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 HERRINGSHAW'S LIIiKARY OF AMKKICAN BIOGRAPUY. of hiw. partment of

was dmn

of the law deHoward uuiversity. In 1871 he was appointed minister resident and consul' general to Haiti and olinrgi' d' afTuircs to tict'

Hi'

Santo Domingo.

In 1872 he was acting the Howard university; and president of the 'ir^nnia normal and collegiate institute. In litwas a repreaentativf to the fifty-first congrt-ss a» a repuMican. He died iiov. 15, 1897. in WaHltingtuM, D.C. Laagttrotli, Lorenzo Lorraine, oler^'ynian, inventor, author, was born Die. 21, ISIO, in Philudi'lphiii. Pa, He invented the movableeomb hive, whieh ha.^ eome into extensive U8€. He was the author of Tin- Hive and the Honey-bee. He died Oct. 0, ISDO, in Dayton. Oiiid. prt'sideat

188o

in

of

was

Langton, Daniel Webster, landscape architcet, author,

was bom May

a, 1864, in

Kem-

per county. Miss. In 188.J-85) In- wa» assistant in the geological survey of Alabama; and is now a suceessful landscape architect of Now York city. He is the author of Report on the Geology of Southeast Alabama. Langtry, Lillian, actress, was born in 1852 on the island of .lersey. Slie made her debut iu 1881 at the Uuyiaarket theater of

London, England. She has made many American tours: Mpi>farinc as Pauline in the Lady of Lyons; and us KoHalind in As you Like It. In 1891 she leased the Princess tlicit'T (if T.uii. 1(111. England; and has starred

many

in

produetioiis.

Laagworthy, Charles Ford, chemist, auwas born Au^. 9, 18G4, in MiiMh bury.

thor,

Vt. Since 189.'> he has been in cliarge ot the I'nited States department ot agriculture food investigations; and has been associate editor of the Experiment Station Record. He is the author of Digest of Metabolicinm Experiments. Langworthy, Edward, congressman. In 1777-7!> lie va> a delegati' from Georgia to the continental congress, and was one of the signers of the article of eonfederation.

He

died in (!eor;iia.

Lanbam, Samuel

Willis Tuclcer, soldier,

lawyer, congressman, governor, was bom July 4. in Sparteiiburg district, S.C. He entered the confederate army when a in 1867 moved to Texas; and in was admitted to the fuactire of !;nv. was district attorney and a democratic

boy;

1800

He elec-

Hi 1.SS;mi:i aii.riS!»7-l!Mi:j lie was a representative troin '(*ca> to the forty ninth, fiftieth, tiftv-tirst, lift v-second. littv-lifth. tifty-sixtli and flfty-aeventh congresses. In l!M)2-8 he was governor of the state of Texas. He died in 11X18 in Weatherford, tor.

Texas. Lanier, Clifiord Anderson, educator, anthor. poet, was bom April 24, 1844, in Orlflln. -S(> lie was superintendent of the city schools in Montgomery, Ala. Ue is the author of Two Hundred Bales; ThornFruit: and The Doctor's Le;.'end. Lanier, Henry Wysham, publisher, author,

was born

1873

473

Ga. Since 1900 he has been secretary of the Doubleday, Page and company or New York city* He is the author of The Bomance of Piscat or. LaaiCT, Sidney, author, poet, was bora Feb. 3. 1842, in Macon, Ga. A Centennial Ode. written for the opening of the exposition of 1876, flrst brouglit iiim into genin

in Milled;;eville.

SubstMiueiit ly ]u' lectured literature iii KalliiiKire. He

notice.

eral

English

upon was

the autlior of Poems; Tiger Lilies, a novel; The Science of Knglish Verse; The Kngiish Novel and its Development; Florida: lis Scenery, History, and Climate. He edited The Boys' Percy; The Boys' Mabinogion; The Boys' King Arthur; and The Boys' Froi->urt. He died Sept. 7, 1881, in Lynn,

S.C.

Lanigan, George Thomas, journaliHt, auwa-i born D<c. 10, I84.'», in Quebec,

thor,

t'aiunhi.

He was

and

huh.-^etjuentiy

was

the

a journalist of

of

New York

Mtnitreal, city,

lie

author of Ganndian Ballads; and Fables Out of the World. He died Feb. 6, 1886, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Laming, Jay Pw4, lawyer, stnte senator, congressman, author, was Ixirn May l.'i. 18r)3, in New London, Ohio. He was educated at Baldwin university and received the degree of A.M. In 187.5-85 he practiced law; and since 188.') has been a publisher. In 1894-98 was u member of the Ohio state senate; and in 1907-09 was a represf iitative from Ohio to the sixtieth congress as a repuhiican. He has edited Laning's Ohio Criminal Law; and the Latiing Ohio Encyclopedia Digest, in eij^ht volumes. He is the author of Laning's Ohio ( ivil Government; and (irowtli am! History of Otiio.

Lanman, artist,

Charles,

aiithdi,

journalist,

was horn .lime

librarian,

14, 1819, in

Monroe, Mich. In 1S.'J9 he was librarian of the war il« partnu nt at Washington, D.C;

and

in

iH.'id

became

tin-

private secretary of

Daniel Webster. In 18.").3 he was examiner of depositaries for tin* southern states; and in l.s.")."i-."i7 was librarian of the interior department. In 1800 he was librarian of the iioiise of ri'presentatives; and in 1871-82 was secretary to the .la|ianese legation. He was the autiior of Essava for Summer Hours; Summer in the Wilderness; Private Life of Daniel Webst«'r; Dictionary of Congress; The Red Book of Michigan; Leading Men of .lapan: Letters from a LandscapePainter; Tour to the River Saguenay; Farthest

North; and Haphazard Personalities. Ue March 5, 1806, in Washington, D.C.

died

Lanman, Charles James, lawyer, jurist, was bom June 5, 1795, in Norwich, Conn. settled in Monroe, Mirh.; and was judge of probate and inspei tdr of customs. He was a founder of Tecuniseh, Mich.; and the surveyor, and onoe the sole owner of the ic the city of firand Rapids now land w

He

li<

stands.

In I83u he returned to his native

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