Modern English biography

LAKE, GEORGE HANDY. _b._ June 1827; edited Musical Gazette 3 vols. 1856–8; musical critic of Sunday Times; organist of several leading London churches; an accompanist at principal concerts; excellent performer on English concertina; composer of popular ballads, Summer is sweet, and One glance from thee, and many works for pianoforte and concertina; his oratorio Daniel produced at Exeter Hall 1852 met with great success. _d._ London 24 Dec. 1865. LAKE, SIR HENRY ATWELL (3 son of sir James Samuel Wm. Lake, 4 bart. _d._ 4 Nov. 1832). _b._ Kenilworth 15 Dec. 1810; ed. at Harrow; 2 lieut. Madras engineers 15 Dec. 1826; employed in public works department, India 1826–54; commanded engineers in defence of Kars 1855; a prisoner in Russia 1855–56; transferred to British army as lieut.-col. unattached for his services at defence of Kars 1856; aide de camp to the Queen 24 June 1856 to 1864; lieut.-col. on h.p. 12 Sep. 1856; chief comr. of Dublin police 7 Sep. 1858 to Aug. 1877; C.B. 5 Feb. 1856, K.C.B. 25 March 1875; author of Kars and our captivity in Russia 1856, 2 ed. 1856; Narrative of the defence of Kars, historical and military 1857. _d._ Brighton 17 Aug. 1881. _Nolan’s Russian war_, _ii_ 507 (1857), _portrait_; _I.L.N. xxix_ 121, 126 (1856), _portrait_; _Graphic_, _xxiv_ 389 (1881), _portrait_. LAKE, NOEL THOMAS. _b._ 22 Oct. 1799; 2 lieut. R.A. 5 July 1820, colonel 23 Feb. 1856 to 30 May 1862; M.G. 30 May 1862; C.B. 5 July 1855. _d._ Wellesley house, Shooter’s hill, Kent 19 May 1864. LAKIN, JOHN. _b._ 1787; took part in whole of Peninsular war with the 16 lancers; serjeant major; keeper in Windsor great park about 1826 to death; the oldest royal servant of Her Majesty. _d._ Queen Anne’s Gate, Windsor great park 23 Feb. 1877. LALOR, JOHN (son of John Lalor, merchant). _b._ Dublin 1814; ed. Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1837; assistant poor law commissioner, Ireland to 1836; one of principal editors of Morning Chronicle, London; solicitor Dublin 1838; left R.C. ch., became a unitarian and edited The Inquirer a weekly paper; author of The Educator, a prize essay 1839; Money and morals, a book for the times 1852. _d._ Holly hill, Hampstead, London 3 Feb. 1856. _G.M. xlv_ 319–20 (1856). LALOR, PETER (eld. son of Patrick Lalor, M.P. for Queen’s co., gentleman farmer). _b._ Tinakill, Queen’s co. Ireland 1823; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin; a civil engineer; sailed for Melbourne 1852; commanded the rebel miners at the Eureka stockade riot near Ballarat 3 Dec. 1854 when he received a ball near the shoulder which caused loss of his left arm; member of legislative assembly for Ballarat Nov. 1855, for South Grant 1856–71 and again 1875–88, chairman of committees 1859–68; inspector of railways 1855; chairman of the Clunes water commission; comr. for trade and customs 1877–80, post master general 1878–80, speaker of the assembly 22 July 1880 to 29 Sep. 1887, awarded a grant of £4000 on his retirement. _d._ Melbourne 9 Feb. 1889. LAMB, SIR CHARLES MONTOLIEU, 2 Baronet. _b._ Nantcribba hall, Montgomeryshire 8 July 1785; succeeded 13 Oct. 1824; knight marshal of the royal household 30 Jany. 1825 to death; knight marshal of the lists at the Eglinton tournament 28–30 Aug. 1839; lord prior of English langue of knights of Malta 24 June 1847 to death. _d._ Beauport, Battle, Sussex 21 March 1860. _Nixon and Richardson’s Eglinton tournament_ (1843), _portrait plate iii_. LAMB, EDWARD BUCKTON. _b._ 1806; an architect in the modern Gothic style with a large practice; exhibited 57 designs at R.A. and 5 at Suffolk st. 1824–69; some of his designs were published in lithography; published Etchings of Gothic ornament 1830; Studies of ancient domestic architecture 1846. _d._ 3 Hinde st. Manchester sq. London 30 Aug. 1869. LAMB, ROBERT (son of Thomas Lamb of Cockeram, Lancs.). _b._ 1812; ed. St. John’s coll. Oxf., B.A. 1835, M.A. 1840; C. of Kirkham, Lancs. 1837–40; principal of Western gram. sch. Brompton, London 1840–44; P.C. of St. Mary’s, Preston 1844–49; R. of St. Paul’s, Manchester 1849 to 1871; contributed many articles to Fraser’s Mag. under pseudonym of A Manchester Man; author of Sermons on passing seasons and events 1853; Selections from articles contributed to Fraser’s Magazine 2 vols. 1866; Sermons preached in St. Paul’s church 2 vols. 1870; Yarndale: an unsentimental story 3 vols. 1872. _d._ Haycarr near Lancaster 24 Dec. 1872. LAMB, THOMAS. _b._ Lamb’s lane, Forebank, Dundee 1801; grocer and spirit dealer, Murraygate, Dundee; became a convinced teetotaller and destroyed all the liquor he had in stock 1828; opened a coffee house in the Murraygate which became the head quarters of the literary societies and clubs of Dundee; a refreshment contractor for festive meetings; opened refreshment rooms and tea gardens 1843; opened Lamb’s Temperance hotel 30 July 1852 which he much enlarged in 1867; kept a dairy farm. _d._ Dundee 31 Oct. 1869. _Norrie’s Dundee celebrities_ (1873) 342–9. LAMBE, GEORGE. _b._ 1786 or 1787; assistant surgeon Bengal army 27 March 1808, surgeon 1 July 1823; superintending surgeon Dacca 31 Jany. 1844 to 10 April 1847; inspector general of hospitals, Bengal 10 April 1847, surgeon general 24 July 1848, phys. general 10 Feb. 1849 to 10 April 1852 when he retired. _d._ very suddenly 3 Feb. 1862. LAMBERT, GEORGE JACKSON (son of George Lambert, organist of Beverley Minster 40 years, _d._ 15 July 1818). _b._ Beverley 16 Nov. 1794; organist of Beverley Minster 1818–74, 56 years; a fine violoncello and violin player; published overtures, instrumental chamber music, organ fugues, &c.; printed Duett for two performers on the piano 1815; A favourite French air with variations 1820; Major Campbell’s waltz with variations 1830. _d._ Beverley 24 Jany. 1880. LAMBERT, SIR GEORGE ROBERT (5 son of Robert Alexander Lambert, captain R.N. 1732–1801). _b._ 8 Sep. 1795; entered R.N. April 1809; in the Walcheren expedition; captain 8 Aug. 1825; served in West Indies 1845–47; commodore at Jamaica 23 Jany. 1847; did good service in the war with Burmah; R.A. 21 Jany. 1854, admiral on h.p. 15 Dec. 1863; granted service pension 5 March 1864; K.C.B. 9 Dec. 1853, G.C.B. 7 June 1865. _d._ suddenly in billiard room of United Service club, 116 Pall Mall, London 5 June 1869. LAMBERT, JAMES STAUNTON (eld. son of Walter Lambert of Creg Clare, co. Galway, _d._ 25 Sep. 1832). _b._ 5 March 1789; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin; sheriff of Galway 1813; M.P. co. Galway 6 July 1826 to 3 Dec. 1832. _d._ Budleigh Salterton, South Devon 1 July 1867. LAMBERT, SIR JOHN (son of Daniel Lambert of Hindon, surgeon). _b._ Bridzor, Wiltshire 4 Feb. 1815; ed. Downside coll. Bath; solicitor at Salisbury 1836–57; mayor of Salisbury 1854 being the first Roman Catholic mayor of a cathedral city since the Reformation; a poor law inspector 1857; superintended administration of the Public Works (manufacturing districts) Act 1863; receiver of metropolitan common poor fund under Metropolitan Poor Act 1867; member of parliamentary boundaries commission 1867 and of the sanitary commission; the first permanent secretary of local government board 31 Aug. 1871 to Nov. 1882; chairman of commission which drew up census of landed proprietors in Great Britain 1872; chairman of boundaries commission 1884–5; C.B. 5 May 1871, K.C.B. 31 May 1879; P.C. 19 May 1885; profoundly versed in ecclesiastical music of the middle ages; author of many musical works in Latin and English; edited A grammar of ritual music by Janssen 1849; The vesper psalter 1849. _d._ Milford house, Elms road, Clapham common near London 27 Jany. 1892. _bur._ St. Osmund’s ch. Salisbury which he had founded. _Downside Review_, _vol. viii No._ 1, _and vol. xi No._ 1; _I.L.N. 6 Feb. 1892 p._ 166, _portrait_. LAMBERT, JOHN ARTHUR (eld. son of sir John Lambert, G.C.B. _d._ 1846). _b._ 30 Sep. 1817; ensign grenadier guards 10 July 1835, lieut.-col. 12 March 1861 to 27 Dec. 1864; general 1 Oct. 1877; col. royal Irish Fusiliers 25 April 1880 to death; placed on retired list 1 July 1881. _d._ Weston house, Thames Ditton 17 Sep. 1887. LAMBERT, NATHANIEL GRACE (son of Richard Lambert). _b._ Newcastle-on-Tyne 1811; a coalowner; sheriff of Bucks. 1865; M.P. Bucks. 1868–80; captain commandant Taplow yeomanry lancers. _d._ Denham court near Uxbridge 9 Dec. 1882. LAMBERT, ROWLEY. _b._ 22 April 1828; entered navy 1841; captain 29 Sep. 1855; commodore on Australian station 28 May 1867 to 8 April 1870; commanded detached squadron for particular service 8 June 1875 to 1877; V.A. 21 March 1878; C.B. 13 March 1867. _d._ Grosvenor hotel, Victoria station, London 22 July 1880. LAMBERT, WILLIAM. _b._ Burstow, Surrey 1779; a miller at Nutfield, also in the fuller’s earth trade; in match Lord’s _v._ England 20 July 1801; not allowed to play at Lord’s after 1818 being accused of selling the England _v._ Nottingham match by not playing his best; one of the most successful of cricketers, excelling in batting, bowling, fielding, keeping wicket and in single wicket playing; one of the few cricketers who has made 100 runs twice in the same match 1817; beat at single wicket two of the best players Lord F. Beauclerk and T. C. Howard, Lord’s 6 and 7 July 1810, a sum of money was paid by the defeated to prevent this match being reported in Bentley; author of The cricketer’s guide. Lewes 1816; Instructions and rules for playing cricket 1816; a great bell ringer. _d._ Nutfield 19 April 1851. _bur._ Burstow. LAMBERT, WILLIAM BLAKE. _b._ Berwick on Tweed 1816; chief engineer of General screw steam shipping co. to 1856; engineer at Portsmouth dockyard 1856–59; chief engineer to the Russian navy 1859–66. _d._ St. Petersburg 18 Feb. 1874. LAMBTON, HEDWORTH (3 son of Wm. Henry Lambton 1764–97, M.P. city of Durham 1787–97). _b._ 26 March 1797; M.P. North Durham 21 Dec. 1832 to 23 July 1847. _d._ 8 Lansdowne place, Brighton 16 Sep. 1876. LAMBTON, WILLIAM HENRY (brother of preceding). _b._ 27 March