_and 19 April 1862 p._ 323.
LUMLEY, BENJAMIN (son of Louis Levy a Jewish merchant of Canada,
_d._ London about 1831). _b._ 1811; ed. at Birmingham gr.
sch.; assumed name of Lumley; solicitor at 42 Chancery lane,
London, Nov. 1832, at 6 Quality court 1833–9; a parliamentary
agent in Parliament st. 1837–42; superintended finances of Her
Majesty’s theatre for Laporte 1836–41, manager of the theatre
1842–52 and 1856–8, the famous pas de quatre was danced there
by Taglioni, Cerito, Lucile Grahn and Rosati 1845; Sir Michael
Costa seceded from Her Majesty’s in 1847 with Mario, Grisi and
greater part of the orchestra; Jenny Lind sang at Her Majesty’s
1847–9, Sontag in 1851; managed the Italian opera house in Paris
1850 to 2 Dec. 1851; purchased lease of Her Majesty’s 1845,
which in 1856 he assigned to lord Ward, being in debt to him;
gave up the theatre 10 Aug. 1858 being unable to pay the rent;
bankrupt 3 Nov. 1862, discharged 22 Jany. 1863; four benefit
performances were given him at Her Majesty’s 1863; produced 30
Italian operas new to England 1842–58; parliamentary agent at 22
Sackville st. Piccadilly 1864 to death; author of Parliamentary
practice on passing private bills through the House of Commons
1838; Sirenia, a fantastic account of the life of sirens in
their retreats, their origin, mission and pursuits 1862, anon.;
The earl of Dudley, Mr. Lumley and Her Majesty’s theatre, a
narrative of facts 2 ed. 1863; Reminiscences of the opera 1864;
Another world, or fragments from the star city of Montallagal.
By Hermes 1873, 3 ed. 1873. _d._ 8 Kensington crescent, London
17 March 1875. _bur._ West Ham cemet. _I.L.N. iii_ 124 (1843)
_portrait_, _iv_ 237 (1844) _portrait_, _xi_ 96 (1847) _view of
testimonial_; _Illust. sp. and dr. news_, _ii_ 622 (1875).
LUMLEY, WILLIAM GOLDEN. _b._ 1802; ed. at Christ’s hospital and
Trin. coll. and Trin. hall Camb.; fellow of Trin. hall 1825,
LL.B. 1825, LL.M. 1859; barrister M.T. 4 May 1827; a revising
barrister under the reform act 1832; professor of English law
in univ. of London 1834–38; reported for the Law Journal 1835;
secretary of poor law board 23 April 1839 to 17 Feb. 1847;
assistant sec. local government board 18 Dec. 1847 to 19 Aug.
1871; Q.C. 8 Dec. 1868; counsel to local government board 1872;
author of The law of annuities and rent charges 1833; The law
of parochial assessments explained 1844, 7 ed. 1882; Manual
of duties of poor law officers, medical officer 1849, 3 ed.
1871; The poor law election manual 1855, 5 ed. 1886; The union
assessment committee act 1862, 10 ed. 1881; The local board
election manual 1869, 4 ed. 1886; An essay on bye-laws 1877.
_d._ 10 Sussex place, Regent’s park, London 8 May 1878. _Law
Times_, _lxv_ 110 (1878); _Solicitors’ Journal xxii_ 565 (1878).
LUMSDEN, JAMES (son of James Lumsden, engraver and stationer).
_b._ 43 Argyll street, Glasgow 13 Nov. 1778; apprentice to his
father, a partner in the business 1799; a patron of Horatio
MacCulloch and sir Daniel Macnee artists, and of Dugald Moore
poet; lord provost of Glasgow 1843–45; president of Incorporated
company of stationers, Glasgow 1815, 1822 and 1830; a founder
of the Clydesdale bank 1838; founded a bursary in Glasgow univ.
1856; issued The Glasgow commercial memorandum book 1816, an
annual; author of American memoranda by a Mercantile Man 1844,
preface signed J.L. _d._ St. Vincent st. Glasgow 16 May 1856.
_W. C. Maclehouse’s Memoirs of Glasgow men_, _ii_ 179–81 (1886),
_portrait_; _The Glasgow Herald 19 May 1856 p._ 6.
LUMSDEN, JAMES. _b._ 1811; minister of Inverbrothock to 1838;
minister of Barrie 1838–43; joined the Free secession 1843;
professor of divinity, Free ch. coll. Aberdeen 6 Nov. 1856
to death, and principal 1864 to death; D.D. of St. Andrew’s
univ. 13 Feb. 1869; author of Sweden, its religious state and
prospects 1855; Infant baptism, its nature and objects 1856.
_d._ Aberdeen 17 Oct. 1875. _Scott’s Fasti_, _iii part_ 2 _p._
792 (1871).
LUMSDEN, SIR JAMES (eld. son of James Lumsden 1778–1856). _b._
Glasgow 1808; ed. at Glasgow gr. sch. and univ.; partner in firm
of J. Lumsden & Co. stationers, Glasgow, retired from business
1876; lord dean of guild, Glasgow 1860–2 and lord provost
1866–69; knighted by patent 3 Nov. 1868 after entertaining
prince of Wales at luncheon. _d._ 194 Bath st. Glasgow 22 March