liberal
party 1 Jany. 1868; transferred the Western Times to his son
Hugh Latimer and son in law S. H. B. Glanville 1873. _d._ 143
Fore st. Exeter 5 Jany. 1888. _I.L.N. 21 Jany. 1888 pp._ 57, 58,
_portrait_.
NOTE.--He _m._ in 1827 Miss Francis Annie Perry of London, she learnt
shorthand and helped her husband in his work. In 1830 T. Latimer was
the only shorthand writer in Devonshire.
LATOUR, HENRY LOUIS. With Henry Adams and Mr. Spurling ascended
from Cremorne gardens on 27 June 1854, being seated on a
parachute formed as a horse, a pair of wings on each side being
attached to it, his feet rested on a treadwheel intended to
move the wings, the parachute would not act and the balloon
was lowered near Marsh-lane station, Eastern Counties railway
when he was dashed against a tree, removed to Chasseraux Arms,
Tottenham where he _d._ 5 July 1854. _Times 11 July 1854 p._ 12.
LATROBE, CHARLES JOSEPH (son of Christian Ignatius Latrobe,
musical composer 1758–1836). _b._ London 20 March 1801; climbed
many Swiss mountains alone 1824–6; travelled in America 1832–4;
superintendent of Port Phillip district of New South Wales 30
Sep. 1839, lieut. governor of Victoria 27 Jany. 1851 to 5 May
1854; C.B. 30 Nov. 1858; author of The Alpenstock, or sketches
of Swiss scenery and manners 1829; The Pedestrian: a summer’s
ramble in the Tyrol 1832; The Rambler in North America 2 vols.
1835; The Rambler in Mexico in 1836; The Solace of Song, short
poems suggested by scenes in Italy 1837. _d._ Clapham house,
Littlington near Eastbourne 4 Dec. 1875. _I.L.N. xxiv_ 575, 576
(1854), _portrait_, _xxvii_ 124 (1855).
LATROBE, JOHN ANTES (brother of preceding). _b._ London 1799;
ed. at St. Edmund hall Oxf., B.A. 1826, M.A. 1829; C. of
Melton Mowbray; C. of Tintern, Monmouth; P.C. of St. Thomas’s,
Kendal 1840–65; hon. canon of Carlisle 1858 to death; author
of The music of the church considered in its various branches,
congregational and choral 1831; The chant, its character
explained 1838; Scripture illustrations, a series of engravings
1838; Sacred lays and lyrics 1850. _d._ Gloucester 19 Nov. 1878.
LATROBE, PETER (brother of preceding). _b._ 1795; took orders
in the Moravian church; secretary of the Unity of the Brethren
in England 1836 to death; an organist and composer; wrote an
Introduction on the progress of the Church Psalmody for an
edition of the Moravian hymn tunes. _d._ Berthelsdorf near
Herrnhut, Saxony 24 Sep. 1863.
LATTER, HENRY JOSEPH. Engaged in bank of England till 1863;
general manager of East London bank afterwards called Central
bank of London 1863 to death. _d._ Goddendene, Farnborough, Kent
9 Jany. 1891.
LATTER, ROBERT JAMES (3 son of Mr. Latter _d._ 30 June 1829).
_b._ London 1783; midshipman 1794; entered Bengal army 1795;
lieut. 8 Bengal N.I. 30 Oct. 1797, captain 21 Sep. 1804;
major 30 Bengal N.I. 16 Dec. 1814, lieut.-col. 21 March 1819;
lieut.-col. 66 Bengal N.I. 1 May 1824, col. 1829 to death;
general 20 June 1854. _d._ London 24 Feb. 1855. _Memoir of
general Latter. By Mrs. Baillie_ (1870), _portrait_.
LATTER, THOMAS (son of Barré R. W. Latter, major 13 Bengal
N.I.). _b._ India 1816; ensign 48 Bengal N.I. 12 Sep. 1836;
lieut. 67 Bengal N.I. 3 Oct. 1840 to death; chief interpreter
to sir Henry Thomas Godwin in the second Burmese war; captain
in the army 6 Feb. 1851; led the storming party against eastern
entrance of the Shwé Dagon pagoda 14 April 1852; resident deputy
comr. at Prome 30 Dec. 1852; author of A note on Boodhism and
the cave temples of India 1844; A grammar of the language of
Burmah 1845; murdered in his bed at Prome by the Burmese at 2
a.m. 8 Dec. 1853.
LAUDER, JAMES ECKFORD (son of a tanner). _b._ Silvermills,
Edinburgh 15 Aug. 1811; studied painting at the Trustees’
academy 1830–3; lived in Italy 1834–8; painter in Edinburgh 1838
to death; A.R.S.A. 1839, R.S.A. 1846, a regular contributor
to its exhibitions from 1832; exhibited 6 pictures at R.A., 7
at B.I. and 1 at Suffolk st. gallery 1841–53; his picture The
Parable of Forgiveness gained a prize of £200 at Westminster
Hall competition 1847; his picture Hagar is in the National
Gallery of Scotland. _d._ Edinburgh 29 March 1869. _Reg. and
Mag. of Biog. May 1869 p._ 413.
LAUDER, ROBERT SCOTT (brother of the preceding). _b._
Silvermills, Edinburgh 25 June 1803; subject painter in Edinb.
1826–33; associate of Royal Institution, Edinb. 1828; member of
Scottish academy 18 July 1829; exhibited 25 pictures at R.A.
and 11 at B.I. 1827–49; studied in Italy 1833–8; resided in
London 1838–52; the first pres. of National Institution of the
fine arts, Portland gallery, Regent st.; principal teacher in
drawing, academy of Board of Trustees, Edinb. Feb. 1852 to 1861;
his greatest picture is the ‘Trial of Effie Deans’ 1840, now at
Hospitalfields, Arbroath; several of his pictures with his bust
in marble by John Hutcheson, R.S.A. are in National gallery of
Scotland. _d._ 3 Wardie avenue, Ferry road, Edinburgh 21 April
1869, marble monument with medallion portrait erected over his
grave at Edinb. Jany. 1872. _Reg. and Mag. of Biog. June 1869
pp._ 477–8; _I.L.N. lx_ 52 (1872), _portrait_.
LAUDERDALE, ANTHONY MAITLAND, 10 Earl of (brother of the 9th
Earl). _b._ 10 June 1785; entered navy 2 Oct. 1795; captain 25
Sep. 1806; C.B. 19 Sep. 1816, K.C.B. 6 April 1852, G.C.B. 10
Nov. 1862; K.C.M.G. 20 Feb. 1820; admiral 18 June 1857; M.P.
Haddington burghs 1813–18, M.P. Berwickshire 1826–32; succeeded
22 Aug. 1860. _d._ Thirlestane castle 22 March 1863.
LAUDERDALE, CHARLES BARCLAY MAITLAND, 12 Earl of (only son of
rev. Charles Maitland, R. of Little Lingford, Wilts., _d._
1844). _b._ 29 Sep. 1822; in the army but name not in army list;
a railway porter, a station master; succeeded his cousin 1
Sep. 1878; struck by lightning while shooting on his moor near
Lauder, Berwickshire, removed to Braidshawrigg, Westruther,
where he _d._ the same day 12 Aug. 1884. _Annual Register_
(1885) 149–50.
LAUDERDALE, JAMES MAITLAND, 9 Earl of (eld. son of 8 earl of
Lauderdale 1759–1839). _b._ Wimpole st. London 12 May 1784;
M.P. Camelford 1806–7, M.P. Richmond 1818–20, M.P. Appleby
1820–31; succeeded 15 Sep. 1839; lieutenant sheriff principal
of Berwickshire 3 Nov. 1841 to death. _d._ Thirlestane castle,
Berwickshire 22 Aug. 1860.
LAUDERDALE, THOMAS MAITLAND, 11 Earl of (only son of hon. Wm.
Mordaunt Maitland general in army, who _d._ 24 June 1841). _b._
Frankfort, co. Cork 3 Feb. 1803; entered navy 22 Sep. 1816;
captain 10 Jany. 1837; C.B. 1841, K.C.B. 1865, G.C.B. 24 May
1873; knighted by patent 3 April 1843; naval A.D.C. to the Queen
2 Feb. 1855 to 18 June 1857; commander in chief on Pacific
station 5 May 1860 to 31 Oct. 1862; succeeded his cousin as 11
Earl 22 March 1863; first and principal naval A.D.C. to the
Queen 22 Nov. 1866 to 8 Feb. 1873, assigned his pay of £300 a
year as A.D.C. to Royal benevolent society Dec. 1866; admiral
8 April 1868; admiral of the fleet 27 Dec. 1877; lectured on
The defence of the protected territories on the Gold Coast,
at R. United Service Instit. 1873. _d._ Thirlestane castle,
Berwickshire 1 Sep. 1878, personalty sworn under £466,000, 8
Feb. 1879.
LAUGHLIN, FREDERICK HAMILTON. _b._ Dublin; ed. at Trin. coll.
Dublin, B.A. 1866; C. of St. Peter, Saffron Hill, London
1867–72; a reader and preacher at the College of pensioners,
Chelsea; an assistant librarian in British museum 1857–76. _d._
in an asylum, London 23 Aug. 1877.
LAURENCE, JOHN. _b._ Crieff 1839; taught himself Latin and
German; a superior shorthand writer; chief editor of the
Bulletin, Glasgow; edited the Scottish Banner, a newspaper
1861; reporter for The Kilmarnock Standard 1865 to death. _d._
Langlands st. Kilmarnock 13 May 1866. _bur._ Crieff 18 May.
LAURENCE, JOHN ZACHARIAH. _b._ 1828 or 1829; studied at univ.
coll. London; M.B. London 1857; F.R.C.S. 1855; surgeon of
hospital for epilepsy and paralysis; ophthalmic surgeon St.
Bartholomew’s hospital; in practice at 30 Devonshire st.
Portland place, London; edited Ophthalmic Review 3 vols.
1864–67; author of The diagnosis of surgical cancer (Liston
gold medal) 1855, 2 ed. 1858; Illustrations of the pathology
of cancer 1856; The progress of ophthalmic surgery from the
invention of the ophthalmoscope 1863; The optical defects of the
eye and their consequences, asthenopia and strabismus 1865. _d._
3 St. Peter’s sq. Hammersmith, Middlesex 18 July 1870.
LAURENCE, ROBERT FRENCH (5 son of John Laurence of Eltham,
Kent). _b._ 2 April 1807; ed. at Merchant Taylors’ and Ch. Ch.
Oxf., student 1824–33; B.A. 1828, M.A. 1831; P.C. of Great
and Little Hampton, Worcs. 17 April to 28 July 1832; V. of
Chalgrave with chapel of Berwick, Oxon. 28 July 1832 to 1885;
author of An order for the visitation of the sick 1851; An essay
on confession, penance and absolution 1852; The churchman’s
assistant at holy communion 1860. _d._ 1886.
LAURENCE, SAMUEL. _b._ Guildford, Surrey 1812; portrait painter;
exhibited 90 pictures at R.A. and 14 at Suffolk st. 1834–79;
great friend of James Spedding, G. H. Lewes and T. Leigh
Hunt; visited U.S. of America 1854, stayed with Longfellow in
Massachusetts. _d._ 6 Wells st. Oxford st. London 28 Feb. 1884.
LAURENT, CHARLES EMILE. _b._ 1819; musician in London; member
of Royal Soc. of musicians; converted the Royal Adelaide
gallery of practical science, 7 Adelaide st. Strand, which had
been opened in 1832, into Laurent’s Casino Royal 5 Oct. 1846
and was conductor there to May 1849; conductor at the Argyll
Subscription rooms, Great Windmill st. Oct. 1849. _d._ 23 May
1857.
LAURENT, HENRI (brother of preceding). _b._ 1827; operatic and
vocal composer; published The Argyll galop 1857; H. Laurent’s
Album of dance music 1858; A maiden’s blush waltz 1862 and
upwards of 70 other pieces of dance music 1849–72. _d._ London
20 March 1861.
LAURI, CHARLES, stage name of Charles Lowe (eld. child of
John Francis Lowe or Lauri _d._ 22 Jany. 1887 aged 77). _b._
1833; at Sadler’s Wells with his brothers John and Frederick
1840; pantomimist and clown, one of the first to introduce the
trap business being shot up from beneath the stage into the
air; engaged at Drury Lane 1851; clown in E. L. Blanchard’s
pantomime Harlequin and the golden goose, at Sadler’s Wells 26
Dec. 1860; appeared before the Queen at Her Majesty’s 14 Feb.
1861 as clown in E. L. Blanchard’s pantomime Harlequin and Tom
Thumb; played clown at Sadler’s Wells 1861–2, Drury Lane 1863–8
and 1878; played clown at Wallack’s theatre, New York 7 June
1869, afterwards at Niblo’s Garden and the Tammany, New York;
played in all the principal theatres in Great Britain and on the
Continent; last appearance was at Grand theatre, Glasgow, Jany.
1888. _d._ of consumption, 128 Kennington park road, London 16
May 1889. _Illust. Sporting News_, _ii_ 445 (1864), _portrait_,
_v_ 808 (1866), _portrait_; _Illust. Sport and Dram. News_, _ii_
268 (1874), _portrait_.
LAURI, JOHN, stage name of John George Lowe (brother of the
preceding). _b._ 1829; played harlequin at Her Majesty’s, Dec.
1860, at Princess’s, Dec. 1861 to 21 Feb. 1862, at Adelphi, Dec.
1862; played harlequin in New York with his brother 1869; a
ballet master in London; his 2 daughters were dancers known as
Stella and Luna. _d._ 14 Baker st. Clerkenwell, London 27 Sep.
1881.
LAURIE, JAMES. Wine merchant 9 Billiter st. city of London 1833
to death; author of Tables of simple interest at 5, 4½ etc. per
cent. 1831, 21 ed. 1861; Tables of simple interest at 5, 6 etc.
per cent., also tables of commission 1842, 4 ed. 1854; Tables
of exchange between Madeira and London 1844; Tables of exchange
between Paris, Bourdeaux, &c. 1845; British and foreign share
tables 1847; Manual of foreign exchange 1851, 5th thousand 1867;
Universal exchange tables 1852; Decimal coinage 1854. _d._ 28
Aug. 1854.
LAURIE, John. _b._ 1792; entered Madras army 1809; ensign 9
Madras N.I. 29 July 1810, major 31 Oct. 1835 to 5 Aug. 1840;
lieut.-col. 45 Madras N.I. 5 Aug. 1840 to 1845; lieut.-col. of
35 N.I. 1845–6, of 9 N.I. 1846–50, of 36 N.I. 1850 to 6 June
1851; col. of 1st European regiment 6 June 1851 to death; M.G.
28 Nov. 1854. _d._ Llandulas, North Wales 20 July 1861.
LAURIE, JOHN (son of Benjamin Snaddon of Barrowstown, co.
Linlithgow, who _m._ Agnes dau. of John Laurie and took the
name of Laurie 1824). _b._ Scotland 1797; merchant in London
and government contractor; partner in Laurie and Marner, coach
builders, Oxford st. London; sheriff of London and Middlesex
1845–6; M.P. Barnstaple 25 Aug. 1854 but unseated on petition;
M.P. Barnstaple 1857–59; author of Voice of humanity a voice of
mercy 1852. _d._ 2 Aug. 1864. _I.L.N. xxxii_ 561, 562 (1858),
_portrait_.
LAURIE, SIR PETER (son of John Laurie of Stichell,
Roxburghshire, farmer). _b._ Stichell 1778 or 1779; a saddler at
296 Oxford st. London 1806; became a contractor for the Indian
army, made his fortune, retired 1827; governor of the Union bank
of London 1839 to death; sheriff of London 1823–4, alderman for
Aldersgate ward 6 July 1826 to death, contested the mayoralty
1831, lord mayor 1832–3; knighted at Carlton house 7 April
1824; master of the Saddlers’ company 1833, in whose hall there
is a portrait presented to him by the company 24 Feb. 1853;
pres. of Bridewell and Bethlehem hospitals; author of Maxims
1833; Killing no murder, or the effects of separate confinement
in prisons and gaols 1846; A letter on the disadvantages and
extravagance of the separate system of prison discipline 1848.
_d._ 7 Park square, Regent’s Park, London 3 Dec. 1861 aged 83.
_bur._ Highgate cemetery 10 Dec. _J. Grant’s Portraits of public
characters_ (1841) 120–53; _I.L.N. ii_ 40 (1843), _portrait_.
NOTE.--He is ridiculed by Dickens in one of his Christmas books under
an opprobrious pseudonym.
LAURIE, RICHARD HOLMES (son of Robert Laurie of Fleet st.
London, publisher, _d._ May 1836 aged 81). _b._ Fleet st. London
2 Dec. 1777; map, chart and print seller with James Whittle at
53 Fleet st. 1813 to Dec. 1818 when Whittle died and Laurie
then carried on the business till his death; published Laurie’s
Sailing directions for the Southern Atlantic 1855; Sailing
directions for the North Sea 1855; Sailing directions for the
straits of Gibraltar 1856. _d._ 53 Fleet st. London 19 Jany.
1858. _Curwen’s Booksellers_ (1873) 346.
LAURIE, ROBERT. _b._ 1806; rouge croix pursuivant at Heralds’
college, London 11 Aug. 1823 to 1 Feb. 1839, Windsor herald 1
Feb. 1839 to 5 July 1849, Norroy king of arms 5 July 1849 to 19
Nov. 1859, Clarencieux king of arms 19 Nov. 1859 to death. _d._
Wentworth house, Richmond, Surrey 13 Jany. 1882.
LAURIE, WILLIAM FERGUSON BEATSON. 2 lieut. Madras artillery 8
Jany. 1842, lieut.-col. 15 Aug. 1867, retired 26 Jany. 1870 with
hon. rank of colonel; served in the second Burmese war 1852;
author of Orissa, the garden of superstition and idolatry 1850;
The second Burmese war 1853; Northern Europe, local, social and
political in 1861, 1862 and 8 other books. _d._ Tynwald, Grove
Park, Chiswick, Middlesex 13 Nov. 1891 aged 72.
LAUTOUR, PETER AUGUSTUS (2 son of Louis Francis Joseph Lautour).
_b._ 1785; cornet 11 dragoons 31 March 1804; major 23 dragoons
6 Jany. 1814 to Jany. 1818 when he retired on h.p.; bankrupt
15 June 1830, imprisoned at Boulogne for debt 1832–3; col. 3
hussars 26 May 1855 to death; general 9 March 1861; C.B. 22 June
1815; K.H. 1816. _d._ Bromley 11 Jany. 1866. _C. Clark’s House
of Lords Cases_, _x_ 685–704 (1865).
LAVENU, LOUIS HENRY. _b._ London 1818; studied at R.A. of
music; violoncellist at the opera, London; music seller with
Nicolas Mori at 28 Bond st. 1843–4; his opera Loretta, a tale of
Seville, produced 9 Nov. 1846; professor of the pianoforte at
48 Greek st. Soho 1844–7; musical director of theatre, Sydney,
N.S.W.; composed numerous songs and pianoforte pieces. _d._
Sydney 1 Aug. 1859.
LAVERTON, ABRAHAM (son of Abraham Laverton). _b._ 1819; carpet
manufacturer at Westbury, Wilts.; a director of Manchester and
Sheffield railway many years; contested Westbury 18 Nov. 1868,
27 Feb. 1869 and 1 April 1880; M.P. Westbury 1874 to 1880. _d._
Farleigh castle near Bath 31 Oct. 1886, will proved 8 Dec.
personalty amounted to upwards of £647,000.
LAVIE, GERMAIN (1 son of German Lavie of St. John’s, Hampstead).
_b._ 1800; ed. at Eton 1811–17 and Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1823,
M.A. 1831; auditor of Christ Church, Oxford 1849–57; clerk to
Oliverson of firm of Crowdie, Lavie & Co. attorneys; a student
of Lincoln’s inn 1823; admitted a solicitor 1827; eminent
commercial lawyer in London; member of council of Incorporated
law society 1846 to death; member of royal commission for
inquiry into law study in inns of court 1854; author of Letter
to baron Rothschild on the proposed alteration of the law
relative to sales and pledges 1857. _d._ St. George’s hospital,
Hyde park corner, London 13 July 1857.