Modern English biography

Petition from R. Langslow late judge of district court of Colombo_ (1847). LANGSTON, JAMES HAUGHTON. _b._ 1797; M.P. Woodstock 1820–26; M.P. Oxford 1826 to 30 Dec. 1834 and 1841 to death; sheriff of co. Oxford 1819. _d._ Sarsden house, Chipping Norton, Oxon. 19 Oct. 1863. LANGTON, WILLIAM (son of Thomas Langton of Liverpool, Russian merchant, _d._ 1838). _b._ Farfield near Addingham, Yorkshire 17 April 1803; engaged in business at Liverpool 1821–9; employed in Messrs. Heywoods’ bank, Manchester 1829–54; managing director of Manchester and Salford bank 1854 to Oct. 1876; one of the 3 founders of Manchester Athenæum 1836, to which a marble medallion bust of him was presented 1881; an original member of Chetham Society 1843, treasurer, afterwards hon. sec. to 1869, edited for the society Chetham Miscellanies 3 vols. 1851–56–62, Lancashire Inquisitiones post mortem 2 vols. 1875 and Benalt’s Visitation of Lancashire 1533, 2 vols. 1876–82; a memorial Langton scholarship was founded in his honour at Owen’s college, Manchester at cost of £5000 in 1876 or 1877. _d._ Ingatestone, Essex 29 Sep. 1881. _bur._ Fryerning churchyard, Essex. _Publications of Chetham Society_, _vol. cx_, _memoir pp. iii–x_, _portrait_. LANGWORTHY, EDWARD RYLEY. _b._ 1796; mayor of Salford 1848–9 and 1850–1; a trustee of Manchester gram. sch. 1849; chief founder of Salford free library, the first established under Ewart’s act, and gave to it £6000, 1854; M.P. Salford 2 Feb. to 21 March