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 particularly the working of the Poor Laws. In 1847 he was appointed Secretary of the Board of Control in Lord John Russell's administration and in the following year Under-Secretary for the Home Department. On losing his seat for Herefordshire in 1852 he accepted the post of Editor of the Edinburgh Review. In 1855 he succeeded his father in the baronetcy, and also in his seat for the Radnor Boroughs, which he continued to occupy till his death. He succeeded Mr. Gladstone as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Lord Palmerston's first administration, and was sworn in of the Privy Council in 1855. In that minister's second administration in 1859 he became Home Secretary, but in 1861 succeeded Lord Herbert of Lea as Secretary of War. Whilst holding this office he died at Harpton Court 13 April, 1863.

He left behind him numerous writings, chiefly contributions to the literary reviews, but the works by which he is best remembered are his Remarks on the Use and Abuse of Political Terms (1832); An Essay on the Government of Dependencies (1841); An Essay on the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion (1849); and An Historical Survey of the Astronomy of the Ancients (1862).

Admitted 3 May, 1851.

Third son of Walter Clapham Lewis of Ripon. He was educated at Cambridge, and whilst a student at the Temple obtained two certificates of honour. At the Bar, to which he was called 1 May, 1854, he practised as a Conveyancer, but his reputation rests principally on his legal works on Conveyancing (1863), Equity Drafting (1865), and on a work published posthumously (1889) on The Ancient Laws of Wales, in which he endeavours to show an intimate connexion between those laws and the laws of England. He died at Margate 6 March, 1884.

LIFFORD, VISCOUNT. See HEWITT, JAMES.

Admitted 6 May, 1629.

Son and heir of Edward Lingen of Stoke Edith, Hereford. He was born at Sutton Frene, Herefordshire, 23 Oct. 1612, and became Sheriff of that county in 1639 and again in 1643. At the outbreak of the Civil War he raised troops for the king, and all through the struggle was regarded as the leader within the county in the royal cause. He was present at the siege of Brampton Castle in 1644, and at the siege of Hereford in the following year; but his chief renown rests on his defence of Goodrich Castle against Colonel Birch in 1646. After its capture on 31 July he was imprisoned, but was released on compounding for his estates. He subsequently attempted a rising in favour of the king, but was defeated and again made prisoner. At the Restoration he was elected for Hereford, but died shortly afterwards, 22 Jan. 1661-2. The memory of his romantic career still lives in the traditions of the county, and the name of "Harry Lingen" is familiar to many who have forgotten his history.

Admitted 11 May, 1626.

Son and heir of Sir William Lisle of Wootton, Isle of Wight. He was educated at Oxford, where he graduated in Feb. 1625-6. He was called to the Bar 22 Nov. 1633, and to the Bench 9 Feb. 1648-9. He was elected