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 775 KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE [LEWIS deposition of the Raja for misconduct ; memb. of cotnmn. to inquire into and report on the working of the Agriculturists' Relief Act 1891 ; collector and magistrate of Surat 1892 ; oommnr. of N.D. Bombay Presidency since 1897; additnl. memb. of the Council of Bombay since 1899 ; memb. of the Viceroy's Legislative Council since 1902 : chief commissioner of Centi'al Provinces since 1904 ; memb. roy. commn. on Decentraliza- tion in India 1907 ; contested Sevenoaks div. of Kent 1910 ; J. P., Kent. Residence — 25, Hanover House, Regent's Park, N.W. Clubs— Albe- marle ; E.I. United Service. Issue living — Winifred Margaret, m. Kenneth Arnold Reinold, who d. LEMON, Knt. Bach. Great. 1909. — Sir James Lemox, s. of James and Sophia Lemon, of Camber- well Xew Road, Lambeth. B. at Lambeth 16 Jan. 1833 ; m. 9 April, 1859, Maria Victoria (d. 3 Feb. 1906), dau. of Benjamin Smith ; ed. privately ; is a civil engineer ; M.Inst.C.E., F.R.I.B.A., F.S.I., F.G.S., etc. ; ex-alderman of Southampton, Mayor 1891-3, J. P. since 1880 ; one of the founders and past pres. of the Institn. of Municipal and County Engineers of Gt. Britain and Ireland ; has carried through important works in Southampton, such as the purchase of the tramways, the electric light, the extension of the borough, and various other improvements. Residence — Stockwell Lodge, The Avenue, South- ampton. Clubs — National Liberal ; South Hants ; Gladstone (Southampton). LENGr, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Mary, dau. of William Low, of Kirriemuir. M. 5 Jan. 1897, as his 2nd wife. Sir John Leng, LL.D., a dis- tinguished journalist, formerly editor and pro- prietor of the " Dundee Advertiser," and M.P. for Dundee, who d. 13 Dec. 1907. Residence — Kinbrae, Newport-on-Tay. LENTAIGNE, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1910.— Sib John Lentaigne, s. of the late Rt. Hon. Sir John Lentaigne, P.C, C.B., D.L., of Tallaght, co. Dublin, and Mary, dau. of Francis ilagan, of Emoe. B. in Dublin 19 July, 1855 ; m. 20 Feb. 1882, Phillis Mary (d. 1893), dau. of the late John Coffey, of Dublin ; ed. at Clongowes Wood School, at Vannes (France), Cath. Universitv and Trin. Coll. Dublin (B.A. 1880); F.R.C.S", L.R.C.P. Ireland ; pres. of the Royal Coll. of Surgeons, Ireland. 1908-10; surg.' to the Mater Miser. Hospital, Dublin, to the Household of H.E. the Lord-Lieut, of Ireland ; cons. surg. to Roj^al Hosp. for Incural)les, Donnybrook, also to the Nat. Maternity Hosp., and the Convalescent Home, Stillorgan, co. Dublin. Residence — 42, Merrion Square, Dublin. Club — University (Dublin) ; Roy. Irish Yacht. Issue living — 1. Edward Charles Lentaigne, b. 16 Jude, 1884. 2. B'njamin Lentaigne, b. 14 Jan. 1886. -3. Jo-i ph Ignatius Nugent Lentaigne, b. 31 Julj", 1889. 1. Marv Sydney. 2. Philli^? .Marv, m. 21 Oct. 1914, James Stanley Ma-,e-vs. ^ LESLIE, K.C.I.E. Creat. 1887.— Sir Brad- rORD Leslie, s. of Charles Robert Leslie, R.A. B. 1831 ; m. 1855, Miss Mary Jane Eliza Honey (d. 1886) ; ed. at the Mercers' School ; is a civil engineer, and was apprenticed to the late I. K. Brunei ; late agent in India of the East Indian Railway Co. ; has carried out many important pulilic works in India, and built the Jubilee Bridge over the Hooghly ; is a fell, of Liniv. of Calcutta ; has received the Stephenson and Watt medals of the I.C.E., and Telford medal and premium ; received the hon. distinction of officer of Public Instruction of France 1889. Resi- dence — 5, Chester Gate, Regent's Park, N.W. Isisue — Bradford Leslie, b. 1865. Harriet Mary, m. 1858, Maj. G. H. B. Gordon (wlio d. 1897). LETCHWORTH, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1902.— Sir Edward Letchworth, s. of Henry Finch Letchworth, of Oak Hill, Surbiton, and Maria Elizabeth, dau. of Edward Law. B. 18 March, 1833 ; m. 6 June, 1902, Mary Constance, widow of Thomas Blaikie ; ed. privately ; formerly a solicitor and chief steward of Queen Victoria's manors ; grand sec. Fi-eemasons of England ; late capt. 40th Middlesex R.V. ; F.S. Antiquaries. Residences — 14, Cornwall Gardens, S.W. ; Clay- gate, Tonbridge, Kent. Clubs — Junior Carlton ; Garrick. LETHBRIDGE, K.C.S.I. Creat. 1890 ; C.S.I. 1890. — Surg. -Lt. -Col. Sir Alfred Swaine Lethbridge, s. of William Farley Lethbridge, of Woolborough, Newton Abbot. B. 1844 ; m. 1 June, 1899, Edith Seymour, dau. of Henry Franks Waring, and widow of G. Bellet, M.A., Bengal Educational Service ; M.D. Aberdeen, and M.R.C.S. England 1865 ; ent. Bengal Medical Service 1867 ; surg.-maj. 1879, surg.-lt.-eol. 1887, brigade surg.-lt.-col. 1892, ret. 1898 ; inspector-gen. of prisons and sanitary commr. Burma 1875; sanitary commr. Bengal 1877; inspector-gen. of prisons Bengal 1878 ; general superintendent for suppression of Thuggee and Dacoitee 1892-7, and memb. Viceroy's Council 1895-7 ; J. P., Hants. Residences — 69, Harcourt Terrace, S.W. ; Windhover, Bursledon, Hants. Club — E.I. United Service. LETHBRIDGE, K.C.I.E. Creat. 1890; Knt. Bach. 1885 ; CLE. 1878.— Sir Roper Leth- bridge, s. of E. Lethlaridge, of Ste. Adresse, France. B. 23 Dec, 1840 ; m. 1st, 12 July, 1865, Eliza (d. 21 Dec. 1895), dau. of W. Finlay, of Ste. Adresse ; m. 2nd, 6 Nov. 1897, Emma, dau. of John Neave, and widow of Frederick Bur- bridge ; ed. at Oxford; B.A. 1863, M.A. 1806; Barr.-at-law (Inner Temple) 1880 ; apptd. pro- fessor of political economy. Presidency Coll., University of Calcutta 1868 ; principal of Krishnaghur Coll. 1874 ; press commr. of India, and a political agent of the first class 1878 ; M.P. Kensington (North) 1885-92 : D.L., J.P., Devon ; J. P., Kent ; patron of 1 living. Resi- dence — Exbourne Manor, Exbourne, Devon. Club — Carlton. Issue — - Capt. Francis Washington Lethbridge. late I.S.C., b. 3 Feb. 1867 ; ni. 28 Jan. 1888, Gertrude Ethel Mary, dau. of Adra. Harry Croft. Caroline Anne Roper, m. 3 July, 1894, Frederick Gorell Barnes, D.L., J. P., M.F. for Ts'.E. Kent 1895- 1900. Residences — Eyot Wood, Shiplake ; Barnes, Derbyshire. LEWIS, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1911.— Sir Henry Lewis, s. of the late Thomas Lewis, of Bryn, Bangor, JI.P. for Anglesey, and Laura, dau. of Henry Hughes, of Pantdu, Llanllyfni, Carnarvon. B. at Bangor 21 Nov. 1847 ; m. 18 Dec. 1872, Annie, dau. of the Rev. Roger Edwards, D.D., of Mold, Flints. ; ed. at Friars Gram. Sch. and Bala Coll. ; memb. Bangor Town Council 1888, alderman 1898, Mayor 1901-2; chrmn. governors of Friars Sch. 1890-1907 ; co-opted memb. N. Wales Training Coll. ; vice-chrmn. of the council of Univ. Coll. of N. Wales since 1904 ; J.P., Carnarvon. Residence — Belmont, Bangor. Club — National Liberal. Issue — 1. Artlmr Glynne Lewis, b. 9 Nov. 1879. 2. Trevor Alyn Lewis, b. 4 June. 1882. 3. Roger Lewis, b. 15 Dec. 1886. 1. Eleanor, m. Sept. 1898, George Frederick Cunning- ham Yale. 2. Nora. LEWIS, K.C.M.G. Creat. 1902; C.M.G. 1901. — Hon. Sir Neil Elliott Lewis, s. of the late Neil Lewis, merchant, of Hobart, Tasmania, and Maria, dau. of the late James Edward Cox, of Launceston, landowner. B. at Hobart 27 Oct. 1858 ; m. 15 Jan. 1896, Lina Henriette, dau. of the late Charles Youl, J.P., of Oakdene, Sym-