Modern English biography

LUBBOCK, SIR JOHN WILLIAM, 3 Baronet (only child of sir John Wm. Lubbock, 2 baronet 1774–1840). _b._ Duke st. Westminster 26 March 1803; ed. at Eton and Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1825, M.A. 1833; partner in bank of Lubbock and Co. London 1825, sole working partner 1840–60 when firm became Robarts, Lubbock and Co.; F.R.A.S. 1828, F.R.S. 15 Jany. 1829, royal medallist 1834, treasurer and vice pres. 1830–5 and 1838–45; fellow of univ. of London 1836 to death, vice chancellor 28 Nov. 1836 to 15 June 1842; hon. M.I.C.E. 5 March 1839; a treasurer of Great Exhibition of 1851; sheriff of Kent 1852; author of On the theory of the moon and on the perturbation of the planets 11 parts 1833–61; An elementary treatise on the tides 1839; On the clearing of the London bankers 1860. _d._ High Elms, Farnborough, Kent 20 June 1865. _Proc. of Royal Soc. xv_ 32–7 (1867); _Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xxv_ 510–2 (1866). NOTE.--He was author with J. E. Drinkwater afterwards Drinkwater Bethune of Probability 1830 a volume in the Library of Useful Knowledge, this work was anonymous, but a binder chose to letter it as De Morgan on Probability. Augustus De Morgan stated in a letter to the Times that he could not in 15 years succeed in restoring the book to its true authors. LUBY, THOMAS (son of John Luby). _b._ Clonmel, co. Tipperary 1800; a sizar at Trin. coll. Dublin 1817, scholar 1819, junior fellow 1831, senior fellow 6 Nov. 1847 to death; B.A. 1821, M.A. 1825, D.D. 1840; senior dean and lecturer of his college, Donegal lecturer 1832–47; Regius professor of Greek, univ. of Dublin 1852–5; M.R.I.A.; author of The elements of plane trigonometry 1825, 3 ed. 1852; An introductory treatise to physical astronomy 1828; edited J. Brinkley’s Elements of plane astronomy. Dublin 1836. _d._ 43 Leeson st. Dublin 12 June 1870. _bur._ Aberystwith. _Taylor’s History of university of Dublin p._ 524. LUCAN, GEORGE CHARLES BINGHAM, 3 Earl of (1 son of 2 earl of Lucan 1764–1839). _b._ St. George’s, Hanover sq. London 16 April 1800; ed. at Westminster; known as lord Bingham 1800–39; ensign 6 foot 29 Aug. 1816; lieut. 8 foot 20 Jany. 1820; capt. 1 life guards 20 June 1822, major 17 light dragoons 1 Dec. 1825 and lieut.-col. 9 Nov. 1826, placed on h.p. 14 April 1837; served on staff of Russian army in Bulgaria 1828; M.P. co. Mayo 1826–30; lord lieut. of Mayo 1845; succeeded 30 June 1839; major general in Crimea 21 Feb. 1854 to 17 Aug. 1854; commanded a division of cavalry as lieut. general in Russian war 18 Aug. 1854 to 18 Feb. 1855; present at the Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman and siege of Sebastopol; recalled from his command in the Crimea 13 Feb. 1855; K.C.B. 5 July 1855, G.C.B. 2 June 1869; col. 8 light dragoons 17 Nov. 1855; col. 1 life guards 22 Feb. 1865 to death; general 28 Aug. 1865, field marshal 21 June 1887; elected an Irish representative peer 1840; lord lieut. of Mayo 14 Feb. 1845 to death. _d._ 12 South st. Grosvenor sq. London 10 Nov. 1888. _The drawing room portrait gallery 4 Ser._ (1860), _portrait_; _Nolan’s Russian war_, _i_ 544–50, _ii_ 725 (1855), _portrait_; _G. Ryan’s Our heroes_ (1855) 36–40; _I.L.N. 13 May 1854 pp._ 429–30, _portrait_; _Graphic 24 Nov. 1888 pp._ 542, 544, _portrait_. NOTE.--At the battle of Balaklava 25 Oct. 1854 Capt. Nolan brought the earl of Lucan an order from Lord Raglan to advance against the Russians and prevent them carrying away the guns. The exact meaning of the order was not clear, but it led to the famous charge of the light brigade, when out of 608 men only 198 returned. The earl of Lucan was recalled from his command in the Crimea 13 Feb. 1855. _Kinglake’s Invasion of the Crimea_, _ii_ 379, _iii_ 235, _iv_ 5, _v_ 3, _vii_ 471, _ix_ 354 (1877). LUCAS, CHARLES (son of Wm. Lucas of Daventry). _b._ 1769; matric. from Oriel coll. Oxf. 15 July 1786; C. of Avebury, Wiltshire 1791–1816; resided at Devizes 1816 to death; author of A descriptive account in verse of the old serpentine temple of the Druids at Avebury 1795, 2 ed. 1801; The castle of St. Donat’s, or the history of Jack Smith 3 vols. 1798; The infernal Quixote, a tale of the day 4 vols. 1801; Joseph, a religious poem 2 vols. 1810; The Abissinian (sic) reformer or the bible and the sabre 1808. _d._ Devizes 1854. LUCAS, CHARLES (son of Mr. Lucas of Salisbury, alderman). _b._ Salisbury 28 July 1808; chorister in Salisbury cathedral 8 years; studied at R.A. of Music, conductor 1832, principal 1859–66; member of queen Adelaide’s private band 1830; associate of Philharmonic Soc. 1835, member 1839, a director 1840–55 and 1864 to death; organist of Hanover chapel, Regent st. 1839; conductor of Choral harmonists society; member of firm of Addison, Hollier and Lucas music publishers 1856 to June 1865; succeeded Robert Lindley as violoncello player at the opera and leading festivals and concerts; composed an opera The Regicide 1840; three symphonies, string quartets, anthems and songs; edited Esther 1851 for Handel Soc. _d._ 9 Louvaine road, Wandsworth, London 23 March 1869. _bur._ Woking cemet. 27 March. _Mag. of Music_, _Oct. 1890 p._ 183, _portrait_; _W. W. Cazalet’s History of royal academy of music_ (1854) 306. LUCAS, CHARLES. _b._ 1805; 2 lieut. Bombay artillery 19 Dec. 1820; col. 18 Feb. 1861 to 26 April 1866; inspector of artillery Bombay 1 Nov. 1862 to 29 April 1867; M.G. 26 April 1866. _d._ 44 Cambridge st. Hyde park, London 11 June 1873. LUCAS, EDWARD (only child of Charles Lucas of Castle Shane, co. Monaghan, _d._ 1796). _b._ 27 Sep. 1787; ed. at Harrow and Ch. Ch. Oxf.; sheriff of co. Monaghan 1817; M.P. co. Monaghan 1834–41; under sec. of state for Ireland 15 Sep. 1841 to 21 Aug. 1845; P.C. Ireland 1845. _d._ Castle Shane, co. Monaghan 12 Nov.