LANYON, SIR WILLIAM OWEN (3 son of the preceding). _b._ co.
Antrim 21 July 1842; ed. at Bromsgrove gr. sch.; ensign 6 foot
21 Dec. 1860; lieut. 2 West India regiment 11 Jany. 1867,
lieut.-col. 2 Feb. 1878, placed on h.p. 1 Jany. 1883; A.D.C.
and private sec. to sir John Peter Grant, governor of Jamaica
1868–73; A.D.C. to sir Garnet Wolseley in Ashantee campaign Oct.
1873 to 20 Jany. 1874 when invalided; went to the Gold Coast
on a special mission 1874; administrator of Griqualand West 1
Sep. 1875 to April 1880, raised a volunteer force which he led
against a Ratlapin chief named Botlasitsie, whom he defeated
in ten actions and subdued 1878; colonel in the army 11 Nov.
1878; administrator of the Transvaal 21 April 1880 to 8 Aug.
1881; col. on the staff in Egypt 1882 and 1885; A.A. and Q.M.G.
Southern district of England 1883–5 and in Egypt 19 Feb. to 8
May 1885; C.M.G. 30 Aug. 1875, K.C.M.G. 6 April 1880; C.B. 11
Nov. 1878. _d._ New York 6 April 1887. _The Graphic_, _xxiii_
217 (1881), _portrait_; _The London Figaro 16 April 1887 p._ 3,
_portrait_.
LANZA, GESUALDO (son of Giuseppe Lanza, musical composer).
_b._ Naples 1779; a singing master in London; music seller at
Chesterfield st. Pancras New road, bankrupt 27 Aug. 1830; opened
singing classes at 75 Newman st. 1842; taught Miss M. Tree, Miss
Stephens, Miss Bolton and Mrs. Donald King; author of The desert
of Arabia, an operatical entertainment written by F. Reynolds
1806; The elements of singing in the Italian and English styles
3 vols. 1809; The elements of singing familiarly explained 1813;
Grand messa di gloria 1835; Sunday evening recreations 1840;
Signor Lanza’s New method of teaching class singing 1843, and
upwards of 30 pieces of music. _d._ London 12 March 1859. _bur._
Highgate cemet. His daughter Rosalie Lanza was a well known
operatic singer.
LAPHAM, GEORGE. _b._ Bath 1804; assistant to William Hone,
publisher 1822–5; publisher of The Examiner 1826 to death. _d._
9 Wellington st. Strand, London 10 Oct. 1871.
LAPIDGE, EDWARD (son of Mr. Lapidge, chief gardener at Hampton
Court palace). Architect in London; built bridge over the Thames
at Kingston 1825–8, church of St. Peter, Hammersmith 1827–9,
chapel of St. Andrew on Ham Common, Surrey 1832; competed
for new houses of parliament 1836 and for Fitzwilliam museum
Cambridge 1836; surveyor of bridges and public works for Surrey;
F.I.B.A. _d._ March 1860.
LAPILETIERE, FRANCES MARY DE (dau. of Hugh Goldicutt). _b._
Bury st. St. James’, London 27 Aug. 1788. (_m._ V. C. J. De
Lapiletiere). _d._ at her residence, Worthing 3 Dec. 1891 in
104th year.
LAPORTE, GEORGE HENRY (son of John Laporte, water-colour painter
1761–1839). Animal painter; exhibited 9 sporting subjects at
R.A., 21 at B.I. and 18 at Suffolk st. gallery 1821–50; an
original member of Institute of painters in water-colours 1831,
where he also exhibited; some of his works were engraved in the
New Sporting Mag.; animal painter to the king of Hanover. _d._
13 Norfolk sq. Hyde park, London 23 Oct. 1873.
LAPPIN, JAMES. _b._ 1824; partner with Job May and then with
Richard A. Webster as stockbrokers, Liverpool; chairman of
Liverpool stock exchange; a correspondent of The Times on forged
transfers of railway stock; ran to catch his train and died in a
carriage between Seaforth and Liverpool 25 Oct. 1890. _bur._ St.
James’ cemet. 28 Oct. _The Times 27 Oct. 1890 p._ 10.
LAPWORTH, JAMES. _b._ Warwick 1798; clerk in office of Gregory
and Adlington, 1 Bedford row, London 1820–37; admitted attorney
1831; private sec. to Sir Wm. Follett 1837–46; clerk to the
Home Office 1846–7; librarian to the Incorporated Law Society,
Chancery lane, London, March 1847 to Dec. 1877 when he retired
on pension of £300; compiled catalogues of the books in the
library of the Law Society 1851 and 1869. _d._ 7 Blenheim road,
Bedford park, London 21 June 1888.
LARBUSCH, FREDERICK. Claimed to have been _b._ London 9 March
1766, probably _b._ Germany 1786; ensign 60 foot 16 Nov. 1809;
lieut. as F. Lahrbusch 29 Oct. 1810; known as F. De Lahrbusch
1815; cashiered in 1819 as lieut. De Lahrbush of 60 foot;
resided in New York from 1848; entertained at a breakfast in
New York to celebrate what he called his 107th birthday 9 March