LAURIE, ROBERT. _b._ 1806; rouge croix pursuivant at Heralds’
college, London 11 Aug. 1823 to 1 Feb. 1839, Windsor herald 1
Feb. 1839 to 5 July 1849, Norroy king of arms 5 July 1849 to 19
Nov. 1859, Clarencieux king of arms 19 Nov. 1859 to death. _d._
Wentworth house, Richmond, Surrey 13 Jany. 1882.
LAURIE, WILLIAM FERGUSON BEATSON. 2 lieut. Madras artillery 8
Jany. 1842, lieut.-col. 15 Aug. 1867, retired 26 Jany. 1870 with
hon. rank of colonel; served in the second Burmese war 1852;
author of Orissa, the garden of superstition and idolatry 1850;
The second Burmese war 1853; Northern Europe, local, social and
political in 1861, 1862 and 8 other books. _d._ Tynwald, Grove
Park, Chiswick, Middlesex 13 Nov. 1891 aged 72.
LAUTOUR, PETER AUGUSTUS (2 son of Louis Francis Joseph Lautour).
_b._ 1785; cornet 11 dragoons 31 March 1804; major 23 dragoons
6 Jany. 1814 to Jany. 1818 when he retired on h.p.; bankrupt
15 June 1830, imprisoned at Boulogne for debt 1832–3; col. 3
hussars 26 May 1855 to death; general 9 March 1861; C.B. 22 June
1815; K.H. 1816. _d._ Bromley 11 Jany. 1866. _C. Clark’s House
of Lords Cases_, _x_ 685–704 (1865).
LAVENU, LOUIS HENRY. _b._ London 1818; studied at R.A. of
music; violoncellist at the opera, London; music seller with
Nicolas Mori at 28 Bond st. 1843–4; his opera Loretta, a tale of
Seville, produced 9 Nov. 1846; professor of the pianoforte at
48 Greek st. Soho 1844–7; musical director of theatre, Sydney,
N.S.W.; composed numerous songs and pianoforte pieces. _d._
Sydney 1 Aug. 1859.
LAVERTON, ABRAHAM (son of Abraham Laverton). _b._ 1819; carpet
manufacturer at Westbury, Wilts.; a director of Manchester and
Sheffield railway many years; contested Westbury 18 Nov. 1868,
27 Feb. 1869 and 1 April 1880; M.P. Westbury 1874 to 1880. _d._
Farleigh castle near Bath 31 Oct. 1886, will proved 8 Dec.
personalty amounted to upwards of £647,000.
LAVIE, GERMAIN (1 son of German Lavie of St. John’s, Hampstead).
_b._ 1800; ed. at Eton 1811–17 and Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1823,
M.A. 1831; auditor of Christ Church, Oxford 1849–57; clerk to
Oliverson of firm of Crowdie, Lavie & Co. attorneys; a student
of Lincoln’s inn 1823; admitted a solicitor 1827; eminent
commercial lawyer in London; member of council of Incorporated
law society 1846 to death; member of royal commission for
inquiry into law study in inns of court 1854; author of Letter
to baron Rothschild on the proposed alteration of the law
relative to sales and pledges 1857. _d._ St. George’s hospital,
Hyde park corner, London 13 July 1857.
LAVIES, JOHN. _b._ 1799; M.R.C.S. 1819, L.S.A. 1820; surgeon
with Mr. Hanbury, King st. Westminster, moved to Great George
st.; surgeon to House of Correction; an early member of British
Medical Assoc.; president of Medical Registration Assoc.; a
medical reformer of his day. _d._ 34 Bessborough gardens,
Pimlico, London 26 Oct. 1867. _The Lancet 9 Nov. 1867 p._ 597.
LAVIES, JOSEPH SAMUEL (only son of John Lavies of 5 Great George
st. Westminster, surgeon). _b._ 1824; L.S.A. 1846; M.R.C.S.
1846; M.D. Edinb. 1847; F.R.C.S. Edinb. 1884; surgeon Invalid
artillery, St. James’s park; staff surgeon households of war
office and horse guards; surgeon Westminster female refuge;
surgeon Palmer’s hospital, Westminster; surgeon Westminster
house of correction; matric. from St. Mary hall, Oxf. 19 Jany.
1872; member of Wanderers’ club; author of Our august assembly.
_d._ 96 St. George’s road, Belgravia, London 2 Nov. 1888.
LAW, AUGUSTUS HENRY (eld. son of Wm. Towry Law 1809–86). _b._
Trumpington near Cambridge 21 Oct. 1833; served in the navy
Feb. 1846 to Dec. 1853; joined the Church of Rome under the
bishop of Southwark at Mortlake 16 May 1852; entered Society of
Jesus 1 Jany. 1854; taught in coll. of St. Aloysius at Glasgow
1860–3; missionary priest in Demerara, British Guiana 1866–71;
joined the first missionary staff to the Zambesi, March 1879.
_d._ at King Umzila’s Kraal 25 Nov. 1880. _A memoir of the life
and death of A. H. Law 3 Parts_ (1882–83), 2 _portraits_; _A.
Law, S.J. Notes in remembrance_ (1886).
LAW, DAVID. _b._ 1845; ed. Edinb. univ.; editor of a Bombay
newspaper to 1873; barrister M.T. 26 Jany. 1875; on editorial
staff of The Times 1878–79. _d._ of paralysis, Edinburgh 9 April
1880.
LAW, HENRY (3 son of George Henry Law 1761–1845, bishop of
Chester and of Bath and Wells). _b._ Kelshall rectory, Herts. 28
Sep. 1797; ed. at Greenwich, Eton and St. John’s coll. Camb.,
fellow 1821, tutor, fourth wrangler 1820; B.A. 1820, M.A.
1823; V. of St. Anne, Manchester 1822–3; V. of Childwall near
Liverpool 1823; archdeacon of Richmond 5 Oct. 1824, resigned
Oct. 1826; V. of West Camel, Somerset 1825; archdeacon of Wells
4 Oct. 1826 to 1862; preb. of Wells cath. 1826; resident canon
of Wells 1828–62; largely contributed to restoration of Wells
cathedral; V. of East Brent 1839; R. of Weston-super-Mare 1834–8
and 1840–62 where he thrice enlarged the parish church and built
and endowed three other churches; presented a town-hall to
Weston-super-Mare at cost of £4000; dean of Gloucester 1 Dec.
1862 to death; one of the last of the evangelical school; author
of Christ is all, the gospel of the Pentateuch 5 vols. 1866–77,
new ed. 4 vols. 1866, more than 12,000 copies of this were sold;
Jesus set for an example in the tabernacle service 1864; The
beacons of the bible, a series of 12 tracts 1861, another series
24 tracts 1868; Awakening and inviting calls 1871; Christian
cordials 1873; Forgiveness of sins 1876; Gleanings from the book
of life 1877; Family devotion 4 vols. 1878–84; The reformation
1883; He being dead yet speaketh, sermons 1886. _d._ the
deanery, Gloucester 25 Nov. 1884. _The Record 28 Nov. and 5 Dec.
1884._
LAW, HUGH (only son of John Law of Woodlawn, co. Down). _b._
Woodlawn 19 June 1818; ed. at Royal school Dungannon and Trin.
coll. Dublin, scholar 1837, B.A. 1839; called to Irish bar
1840, Q.C. 4 July 1860; legal adviser to lord lieutenant 1868;
drafted the Irish Church act and the Irish land act 1870;
bencher of King’s inns, Dublin 1870; solicitor general for
Ireland 18 Nov. 1872 to Jany. 1874, attorney general Jany. to
March 1874 and 10 May 1880 to 11 Nov. 1881; P.C. Ireland 1874;
M.P. for Londonderry county 1874–81; conducted prosecution of C.
S. Parnell, M.P. and others for conspiracy in establishing the
Land League, Dec. 1880; lord chancellor for Ireland 11 Nov. 1881
to death. _d._ Rathmullen House, Lough Swilly, co. Donegal 10
Sep. 1883. _Law Times_, _lxxv_ 349 (1883).
LAW, JAMES. _b._ 1796; a working man; presbyterian minister
and chaplain of the Mariners’ congregation, Dundee, Dec. 1839,
chaplain there under the Free church 6 July 1843, suspended
from his ministry but soon restored; his case discussed in the
house of commons; sought admission into the Church of England;
readmitted into the established presbyterian church, minister at
South Kirriemuir, Sep. 1844 and at Inverbrothock, Nov. 1845 to
death, ordained Jany. 1846. _d._ Arbroath 4 Oct. 1860. _Norrie’s
Dundee celebrities_ (1873) 185–90.
LAW, JAMES THOMAS (brother of Henry Law 1797–1884). _b._ 8 Dec.
1790; ed. at Christ’s coll. Camb., fellow, B.A. 1812, M.A. 1815;
V. of Bowden, Cheshire 1815; R. of Tattenhall, Cheshire 1816;
V. of Childwall, Lancs. 1818; preb. of Chester 9 April 1818,
resigned Dec. 1828; preb. of Lichfield 18 July 1818; chancellor
of diocese of Lichfield 1821–73; commissary of archdeaconry
of Richmond 1824–46; V. of Harborne, Staffs. 1825–45; special
commissary of diocese of Bath and Wells 1840; hon. warden of
Queen’s coll. Birmingham 1846; author of The poor man’s garden,
or rules for regulating allotments for potatoe gardens 1830; The
acts for building additional churches in populous parishes 1841,
3 ed. 1853; The ecclesiastical statutes at large 5 vols. 1847;
Materials for a history of Queen’s college, Birmingham 1869;
Lectures on the ecclesiastical law of England 1861; Lectures on
the office and duties of churchwardens 1861. _d._ Lichfield 22
Feb. 1876.
LAW, ROBERT. _b._ 1789; ensign 71 foot 8 June 1809; captain
Ceylon rifle regt. 1824; major royal Newfoundland companies 29
Aug. 1834, lieut.-col. 3 Feb. 1844 to 17 July 1859; col. 2 West
India regiment 12 Jany. 1864 to 1 April 1870; L.G. 13 March
1868; col. 71 foot 1 April 1870 to death; K.H. 1837. _d._ 55
Upper Leeson st. Dublin 16 May 1874.
LAW, WILLIAM HENRY. _b._ 1786; ensign 62 foot 29 April 1813;
captain 83 foot 14 July 1825, lieut. col. 83 foot 22 Dec. 1848
to 16 May 1856 when he retired on full pay; M.G. 16 May 1856.
_d._ 29 March 1860.
LAW, WILLIAM JOHN (eld. son of Ewan Law, M.P. _d._ 29 April
1829). _b._ 6 Dec. 1786; ed. at Westminster and Ch. Ch. Oxf.,
student 1804–14; B.A. 1808, M.A. 1810; barrister L.I. 11 Feb.
1813; one of comrs. of bankruptcy 1825; a comr. of court for
relief of insolvent debtors 1826, chief comr. 1 Aug. 1853 to 6
Aug. 1861 when the court was abolished by 24 and 25 Vict. cap.
134; author of Some remarks on the Alpine passes of Strabo 1846;
A criticism on Mr. Ellis’ theory on the route of Hannibal 1855;
The Alps of Hannibal 2 vols. 1866; author with H. R. Reynolds of
Reports of cases in the court for relief of insolvent debtors