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Cambridge, 1828; rector of Yardley- Hastings w. Denton R., 1856-80 et seq.

Liangrishe, Sir Hercules. H s

L she, Esq. An Irisli politician

of ])ublin(?) one hundred years ago.

Liapham, William Berry, 1828-. W. B. L. An American pliysician and writer of the day; b. in Greenwood, Me. ; educ. at Colby Univ. ; served in the civil war; practised at Portland, Me.C?).

Lardner, Dionysiiis, LL.D., 1793- 1859. A Besident of Paris. An Irish scientific writer and editor ; b. in Dublin ; edue. at Trinity Coll. ; he lectured in the principal cities of the United States, 1840- 45, and in 1846 became a resident of Paris.

Lascelles, Mrs. Anne (Catley). Miss 0*tl*y. An English lady of one hundred years ago; became the wife of Gen. Francis Lascelles.

Laszouski, Mrs. v. E. D. Gerard. An American writer of the day.

Liatey, John Lash. Codlin.

See." I. and P.," First Series, p. 478.

Liathom, Frances. Hiss Sophie L. Francis. An English writer of novels and plays ; b. in Norwich.

Liathrop, Mrs. Mary Torrans. Lena.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 478.

Latouche, James Digges. A Late Eminent Citizen of Dublin; Hibernicus. An Irish politician of the eighteenth century.

Latrobe, Charles Joseph. The Ram- bler.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 479.

I/auder, Sir Thomas Dick, 7th Bart., 1784-1848. Chdrles Montague Montfjomery. A Scottish novelist ; son of Sir Andrew Lauder, 6th Bart., of Fountainhall, Had- dingtonshire ; succeeded his father in 1830 ; was esteemed a successful imitator of Scott in the walks of Scottish fiction.

Lauder, William, -1771. W. L. A Scottish writer ; educ. at Edinburgh ; who endeavored to prove that Milton was a plagiarist ; d. in Barbadoes.

IJaughton, Thomas K. //,-. Wallis.

Lauren, L. L. L. L. L. A Swedish writer of the day.

Laurence, Richard, LL.D., 1700- 1830. a. C An English clergyman ; b. at Batli ; educ. at Oxford ; archbishop of Cashel, 1822-;59.

Laurie, Simon Somerville. Scotus Novanticus. A .Scottish scholar; pro- fessor in the University of Edinburgh.

Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741- 1801. Jonathan Asuhel. A Swiss Prot- estant writer ; b. at Zurich, and became pastor there ; at the capture of that city by Massena, he was shot bj' a soldier in

the street, of which wound he died, after suffering from it for more than a year.

Law, John, 1071-1729. Paper King. A famous Scottish projector and finan- cier; b. at Edinburgh, and inherited an estate near Lauriston ; went to London and the Continent; d. poor at Venice.

Law, William, A.M., 1086-1761. A Late Entinent Divine. An English non- juror ; b. at Kingscliffe, Northants ; educ. at Cambridge ; of his " Serious Call," Dr. Johnson said that it " contained the finest hortatory theology in any language."

Lawrence, Miss Elizabeth, 1803-26.

^fiss Elizabeth L ce. An English

lady; d. in Falmouth.

Lawrence, James Henry, 1774-1841. A Detenu. An English poet and dramatist ; educ. at Eton and in Germany ; a knight of Malta, known as the Chevalier de Law- rence ; lie was b. at Jamaica, and d. at London.

Lawrence, John, 1756-about 1836. A Farmer and Breeder.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 479.

Lawrence, John Laird Mair, 1810-. The Saviour of the Punjaub. An English administrator of great ability; entered the East India civil service about 1830 ; and became chief commissioner of the Pun- jaub, soon after the conquest of that coun- try ; suppressed the meeting there in 1857, and became governor-general in 1863.

Law^rence, Rev. Roger. R. L.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 479.

Lawrence, Miss Sarah(?). A. B. O. An English dramatist.

Lawson, J. W. ./. W. L. An Amer- ican writer of the day.

Lawson, Rev. John. A Village Pastor. An English poet early in the century.

Laycock, Thomas, 1812-76. L. An English physician; b. atWitherby,Yorks.; educ. at the Univ. Coll., London, and the Univ. of Gottingen ; professor in the Univ. of Edinburgh, 1855 ; physician to the queen in Scotland, 1869.

Layton, Henry. A Lover of Truth. An English clergyman early in the eigh- teenth century.

Lazo, Alonzo CarUlo. The Chap- lain. An English clergyman; chaplain of the " Conde " of St. Malo, in the mid- dle of the eighteenth century.

Leach, Harvey. Ilervis Nana.

Leahy, David. A Barrister. An Irish(l) lawyer.

Leake, John. A Gentleman of Ox- ford. An English scholar early in the eighteenth century.

Leake, Col. William Martin. An Old Brother Officer. An English sol-