Mc.Kelvie’s Annals of the United Presbyterian Church_ (1873) 298.
LINDSAY, WILLIAM LAUDER (eld. son of James Lindsay of the Sasine
office, Register house, Edinburgh). _b._ Edinburgh 19 Dec. 1829;
ed. at high sch. and univ. of Edinb., M.D. 1852; L.R.C.S. Edinb.
and L.M. 1852; F.L.S. 1858; F.R.S. Edinb. 1861; medical officer
to Murray’s royal institution for the insane at Perth 1854; the
first Neill gold medallist of Royal Soc. of Edinb. 1859 for
his History of British lichens 1856; studied the flora of New
Zealand, North Germany, Norway and Iceland; author of A popular
history of British lichens 1856; Contributions to New Zealand
botany 1868; Memoirs on the spermogones and pyonides of lichens
1870; Mind in the lower animals in health and disease 1879. _d._
3 Hartington gardens, Edinburgh 24 Nov. 1880.
LINDSAY, WILLIAM SCHAW (3 son of Joseph Lindsay of Ayr). _b._
Ayr 1816; a cabin boy in the Isabella, West Indiaman 1831,
second mate 1834; chief mate of the Olive Branch 1835, captain
1836, retired 1840; fitter at Hartlepool to Castle Eden coal
company 1841–5, represented the company in London 1845; mainly
instrumental in getting Hartlepool made an independent port 6
Jany. 1845; founded firm of W. S. Lindsay & Co. ship-brokers,
11 Abchurch lane, London 1849, which became one of the largest
in the world, retired 1864; contested Monmouth, April 1852, and
Dartmouth, July 1852; M.P. Tynemouth and North Shields 1854–9;
M.P. Sunderland 1859–65; author of Our navigation and mercantile
marine laws considered with a view to their revision and
consolidation 1852, 2 ed. 1853; History of merchant shipping and
ancient commerce 4 vols. 1874–6; Manning of the royal navy and
mercantile marine 1877. _d._ Manor house, Shepperton, Middlesex
28 Aug. 1877.
LINEN, JAMES. _b._ Scotland 1808; a book binder in city of New
York; spent some years in California; contributed poems to the
Knickerbocker Mag. and the Scottish American; author of Songs of
the seasons and other poems. New York 1852; Poetical and prose
writings. San Francisco 1865; The poetical and prose writings.
New York 1865; The golden gate 1869. _d._ city of New York 20
Nov. 1873. _Appleton’s American Biog. iii_ 732 (1887).
LINES, SAMUEL. _b._ Allesley near Coventry 1778; apprenticed
to Mr. Keeling of Birmingham, clock-dial enameller 1794;
employed as designer by Mr. Clay the papier-mâché maker and
by Wyon and Halliday die engravers; started a drawing school
in Newhall st. Birmingham 1807; built a house in Temple Row,
lived there rest of his life; established with other artists
a life academy in Peck lane, New st. 1809, which was removed
to Union passage 1814; exhibited 3 pictures at R.A. 1817–25;
helped to found Birmingham school of art 1821; treasurer
and curator of Birmingham society of artists to 1858; was a
good landscape-painter and teacher. _d._ 3 Temple row west,
Birmingham 22 Nov. 1863, portrait by W. T. Roden in Birmingham
museum and art gallery.
LINGARD, JAMES W. _b._ London 8 Jany. 1823; made his debut at
Garrick theatre, London as Ralph Reckless in Twice killed; went
to U.S. America in 1848; appeared at Purdy’s National theatre,
New York as Alley Croaker in the Miseries of human life 18 April
1853; played Deacon Perry in Uncle Tom’s Cabin at Purdy’s 18
July 1853, and then played Uncle Tom for 368 consecutive nights;
an actor of old men characters; manager of Bowery theatre N. Y.
1858 and several seasons; revenue collector New York 1868; kept
a saloon in the Broadway 1869; committed suicide in New York,
July 1870. _Brown’s American Stage_ (1870) _p._ 221, _portrait_.
LINGARD, JOHN (son of John Lingard of Claxby, Lincs.,
carpenter). _b._ Winchester 5 Feb. 1771; at English college at
Douay 30 Sep. 1782 to 21 Feb. 1793; joined some of the Douay
students at Tudhoe, Durham 1794, they migrated to Pontop hall
1794 and then to Crookhall near Durham; vice pres. of Crookhall
college, prefect of studies, professor of natural and moral
philosophy; ordained priest at York 18 April 1795; removed
with the Crookhall community to St. Cuthbert’s college, Ushaw
1808, remained there till Sep. 1811; missioner at Hornby near
Lancaster 1811 to death; visited Rome 1817 and 1825; created
doctor of divinity and of the canon and civil law by Pius VII.
24 Aug. 1821; author of The antiquities of the Anglo-Saxon
church 2 vols. 1806, 4 ed. 1858; A history of England from
the first invasion by the Romans to the revolution in 1688, 8
vols. 1819–30, new ed. 10 vols. 1888 which was translated into
French, Italian and German; A new version of the Four Gospels