Modern English biography

LITCHFIELD, WILLIAM EDMUND. _b._ 1803; entered Madras army 1819; cornet 7 Madras light cavalry 1820; captain 6 light cavalry 6 Oct. 1828, major 30 Sep. 1840 to 11 Sep. 1848; lieut.-col. of 8 Madras light cavalry 1849–50, of 5 Madras light cavalry 1850 to 8 Dec. 1852, of 2 Madras light cavalry 1853–6 and 1857–9, and of 7 Madras light cavalry 1856–7; M.G. 31 Aug. 1856. _d._ 3 Vicarage gardens, Church st. Kensington 30 April 1873. LITOLFF, Henri Charles (son of Louis Litolff, musical composer). _b._ London 6 Feb. 1818; pianist Covent Garden theatre 24 July 1832; music publisher at Brunswick 1851–60; resided in Paris from 1861; published much music in Brunswick, London, Magdeburg and Paris 1846–86; composed and produced the following operas in Paris and Brussels, La boite de Pandore, opera-bouffe 1872; Héloise et Abelard, opera comique 1872; La fiancée du roi de Garbe, opera comique 1874; La belle au bois dormant 1874; La mandragore 1876; Les Templiers, opera 1886; L’escadron volant de la reine, opera comique 1888. _d._ Colombe near Paris, Aug. 1891. LITTLE, SIR ARCHIBALD (2 son of Archibald Little of Shabden park, Surrey). _b._ 7 Sep. 1810; ed. Charterhouse 1822 etc.; cornet 9 dragoons 4 Oct. 1831, lieut.-col. 20 June 1854 to 24 May 1861 when placed on h.p.; col. of 11 hussars 23 May 1873, of 9 lancers 8 March 1875 to death; general 21 Jany. 1880, placed on retired list 7 Sep. 1880; C.B. 24 March 1858, K.C.B. 2 June 1869, G.C.B. 25 May 1889; served in Sutlej campaign including Sobraon; commanded 1 brigade of cavalry at siege of Lucknow; commanded the post of Dilkousha 16–24 Nov. 1857; commanded the cavalry brigade in Ireland, Jany. 1868 to July 1869. _d._ Upton house, Tetbury 10 June 1891. LITTLE, GEORGE (3 son of George Little of Blackburn, Lancs.) _b._ 1815; articled to Slater and Heelis of Manchester, solicitors; barrister M.T. 8 May 1840, bencher 30 Jany. 1867 to death; Q.C. 15 Dec. 1866; judge of chancery court of county palatine of Lancaster 22 April 1871 to death. _d._ 11 New sq. Lincoln’s inn, London 27 Jany. 1881. _bur._ Salford cemetery. LITTLE, HERBERT JOHN (son of John Little of Eldernell, Cambs.) _b._ 1835; member of R. Agricultural Society 1870, on the council 1881 to death, steward of implements 1884, senior steward at Newcastle exhibition 1887, when he wrote a report on the implements; judge of farms in Warwickshire competition 1870 and judge in Cumberland and Westmoreland competition 1880, his 2 reports printed in vol. xii and xvi of Journal of the society; wrote articles on The agricultural labourer 1887, on Working dairies, and on Technical instruction; alderman of Isle of Ely county council; published Farm labour account book 1886. _d._ Coldham hall, Wisbech 30 Jany. 1890. _The Times 3 Feb. 1890 p._ 6. LITTLE, ROBERT WENTWORTH. _b._ Dublin 1838 or 1839; in business in London 1855; clerk in the masonic grand secretary’s office 1862, second clerk and cashier 1866–72; secretary of the masons’ girls’ school 1872; initiated in the royal union lodge, Uxbridge 1861; honorary member of 80 lodges and chapters; the first P.G. secretary of Middlesex on the provincial grand lodge being established; P.G.S.W. 1875; provincial G.H. in chapter, the highest possible position 1875; consecrated all the lodges in the province of Middlesex; edited The Rosicrucian, a record of the Society’s Transactions 1868–78; General statutes of the order of knights of the Red Cross 1868. _d._ 7 St. Martin’s road, Stockwell, London 12 April 1878. _bur._ Camberwell cemetery, Honor Oak 17 April. _Masonic portraits. By J.G._ (1876) 100–5. LITTLE, THOMAS. _b._ Feb. 1802; pupil of Robert Abraham; practised in London as an architect and surveyor, then as an architect only; built church of St. Mark, Regent’s park 1848, presented parish of St. Pancras with the ground upon which it stands; built All Saints’ church, St. John’s Wood 1850; St. Saviour’s, Warwick road, Paddington 1856; church of Fairlight near Hastings, chapels at Nunhead cemetery, and Paddington cemetery near Wilsdon, Marylebone girls and infant schools. _d._ 36 Northumberland st. Marylebone road, London 20 Dec. 1859. _G.M. viii_ 406 (1860). LITTLEDALE, RICHARD FREDERICK (4 son of John Littledale of Dublin, auctioneer). _b._ Dublin 14 Sep. 1833; foundation scholar Trin. coll. Dublin 1850; B.A. 1855, M.A. 1858, LL.B. and LL.D. 1862, D.C.L. Oxford 1862; C. of St. Matthew in Thorpe Hamlet, Norfolk 1856–7; C. of St. Mary the Virgin, Crown st. Soho, London 1857–61; heard more confessions than any priest of the Church of England except Dr. Pusey; a great speaker and controversialist; author of Catholic ritual in the Church of England, scriptural, reasonable, lawful 1865, 13 editions; The mixed chalice 1867, 4 editions; Plain reasons for not joining the church of Rome 1880; author with rev. James Edward Vaux of The priest’s prayer book 1864, 7 ed. 1890; The people’s hymnal 1867, 8 editions; The Christian Passover 1873, 4 ed., and The altar manual. _d._ 9 Red Lion sq. Holborn, London 11 Jany. 1890, memorial reredos erected in chapel at St. Katharine’s 32 Queen sq. London, March 1891. _Church Portrait Journal_, _iii_ 85–8 (1882), _portrait_; _London Figaro 1 Feb. 1890 p._ 9, _portrait_. LITTLER, JOHN. Ed. Peter house, Camb., B.A. 1817, M.A. 1822; dean and vicar of Battle, Sussex 1836 to death, the deanery being a peculiar with power of granting marriage licences and a court for proving wills; author of Two sermons preached at Battle 1847, 1848. _d._ the deanery, Battle, Sussex 17 Feb. 1863. LITTLER, SIR JOHN HUNTER (eld. son of Thomas Littler of Tarvin, Cheshire). _b._ Tarvin 6 Jany. 1783; entered Bengal army 1799; lieut. 10 Bengal N.I. 29 Nov. 1800, captain 16 Dec. 1814; lieut.-col. 14 N.I. 23 May 1828 to 1832; lieut.-col. 54 N.I. 1832 to 1835 or 1836; lieut.-col. 40 N.I. 1835 or 1836 to 30 July 1839; col. 36 N.I. 30 July 1839 to death; commander at Barrackpore 15 July 1840 to 3 Feb. 1843; commanded Rajpootana field force 7 April 1843 to 30 May 1845; commanded Lahore field force 30 May 1845 to 7 Jany. 1847; commanded Punjaub division 7 Jany. 1847 to 17 Jany. 1848; provisional member of council 12 May 1847 (took his seat 21 Feb. 1848) to 10 May 1853; L.G. 11 Nov. 1851; K.C.B. 2 May 1844, G.C.B. 31 Jany. 1848. _d._ Bigadon, Buckfastleigh near Totnes, Devonshire 18 Feb. 1856. _bur._ in family vault at Tarvin. _I.L.N. viii_ 157 (1846), _portrait_. LITTLETON, HENRY (son of James Littleton). _b._ London 7 Jany. 1823; entered music publishing house of Alfred Novello 1841, manager 1846, sole manager 1856, a partner 1861, sole proprietor 1866; had a branch establishment in New York; created the development of English taste for choral music; published the Messiah in 12 monthly numbers at sixpence 1846 and other standard music at cheap prices; retired 1887 leaving largest music publishing business in the world; gave daily concerts at the Albert hall and revived the oratorio concerts under Dr. Mackenzie at the St. James’ hall. _d._ Westwood house, Sydenham 11 May 1888. _bur._ at Lee, Kent. _A short history of cheap music_ (1887), _portrait_; _London Figaro 19 May 1888 p._ 6, _portrait_. LITTLEWOOD, WILLIAM EDENSOR (only son of George Littlewood, printer). _b._ London 2 Aug. 1831; ed. at Merchant Taylors’ sch. and Pemb. coll. Camb., 35th wrangler 1854; B.A. 1854, M.A. 1860; C. of St. John’s, Wakefield 1857–61; head master of Hipperholme gr. sch. Yorkshire 1861–8; C. of Southall, Middlesex 1868–70; P.C. of Ironville, Derbyshire 1870–2; V. of St. James’s, Bath 1872–81; London Diocesan home missionary in charge of St. Thomas’s, Finsbury park, London 1881 to death; author of A garland from the parables 1858, religious verse; Essentials of English history 1862, 2 ed. 1865; Essentials of New Testament study 1872; Down in Dingyshire 1872; The story of the wanderer 1874; Bible bibliographies 1878. _d._ Bush End vicarage, Essex 3 Sep. 1886. LITTON, EDWARD (3 son of Edward Litton of Ballyfarmoth, co. Dublin 1754–1808). _b._ Glasnevin, co. Dublin 1 Dec. 1787; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1808, M.A. 1832; gained five medals from historical soc. of univ. of Dublin; called to Irish bar Easter term 1811; leader of North-West circuit some years, retired 1833; made very large income at the Chancery bar; K.C. 13 July 1830; M.P. Coleraine 1837–42; a master of Irish court of chancery Jany. or Feb. 1843 to death; P.C. Ireland 1868; wrote three letters in T. Martin’s A plan for the settlement of the question of the sale and transfer of land 1862. _d._ 32 Merrion square, Dublin 22 Jany. 1870. _Irish Law Times_, _iv_ 72–4, 554 (1870). LITTON, EDWARD FALCONER (only son of Daniel Litton of Waterloo road, Dublin, wine merchant). _b._ 18 Dec. 1828; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1849, M.A. 1864; called to Irish bar 1849, went Munster circuit; Q.C. 17 Feb. 1874; M.P. co. Tyrone 13 April 1880 to Aug. 1881, being the first Liberal who ever represented it; second comr. under Land Law (Ireland) act 1881, Aug. 1881 to Jany. 1890; judicial comr. and judge of supreme court of judicature Jany. 1890 to death, with 73 land commissioners under him; married four times; author of Life or death, the destiny of the soul in the future state 1860. _d._ Ardavilling house, Cloyne 27 Nov. 1890. _Our Judges. By Rhadamanthus_ (1890) _pp._ 119–22, _portrait_; _Irish Law Times_, _xxiv_ 620, 625, 633, 662 (1890); _London Figaro 11 Jany. 1890 p._ 8, _portrait_. LITTON, MARIE, stage name of Maria Lowe. _b._ Derbyshire 1847; first appeared on the stage at Princess’s theatre, London as Effie Deans in Boucicault’s Trial of Effie Deans 23 March 1868; played Mrs. Cureton in Alfred Thompson’s On the cards, at opening of Gaiety theatre 21 Dec. 1868, and Alice Renshaw in Byron’s Uncle Dick’s Darling 13 Dec. 1869; lessee of Court theatre 25 Jany. 1871 to 13 March 1874; produced pieces by W. S. Gilbert, W. Marston, W. G. Wills, H. C. Merivale and P. Simpson, in which she acted secondary parts; played Zayda in W. S. Gilbert’s comedy The Wicked World, at Haymarket 4 Jany. 1873; the original Caroline Effingham in W. S. Gilbert’s Tom Cobb, at St. James’s 24 April 1875; played Mrs. Montressor in Tom Taylor’s Unequal Match, at Prince of Wales’s 29 Sep. 1877; lessee of theatre attached to Royal Aquarium, Westminster, Oct. 1878, opened the house again under name of The Imperial, Feb. 1879, played Lady Teazle, Lydia Languish and Olivia, acted Miss Hardcastle in She stoops to conquer, 137 nights from Easter 1879, played Rosalind in As you like it, 100 nights; manager of the new T.R. Glasgow, Oct. 1880; played Eva de Malvoisie in Youth, at Drury Lane 6 Aug. 1881, and Daisy Brent in The Cynic, at Globe 14 Jany. 1882; the original Vere Herbert in Moths, at Globe 25 March 1882; (_m._ 1879 Wm. Wybrow Robertson, manager of Westminster Aquarium 1875–8). _d._ 6 Alfred place west, Thurloe sq. London 1 April 1884. _Biograph_, _vi_ 242–3 (1881); _Theatre i_ 189 (1878) _portrait_, _i_ 255 (1880), _portrait_; _Touchstone 8 June 1878 p._ 3, _portrait_; _Illust. sp. and dr. news_, _v_ 537, 543 (1876), _portrait_, _xii_ 265 (1879), _portrait_, _xiii_ 108 (1880), _portrait_; _Dramatic Notes_ (1883) 15, _portrait_. LIVERPOOL, CHARLES CECIL COPE JENKINSON, 3 Earl of (half-brother of Robert 2 earl of Liverpool 1770–1829). _b._ 29 May 1784; styled hon. Cecil Jenkinson 1786–1820; served in the navy 1794–7; page of honor to George iii 1794; matric. at Ch. Ch. Oxf. 23 April 1801; cornet Surrey regt. of yeomanry 20 Aug. 1803; sec. of legation at Vienna 13 July 1804; M.P. Sandwich 1807–12; under sec. of state home department 10 Oct. 1807; under sec. of state, war and colonial department 1809–10; lieut.-col. Cinque ports regt. of militia 28 July 1811; M.P. Bridgenorth 1812–18; M.P. East Grinstead 1818–28; succeeded as 3 earl 4 Dec. 1829; high steward of Kingston-on-Thames 1829; prothonotary of county palatine of Lancaster; D.C.L. Oxf. 15 June 1841; lord steward of the household 3 Sep. 1841 to 6 July 1846; P.C. 3 Sep. 1841; G.C.B. 11 Dec. 1845. _d._ Buxted park near Uckfield, Sussex 3 Oct. 1851. _G.M. xxxvi_ 538 (1851); _I.L.N. xix_ 450, 618 (1851). LIVESEY, HOWARD. A correspondent of The Times on social questions; attacked the scheme for the Manchester ship canal under the heading of What is a port?; an enthusiastic fisherman, well known in the Lake district for 30 years; instituted the Lunesdale fish hatchery near Lancaster. _d._ West road, Lancaster 4 Feb. 1892. LIVESEY, JOHN. _b._ 17 May 1803; ed. Manchester sch. 1819–23 and St. John’s coll. Camb., B.A. 1827, M.A. 1830; C. of Trinity ch. Camb. 1827–31; incumb. of St. Philip’s, Sheffield, July 1831 to death; conveyed 5 acres of ground at Stacey Springwood to the ecclesiastical comrs. for a new parochial burial ground 1857 on which he erected a lodge and mortuary chapel, consecrated 5 July 1859; military chaplain Sheffield 1836 to death; author of Mechanics’ churches. A letter to sir R. Peel on church extension in populous towns 1840. _d._ Sheffield 11 Aug. 1870. _Manchester School Register_, _iii_ 142 (1874). LIVESEY, JOSEPH. _b._ Walton near Preston 5 March 1794; brought up as a weaver; a cheese-factor at Preston 1815 to death; drafted the first teetotal pledge 1 Sep. 1832; brought out Livesey’s Moral Reformer, 23 numbers Jany. 1831 to Dec. 1833 and Jany. 1838 to Feb. 1839; issued in Jany. 1834 The Preston temperance advocate, which he edited 4 years, this was the first English teetotal publication; agitated against the corn laws 1841, issuing The Struggle a weekly paper, 235 numbers Dec. 1841 till the repeal of the laws 1846; published the Teetotal Progressionist, Aug. 1851 to May 1852, and the Staunch Teetotaller 24 numbers Jany. 1867 to Dec. 1868 with a portrait of himself; he and his sons managed The Preston Guardian, weekly paper 1844–59; author of Reminiscences of early teetotalism 1868; The autobiography of Joseph Livesey. Preston 1881, 2 ed. London 1885. _d._ Bank parade, Preston 2 Sep. 1884. _J. Weston’s Joseph Livesey, the story of his life_ (1884); _J. Pearce’s Life and teachings of Joseph Livesey_ (1885); _Cassell’s Mag. March 1882 pp._ 243–5, _portrait_. LIVESEY, THOMAS. _b._ 1807; manager of South Metropolitan gas company 1839, secretary 1842 to death; resided at Dulwich Common. _d._ in the surgery of his physician’s house 10 Oct.