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712 True and Exact History of Barbadoes " (London, 1650). From this work Steele drew the facts for his tale of " Inkle and Yarico " in the " Spectator." Yarico was one of Ligon's Indian slaves. The Abbe Raynal has also drawn largely on the same author in his " Histoire philosophique des Indes," and the Englishman, Inkle, and his victim, Yari- co, have been the subjects of several romances.

LIGON, Thomas Watkins, governor of Maryland, b. in Prince Edward county, Va. He was graduated at the University of Virginia, studied at the Yale law-school, was admitted to the bar, and began to practise law in Baltimore. Subse- quently he removed to Ellicott's Mills, and thence to Elkton, Md. He served in congress from 1 Dec, 1845, till 3 March, 1849, having been chosen as a Democrat, and from 1854 till 1858 he was governor of the state of Maryland.

LILIENTHAL, Max, clergyman, b. in Munich, Bavaria, in 1815 ; d. in Cincinnati, Ohio, 5 April, 1882. After studying for the Jewish ministry and being graduated at the university of that city, he was called in 1839 to Riga, Russia, as director of its Hebrew school, and, after several years' success- ful educational work, he came to New York in 1845, being chosen rabbi of three congregations. In 1855 he was called to the rabbinate of a Cin- cinnati congregation, and remained at its head until his death. Dr. Lilienthal was widely known in the west, and in Cincinnati filled posts of dis- tinction on the board of education and at the uni- versity, while his best efforts were always enlisted in the" cause of charity. He took an active part in the task of uniting the American-Jewish congre- gations, and established the " Sabbath-School Visit- or " and the " Rabbinical Quarterly Review." He was a speaker of power, and belonged to the pro- gressive school of Jewish thought.

LILLIE, John, clergyman, b. in Kelso, Scot- land, 16 Dec, 1812 ; d. in Kingston, N. Y., in Feb- ruary, 1867. He was graduated at the University of Edinburgh in 1833, studied theology in that city for two years, and then, coming to the United States, completed his course in the New Bruns- wick seminary, and in 1836-'41 was pastor of the Dutch Reformed church at Kingston, N. Y. He then had charge till 1843 of the grammar-school of New York university, held a pastorate in New York city till 1848, and in 1844-'8 was also editor of the "Jewish Chronicle." He was a translator for the American Bible union in 1851-'7, and from 1858 until his death served as pastor of the Presby- terian church in Kingston, N. Y. He received the degree of D. D. from the University of Edinburgh .in 1855. Dr. Lillie was a fine scholar, clear and direct as a pulpit orator, and was an outspoken opponent of slavery when to be such was to risk Eopularity. He revised and translated several ooks of the New Testament for the Anglo-Ameri- can edition of " Lange's Commentary," and pub- lished, besides various sermons and addresses, " The Perpetuity of the Earth," embodying his millena- rian views (1842).

LILLINGTON, John Alexander, soldier, b. in Barbadoes, W. I., about 1725 ; d. in North Carolina in 1786. His grandfather, Alexander, came to Al- bemarle county, N. C, from Barbadoes, and was deputy governor of North Carolina in 1693. His fa- ther, Col. George Lillington, an officer in the British army, was a member of the royal council of Barbadoes in 1698, and came to North Carolina about 1734. His son, who accompanied him, early be- came a decided Whig, and in August, 1775, was appointed by the Provincial congress colonel for the Wilmington district. He was second in com- mand under Col. Richard Caswell (q. v.) in the de- feat of the Scotch Tories at Moore's Creek Bridge, 27 Feb., 1776, and had charge of the field before Caswell's arrival. On 4 April he became colonel of the 6th North Carolina regiment of the Continental army. He was afterward promoted to brigadier- general, and served under Gen. Gates in 1780. He is described as a man of herculean frame and great courage. At the close of the war he retired to his house, Lillington Hall, which is still standing, about forty miles above Wilmington, N. C. It was par- tially burned by Cornwallis on his march to Wil- mington. The town of Lillington, N. C, was named in his honor. — His son, John, was a colonel in the Revolutionary army, and served through the war. LILLO, Eusebio (leel'-yo), Chilian statesman, b. in Santiago in 1826. He studied in the university of his native city, where he was graduated in law. He began early to take part in politics, in 1849 and 1850 was a constant contributor to the Liberal pa- pers, and, on account of his opposition to the Con- servative government, was banished in 1851. He went to Bolivia, and during his sojourn there founded in La Paz the Bank of Bolivia. After the assumption of the executive by Perez in 1860 he returned to his native country, and in 1864 became editor of " La Patria " in Valparaiso. In 1870 he was appointed professor of law at the University of Chili, but did not accept. He has been elected to congress several times, and during the war with Peru and Bolivia he was one of the active advisers of the government. In October, 1880, he was ap- pointed Chilian commissioner to attend the con- ferences that were held on board the U. S. corvette " Lackawanna " in the port of Arica, by suggestion of the U. S. minister, to treat concerning condi- tions of peace between the three republics, but which did not produce the desired result. In 1883 he was sent as minister to Bolivia, and concluded a treaty of peace with that republic. In 1884 he was called by President Santa Maria to the cabi- net as secretary of state, and in the autumn of the same year elected to congress as senator for six years. He has achieved fame in South America as a poet. Among his principal compositions are " El Junco," " Loco de amor," " Cancion nacional de Chile," "Recuerdos del Proscrito," "Rosa y Carlos," " Deseos," " La Violeta," and " Plegaria." A collection of his poems has also been published in several editions (Santiago, 1862-'84).

LILLY, Samuel, physician, b. in Geneva, N. Y., 28 Oct., 1815 ; d. in Lambertville, N. J., 3 April, 1880. He was educated at a classical school in Lambertville, N. J., where he practised his profes- sion after his graduation at the medical depart- ment of the University of Pennsylvania in 1837. He was elected a representative to the 33d con- gress as a Whig, serving from 5 Dec, 1853, till 3 March, 1855, was also judge of the Hunterdon county court and of the court of errors and ap- feals of New Jersey, and consul-general in British ndia. He was a member of the New Jersey medi- cal society, of which he was vice-president and president, and contributed to medical journals.

LIMA, Francisco (lee'-mah), Brazilian R. C. bishop, b. in Portugal early in the 17th century; d. in Olinda, Brazil, 29 April, 1704. In 1695 he was rector of a parish in Lisbon, when he was surprised by the appointment of bishop of Pernambuco. His diocese was in a disorganized state, but he preached, founded churches and schools, and gave his whole income to establish thirty missions among the Indians, and raised money to found four hospitals for the poor. In 1703 he spent a year in visiting his Indian missions, and, returning