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 researches in the ancient literature of India : a foreign Member of the French Institute : died at Bonn, May 8, 1876.

LA TOUCHE, SIR JAMES JOHN DIGGES (1844–)

I.C.S. : born Dec. 16, 1844 : son of William Digges La Touche : educated at Trinity College, Dublin : joined the Civil Service in the N.W.P., 1867 : Settlement Officer, Ajmir : and at Gorakhpur : Commissioner, in Burma, 1886 : and of Allahabad, 1901 : Member of the Legislative Council, N.W.P., 1891 : Chief Secretary, 1893 : Additional Member of the Governor-General's Legislative Council : officiating Lieutenant-Governor, U. P. 1898 : Lieutenant-Governor of Agra and Oudh since 1901 : K.C.S.I., 1901.

LAW, SIR EDWARD FITZGERALD (1846–)

Born Nov. 2, 1846 : son of Michael Law : educated privately and at Woolwich : entered the Royal Artillery, 1868, and became Major, 1886 : served at Suakin, 1885 : entered the Diplomatic Service as Financial and Commercial Secretary, 1887 : British Delegate for commercial treaty with Turkey, Bulgaria, and, at Athens, Minister Resident, 1898 : British Delegate on the Council of the Ottoman Public Debt, 1898 : Financial Member of the Supreme Council, 1900–5 : K.C.M.G., 1898 : C.S.I., 1903.

LAW, JACQUES FRANCOIS (1724–1767)

Son of William Law of Lauriston, and brother of Jean Law, Governor of Pondicherry : born 1724 : like his brother, went to India as an officer in the French service : rose to the rank of Colonel, and saw much active warfare in South India, during the struggle for supremacy between England and France. At the time of the siege of Trichinopoly, he was fighting on the side of Chanda Sahib, but his "vacillation" has been blamed for the failure of the latter : afterwards he was appointed C. in C. of the troops of the French E. I. Co. : died 1767, at the Isle of France, on his way out to Pondicherry.

LAW, JEAN (1720– ? )

English by birth : son of William Law, who settled in France : was Chief of the French factory at Saidabad, Kasimbazar, when Suraj-ud-daula became Nawab Nazim of Bengal in 1756, and took the English factory at Kasimbazar : protected by the Nawab : declined to give up his factory to Watts, the English Agent : withdrew himself from Kasimbazar in April, 1757, to Patna : was returning to the Nawab's assistance after Plassy, but Suraj-ud-daula was killed : Law continued his flight to Ghazipur and Lucknow, to Shuja-ud-daula (q.v.), Nawab of Oudh : went to Delhi, Agra, Bundelkund : accompanied the Shahzada's unsuccessful invasion of Bengal, 1759 : again attacked Patna with him (now become Shah Alam), in 1760 : they fought against the English and Mir Kasim at Suan, near Bihar, Jan. 15, 1761 : Law surrendered to Major Carnac : sent to Calcutta : left India, 1762 : arriving at France, was made a Chevalier and Colonel, Commissary of the King, Commandant in the E. Indies, Governor of Pondicherry.

LAWRENCE, SIR ALEXANDER, BARONET (1838–1864)

I.C.S. : son of Sir Henry Lawrence, Bart. : born Sep. 6, 1838 : was Assistant Commissioner at Simla : he fell with his horse through a bridge which gave way on the Hindustan-Tibet road, and was killed instantaneously, Aug. 27, 1864.

LAWRENCE, ALEXANDER WILLIAM (1763?–1835)

Father of the Lawrences (Sir G. St. P. Sir H. M : and the first Lord L.) : went out to India as a volunteer, but was disappointed of a Commission, which he purchased later in the 77th regt. : led the forlorn hope of the left column at Seringapatam. May 4, 1799 : for his gallantry made a Captain in the 19th regt. : returned to England in 1808 as Major : Lt-Colonel of the garrison in Guernsey : in 1815, during the Walcheren campaign, commanded the Veteran Battalion, and was Governor of Ostend : Governor of Upnor Castle, 1816 or 1817 : died, while in that post. May, 7, 1835.

LAWRENCE, SIR GEORGE ST. PATRICK (1804–1884)

Elder brother of Sir Henry M., and of Lord Lawrence : third son of Lt-Colonel Alexander Lawrence : born at Trincomalee, March 17, 1804 : educated<section end="Lawrence, Sir George St. Patrick" />