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 Jan. 1847. When Port Phillip was separated from New South Wales in 1851, Captain Lonsdale was appointed first Colonial Secretary of the new colony of Victoria, as it was now called. He was also an ex-officio member of the Executive Council, and in Nov. 1851 was appointed by Governor Latrobe an official member of the semi-elective Legislative Council, his colleagues being Mr. (afterwards Sir), Mr. , Mr. (afterwards Sir Redmond) , and Mr. , all since deceased. Captain Lonsdale was Colonial Secretary during the perturbed times of the gold discovery until he was replaced by Mr. J. F. L. Foster in July 1853. He then returned to England, where he died.

Lord, Hon. George William, M.L.C., fifth son of the late Simeon Lord, of Sydney, was born on August 5th, 1818, and educated under Dr. Halloran and Mr. Cape. From 1837 to 1850 he resided in the Wellington district, and occupied himself in squatting pursuits. He was elected to the first Legislative Assembly of New South Wales for the Bogan in 1856, and continued to represent the constituency till 1877, when he accepted a nomination to the Upper House, in which he remained till his death. Mr. Lord, who was for many years a director of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, held the office of Colonial Treasurer in Sir James Martin's third Ministry, from Dec. 1870 to May 1872. He died on May 9th, 1880.

Lorimer, Hon. Sir James, K.C.M.G., M.L.C., was born in Dumfriesshire in 1831, and educated at Hatton House Academy in that county. After acquiring mercantile experience in an American house in Liverpool, he arrived in Victoria in 1853, and founded the firm of Lorimer, Mackie & Co., agents for the White Star Line, the designation of the firm being subsequently changed to Lorimer, Marwood & Rome, and more recently to Lorimer, Rome & Co. Sir James in his early political career was a Liberal-Conservative and free trader, entering the Legislative Council, in which he held a seat till his death, for the Central Province in 18781879 [sic]. He was twice President of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce, and was the first Chairman of the Melbourne Harbour Trust. In Feb. 1886, when the Ministry was formed, he accepted the post of Minister of Defence, and was sworn of the Executive Council. In the next year he was associated with and  as one of the Victorian representatives to the Colonial Conference in London, and was created K.C.M.G. during his visit. Whilst in England he did much useful work in connection with defence matters. He died in Melbourne on Sept. 6th, 1889.

Loton, William Thorley, M.L.A., represented Greenough in the old Legislative Council of Western Australia, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly for Swan at the end of 1890. He was one of the representatives of the colony of Western Australia at the Federation Convention held in Sydney in March 1891.

Lovett, Major Henry Wilton, D.A.A.G., South Australia, served as lieutenant in the Royal Carnarvon Rifles Militia in 1877-8; became second lieutenant in the Prince Albert's 13th Light Infantry in August 1878, and served with the Flying Column throughout the Zulu war, in 1878-9; was present at the battle of Kambula, and the engagement of Zungen Neck, for which he received a medal with clasp; served in the Nile Expedition with the Egyptian army, and, as staff officer of Shellal, was mentioned in despatches, and received a medal with clasp, the Khedive's bronze star, and the 4th class of the Medjidie. He was also officially thanked by General Lord Wolseley for services connected with the purchase of transport. In 1886-7 Captain Lovett served with the 2nd Battalion of the Somersetshire Light Infantry in the Burmese war, and with the Mainhing column to the Shan States, receiving a medal with clasp. Captain Lovett won a first extra certificate in musketry at Hythe, and first certificates in fortification and surveying at Chatham. In Nov. 1888 he was appointed Brigade-Major and Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General of the South Australian military forces, with the local rank of major.

Lovett, William, J.P., Auditor General, Tasmania, entered the Civil Service of the colony as a junior clerk in the Post Office in 1841, and ultimately became chief clerk. In 1860 he was appointed Accountant to the Treasury and Acting Auditor, which appointment was approved in 1865. In 1867 Mr. Lovett 279