LOCKHART, WILLIAM (brother of Laurence Lockhart 1796–1876). _b._
1787; M.P. co. Lanark 1841 to death; dean of faculties of univ.
of Glasgow 1853 to death; lieut.-col. commandant Lanarkshire
yeomanry cavalry. _d._ Milton-Lockhart 25 Nov. 1856.
LOCKHART, WILLIAM (only son of rev. Alexander Lockhart _d._
1831, V. of Stone, Bucks. 1821–30). _b._ at Warlingham, Surrey
22 Aug. 1819; ed. at Exeter coll. Oxf., B.A. 1842; joined John
Henry Newman at Littlemore 1842; received into church of Rome,
Aug. 1843, being the first of the tractarians who went over;
studied under the Rosminians in Rome 1843–5; entered the Order
of Charity 1845, procurator general; R. of St. Etheldreda’s,
Ely place, Holborn, London 1876 to death, which he purchased
for £5,300 and restored at cost of £6,000; edited The Lamp
when renamed The Illust. Catholic mag. 5 vols. 1871–3; author
of The communion of saints, or our relation to the Virgin, the
angels and the saints 3 ed. 1869; Non possumus or the temporal
sovereignty of the Pope 1870, 2 ed. 1870; Life of Antonio
Rosmini-Serbati, vol. 2, 1886; Cardinal Newman, a reminiscence
of 50 years 1891; found dead in his bed at the Presbytery, St.
Etheldreda’s, Holborn, London 15 May 1892. _The Biograph_, _iv_
432–3 (1880).
LOCKWOOD, ADOLPHUS RAVEN. _b._ 1841; ed. by Frederick
Chatterton; patronised by duke of Cambridge; with his brother
and sister Ernest and Fanny Lockwood first appeared as harpists
at Hanover sq. rooms, London, May 1847, music written for them
and taught them by Gerhard Taylor; harpist to king of Bavaria.
_d._ Munich 22 Jany. 1885. _I.L.N. xii_ 106 (1848), _portrait_.
LOCKWOOD, FREDERICK VERNON (2 son of Thomas Lockwood of
Dan-y-Craig, Glamorganshire). _b._ 1803; ed. at Eton and Trin.
coll. Camb., B.A. 1824, M.A. 1828; C. of Sturry, Kent 1826; R.
of Musham, Kent 7 March 1827 to 21 Jany. 1840; preb. of Lincoln
24 Jany. 1828 to March 1845; chaplain to House of Commons
1830–2; canon of Canterbury 16 Nov. 1838 to death; V. of Minster
in Thanet 21 Jany. 1840 to death. _d._ the Precincts, Canterbury
1 July 1851. _bur._ in the cathedral 5 July.
LOCKWOOD, SIR GEORGE HENRY (brother of the preceding). _b._ 25
March 1804; ed. at Eton; cornet 3 light dragoons 10 March 1825,
lieut.-col. 9 Nov. 1846, placed on h.p. 12 May 1853; served in
Afghanistan 1842 and the Punjaub 1848–9; commanded a brigade
at battle of Goojerat; A.D.C. to the Queen 2 Aug. 1850 to 27
Nov. 1874; col. 12 lancers 12 March 1861 to 1 Jany. 1872; col.
3 hussars 1 Jany. 1872 to death; general 22 Oct. 1870; C.B. 24
Dec. 1842, K.C.B. 13 March 1867. _d._ 18 Wilton st. Belgrave sq.
London 15 April 1884.
LOCKWOOD, HENRY FRANCIS. _b._ Doncaster 1811; articled to Peter
Robinson, London; superintended rebuilding of York castle 1832;
commenced practice at Hull 1834; removed to Bradford 1849, in
partnership with William and Richard Mawsom, built Bradford town
hall, the Exchange and Airedale coll.; erected rifle factory at
Enfield Lock 1856; removed to London 1874, competed for the law
courts, built the City Temple 1874 and Inns of court hotel 1866;
architect to sir Titus Salt at Saltaire; author with A. H. Cates
of The history and antiquities of the fortifications to the city
of York 1834. _d._ Heron court, Richmond, Surrey 20 July 1878.
_The Builder 27 July 1878 p._ 788.
LOCKWOOD, MARK (son of Mr. Lockwood a farmer near Leeds).
_b._ 25 April 1798; employed by his uncle Benjamin Crosby of
Stationers’ hall court, London, bookseller 1812–14 and by his
successors Simpkin and Marshall 1814–35, admitted a partner with
them 1835, superintended the buying department and country trade
1839 to death; became the greatest book buyer in the world.
_d._ 16 Highbury place, Islington 23 Nov. 1857. _bur._ Highgate
cemetery 28 Nov. _G.M. iv_ 106 (1858).
LOCKYER, HENRY FREDERICK. _b._ 1797; ensign 71 foot 25 March
1813; lieut. 3 foot 1820, captain 1822; major 97 foot 26 June
1835, lieut.-col. 26 Oct. 1841 to 26 Oct. 1858; commanded forces
in Ceylon 1855–60; M.G. 26 Oct. 1858; K.H. 1837; C.B. 4 Feb.
1856; granted distinguished service reward 9 Feb. 1855. _d._ on
board steamship Ripon on his way home from Ceylon 30 Aug. 1860.
LOCKYER, THOMAS. _b._ Old Town, Croydon, Surrey 1 Nov. 1826; a
bricklayer; the best wicket keeper of his day, a hard hitter
with a wonderful eye, a round-arm fast bowler; first played at
Lord’s in Middlesex v. Surrey 20 May 1850; manager of the Surrey
county eleven and United England eleven matches; landlord of
Prince Albert inn, Mitcham road, Croydon 8 Feb. 1860 to 1863;
landlord of Sheldon Arms inn, Croydon 17 Nov. 1865 to death.
_d._ Sheldon Arms inn, Whitgift st. Croydon 22 Dec. 1869. _bur._
Ch. Ch. Broad Green, Croydon. _F. Lillywhite’s Cricket Scores_,
_iv_ 114 (1863); _Sporting Review_, _lxiii_ 11 (1870); _Illust.
sporting news_, _iii_ 329 (1864), _portrait_; _Illust. Times
10 Aug. 1861 p._ 93, _portrait_; _R. Daft’s Kings of cricket_
(1893) 36, _portrait_.
LOCOCK, SIR CHARLES, 1 Baronet (3 son of Henry Locock, M.D.
1763–1843). _b._ Northampton 21 April 1799; resident private
pupil of sir Benjamin Brodie in London; M.D. Edinb. 1821;
L.R.C.P. Lond. 1823, F.R.C.P. 1836, member of council 1840–2;
had the best practice in London as an obstetric physician;
physician to Westminster Lying-in hospital many years; fellow of
university of London 1836 to death; first physician accoucheur
to the Queen 1840–75, attended at birth of all her children;
created a baronet 5 May 1857; F.R.S.; pres. of Royal Med. and
Chir. Soc. 1857; discovered the efficacy of bromide of potassium
in epilepsy 1857; contested Isle of Wight 22 July 1865; D.C.L.
Oxf. 1868; resided 26 Hertford st. Mayfair, London. _d._
Binstead, Isle of Wight 23 July 1875. _bur._ Kensal Green cemet.
28 July. _Munk’s College of Physicians_, _iii_ 270 (1878);
_I.L.N. lxvii_ 119, 124, 239 (1875), _portrait_; _Graphic_,
_xii_ 123 (1875), _portrait_.
LOCOCK, SIDNEY (3 son of the preceding). _b._ 9 Hanover sq.
London 14 May 1834; unpaid attaché at Athens 7 May 1853;
secretary of legation in Japan 1865, at the Hague 1868;
secretary of embassy at Constantinople 1872; minister resident
and consul general to republics of Guatemala, Costa Rica,
Honduras, Nicaragua and Salvador 23 May 1874 to 12 Feb. 1881;
minister resident in Servia 16 April 1881; appointed envoy
extraord. and min. plenipo. to emperor of Brazil 11 Feb. 1885
but did not proceed. _d._ 22 Southwick st. Hyde park, London 30
Aug. 1885. _Foreign Office List_ (1886) 213.
LODER, EDWARD JAMES (eld. son of John David Loder, violinist
1788–1846). _b._ Bath 1813; pupil of Ferdinand Ries at Frankfort
1826–34; composed music for J. S. Arnold’s drama Nourjahad
produced at English opera house, London, July 1834; musical
director at Princess’s theatre about 1846–50, then conductor
at Manchester; composed the operas of The Dice of Death 1835,
The Foresters 1845, The Deerstalkers 1845, The Night Dancers
produced at Princess’s Oct. 1846, revived there 1850, and at
Covent Garden 1860; Raymond and Agnes produced at Manchester
1855 and at St. James’s theatre London 1859 and other operas;
published three sets of Songs 1837–8; his name is attached to
150 pieces of music; author of First principles of singing 1838;
The modern pianoforte tutor 18--, new ed. 1870. _d._ London 5
April 1865. _I.L.N. xxxiii_ 491 (1858), _portrait_.
NOTE.--He _m._ a dau. of the choral conductor at Covent Garden, she was
_b._ London 1813, ed. at R. Academy of music, went to U.S. of America
in 1840 and made her debut with Braham at a concert in the Tabernacle,
New York, Nov. 1840, sang for 8 seasons at the Old Philharmonic and
Assembly concert rooms taking soprano parts; a teacher of music and
singing 1870–80. _d._ New York 28 Feb. 1880.
LODER, _George_ (son of George Loder of Bath, flute-player).
_b._ Bath about 1816; resided at Baltimore, U.S. of America,
some years; musical director of Olympic theatre, New York
1839; principal of New York vocal institute 1844; conductor for
Anna Bishop at Adelaide 1856; conductor with Lyster’s opera
troupe; organist, vocalist, conductor and composer in London
1860; published in 1861 his comic operetta Pets of the Parterre,
which had been produced at Lyceum theatre; published his musical
entertainment The old house at home 1862; The New York glee book
1844 contains several part-songs by him; published The middle
voice 1860, 12 solfeggi, and various separate songs. _d._ the
hospital, Adelaide, S. Australia 15 July 1868.
LODER, GILES. _b._ 9 Oct. 1786; Russia merchant at 5 Adam’s
court, Old Broad st. City of London 1839; purchased estate of
Whittlebury, Northamptonshire, from Lord Southampton’s trustees
for £335,000. _d._ 1 Clarendon place, Hyde park gardens, London
19 Aug. 1871, personalty sworn under £3,000,000, 31 Aug. _I.L.N.
9 Sep. 1871 p._ 235.
LODER, JOHN FAWCETT (brother of Edward James Loder 1813–65).
_b._ 1812; orchestral leader and manager of concerts at Bath;
violinist in London, and leader of concerts and festivals;
played the viola in Dando’s quartet at Crosby hall, London
1842–53. _d._ Hawley crescent, London 16 April 1853. _Grove’s
Dict. of Music_, _i_ 429, _ii_ 159 (1879–80).
LODER, SIR ROBERT, 1 Baronet (son of Giles Loder 1786–1871).
_b._ 7 Aug. 1823; ed. Emmanuel coll. Camb.; inherited from his
father the income of nearly two and a half millions of money,
with power of appointment among his children, besides estates
1871; sheriff of Northampton 1877; M.P. Shoreham 1880–5; cr.
baronet 27 July 1887; had estates in England, Russia and Sweden;
a scientific farmer. _d._ Beach house, Worthing 27 May 1888,
leaving more than £2,500,000 personalty.
LODGE, ROBERT JOHN. _b._ April 1810; manager of Marine Insurance
Co. 1839–88; salved from wreck of Royal Charter in 1859 £322,103
at a cost of 5⅓ per cent., and from the wreck of the Alfonso
XII. in 1885 £90,000 from a depth of 26⅔ fathoms, these and
other successes revolutionized the premium rate on specie;
presented with a farewell address signed by 20 marine insurance
companies and 60 members of Lloyd’s 1888; treasurer of Highgate
literary and scientific institution. _d._ 7 The Grove, Highgate
1 April 1893.
LODWICK, PETER. Entered Bombay army 1799; lieut. marine
battalion 26 May 1800, captain 23 May 1811; captain 11 N.I.
1818; lieut.-col. 6 N.I. 182- to 1829 or 1830; lieut.-col.
3 N.I. 1829 or 1830 to 1831; lieut.-col. 4 N.I. 1831 to 18
April 1833; lieut.-col. 11 N.I. 18 April 1833 to 1835 or 1836;
lieut.-col. 20 N.I. 1835 or 1836 to 28 June 1838; col. 16 N.I.
9 Nov. 1840 to 1869; general 25 Jany. 1861. _d._ Bagnéres de
Bigorre, France 28 Aug. 1873. _Report of proceedings in case
of The King, on the prosecution of J. Asplin v. Lodwick for a
libel_ 1810.
LOEWE, LOUIS. _b._ of Jewish parents at Zülz Prussian Silesia
1809; ed. at univ. of Berlin, Ph. D.; travelled in the East
1836–9; lecturer on oriental languages to Duke of Sussex 1839;
went to the East 13 times as secretary with sir Moses Montefiore
1839–74; principal of Jews’ College, Finsbury sq. London 1856;
opened a Jewish boarding school at Brighton 1858; naturalised
in England 12 July 1862; principal of the Judith theological
college at Ramsgate 1868–88; member of Numismatic Soc. 27 Feb.
1845 and a contributor to the Chronicle 1856 etc.; translated
J. B. Levinsohn’s Efés Dammim Conversations at Jerusalem 1841;
author of A dictionary of the Circassian language 1854; edited
Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore 2 vols. 1890. _d._ 53
Warwick road, Maida hill, London 5 Nov. 1888. _Morais’s Eminent
Israelites_ (1880) 208–11; _Numismatic Chronicle 3 Series vol.
ix Proceedings_ 22–3 (1889).
LOFFT, CAPEL (4 son of Capel Lofft, miscellaneous writer
1751–1824). _b._ Troston hall, Suffolk 19 Feb. 1806; ed. at Eton
1814–25, and King’s coll. Camb., fellow to 1837, Craven univ.
scholar 1827, B.A. 1829, M.A. 1832; barrister M.T. 6 June 1834;
author of Self-Formation, or the history of an individual mind.
By A fellow of a college 2 vols. 1837; Ernest 1839, anon., a
poem, 2 ed. with title of Ernest the rule of right 1868; New
Testament, suggestions for reformation of Greek text. By R. E.
Storer (_i.e._ Restorer) 1868; published at New York in 1861 an
edition of the Self-Communion of Marcus Antoninus, with notes.
_d._ at his estate Millmead in Virginia, U.S. of A. 1 Oct. 1873.
LOFTHOUSE, MARY (dau. of Thomas B. W. Forster of Holt Manor,
Wiltshire, landscape painter). _b._ 1853; water-colour painter;
her pictures were exhibited at the exhibition of lady artists,
Great Marlborough st. London; exhibited 4 landscapes at R.A.
1876–80; an associate of Royal Soc. of painters in water-colours
1884; (_m._ 3 June 1884 Samuel Hill Smith Lofthouse, barrister
L.I. 7 June 1869). _d._ Elmbank, Lower Halliford-on-Thames 2 May
1885.
LOFTUS, ARTHUR JOHN (only son of Arthur Loftus, captain R.N.)
_b._ 1817; ensign 97 foot 15 Dec. 1840; lieut. 10 royal hussars
1 May 1846; captain 18 hussars 26 Feb. 1858, sold out 21 Sep.
1860; Lucknow medal and clasp 1857; gentleman usher to the queen
1878–83; keeper of the crown jewels 23 April 1883 to death. _d._
Brighton 3 Sep. 1891.
LOFTUS, FERRARS (4 son of general Wm. Loftus, lieut. of Tower
of London). _b._ 24 June 1798; ensign grenadier guards 1815,
captain 27 Dec. 1833, sold out 1840; colonel 3 West York militia
25 April 1870 to death. _d._ Tyringham, Bucks. 9 Oct. 1877.
LOFTUS, GEORGE WILLIAM (2 son of 2 marquess of Ely 1770–1845).
_b._ 11 May 1815; ed. at Harrow; 2 lieut. rifle corps 22 June
1833; ensign grenadier guards 12 Sep. 1834, sold out 1839;
fought a duel with lord Harley, afterwards Earl of Oxford, at
Boulogne 10 Dec. 1839, they exchanged shots without effect;
bankrupt 2 May 1862 and 9 April 1867. _d._ Nice, France 19 Jany.