WHO WAS WHO, 1897-191G LA 2nd ed. 1903. Address: 27 Charlotte M.L.C., Ceylon, 1866. Educ. Trinity Coll. Dublin. Entered Medical 1863 Street, Portland Place, W. Army Staff, ; retired [Died 27 Sept. 1904. 1875 ; served in Ashantee War, KRUGER, Stephen J. Paul, b. Colesburg, Cape 1873-74 (medal and clasp). Address : Colony, 10 Oct. 1825; m. 1st, Miss Du Courtenay House, Horsham, Sussex. Club : Oriental. 11 Plessis ; 2nd, Miss Du Plessis, niece of 1st [Died Jan. 1904. wife (b. 1834, d. 1891) ; 3rd (d. 1901) ; emigrated across the Vaal, 1839 ; Comman- dant General of S.A. Republic, 1863 ; Mem- ber of Executive Council, 1872 ; visited England as delegate from the Transvaal, 1883 travelled in Holland and ; Germany, LABOUCHERE, Rt. Hon. Henry, P.C. 1905 ; President of the Transvaal Republic b. e. s. of 3884; London, 1831 ; John Labouchere, 1882-1900, confirmed 1883 (re-elected 1888, Broome Hall, Surrey; m. 1868, Henrietta and 1898) ; left Transvaal to seek d. 1893, (d. 1910), of James Hodson, Dublin ; refuge in Holland during the war, Nov. one d. Educ. : Eton. Entered Diplomatic 1900. Publication : 1902. Ad- Memoirs, Service, 1854; left it, 1864; M.P. (L.) dress : Holland. Hilversum, Windsor, 1866 ; Middlesex, 1867 ; North- 14 1904. [Died July ampton, 1880-1906 ; Address : Villa Cris- William b. 1823. KUHE, ; pianist ; Prague, tina, Montughi, Florence. Club : Reform. Address : 5 Cathcart Road, Brompton, S.W. [Died 15 Jan. 1912. [Died 8 Oct. 1912. LACK, Sir Henry Reader, Kt., cr. 1891; b. chief and KYNASTON, George Henry, reporter Surrey 7 Feb. 1832 ; 2nd s. of late Edward news editor of Gazette ; ot Birmingham Daily John Lack ; m. 1884, Georgiana M. 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Last sixteen missioners for Commercial Treaty with of life in years Birmingham ; previously France, 1860 ; Anglo-Austrian Tariif Com- on staff of Manchester and literary Courier, mission, 1866-67 ; represented Great Britain to that at Chester and other towns prior ; Statistical Conference, St. Petersburg, 1872 ; always an ardent supporter and worker in at Industrial Property Conferences, Paris. aid of the scheme to into bring journalism 1880, 1883 ; Rome, 1886 ; Madrid, 1890 ; line with the other professions, and of all Comptroller-Gen. Patent Office, 1884-97. philanthropic movements in connection Publication : The French Treaty and Tariff therewith. Publications : occasional maga- of 1860. Address : Brooklyn, Surbiton Hill zine articles on journalistic and other Park, Surrey. [Died 12 July 1908. Address: Gazette Sir subjects. Daily Office, LACKEY, Hon. John, K.C.M.G. ; cr. 1894 ; Birmingham. [Died 29 Jan. 1906. b. 1830. Chairman of Committees, 1870- of 1872 ; for Public 1875-77, KYNASTON, Rev. Herbert, D.D. ; Canon Secretary Works, 1878-83 ; Minister of Justice and Public Durham ; Professor of Greek and Classical b. 1877 ; President of the Literature Univ. Durham, 1889 ; London, Instruction, Legisla- tive Member Legisla- 29 June 1835 ; m. 1st, 1860, Mary Louisa Council, 1892-1903; tive 1867-85 Member Anne, d. of T. Bros, Barrister ; 2nd, 1865, Assembly, 1860-65, ; Charlotte, d. of Rev. John Cordeaux, Rector Legislative Council, 1885-92. Club : Warri- : N.S.W. 12 JVoz;. 1903. of Hooton Roberts ; four s. three d. Educ. gal, Sydney, [Died Eton; St. John's Coll. Camb. (Scholar). LA CON, Sir Edmund Beecroft Francis Heath- 5th Bt. cr. 1818 12th Camden Medallist and Browne Medallist, cote, ; ; Captain Lieut. 3rd Batt. Norfolk 1855; bracketed Senior Classic, 1857. Lancers ; formerly b. 1878 s. of Thomas B. U. Lacon Fellow of St. John's, 1858 ; Assist. Master Regt. ; ; of and d. of R. G. 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Painter ; 1904. [Died 11 July worker and decorator in general ; President Kt. cr. Nat. of American Artists ; President KYNSEY, Sir William Raymond, ; Society Art L.R.C.S.I. Nat. of Mural Painters ; Com- 1897 ; C.M.G. 1888 ; F.R.C.P.I., ; Society York travelled late Principal Civil Medical Officer and missioner for City of New ; etc. - Publications : Some General of Hospitals ; Member South Sea, Japan, Inspector- from s. Art, etc. ; Letters of Legislative Council and J.P., Ceylon ; Notices on Japanese b. 1840 : ] 897 Considerations on Painting, of T. B. Kynsey, M.D., J.P. ; m. Japan, ; at Great 1 903 ; Lectures Isobel, d. of Capt, J. K. Jolly, H.E.I.C.S., 1895 ; Masters, LAFFAN WHO WAS WHO, 1897-1916 the Metropolitan Museum, New York ; One School ; Audersonian University, Glasgow. Hundred Masterpieces of Painting, 1904-5, Was for some years in a foreign shipping etc. Recreation : water-colour painting. merchant's office in Glasgow ; went to Val- Address : 51 West 10th St., N.Y. Clubs : paraiso in 1867 ; went to Portland, Oregon, Century, Grolier, Arts, New York. in 1872, and commenced business as a ship- [Died 14 Nov. 1910. ping merchant ; appointed British Vice- LAFFAN, Mrs. Robert Stuart de Courcy (Bertha Consul, 1874 ; retired from business, 1895, Jane), novelist ; on staff of All the Year when commissioned Consul for the States of Idaho the State Round from 1880 ; d. of Frederick Grundy, Oregon, Washington, and ; solicitor, The Manor House, Mottram-in- of Montana added to district 1907, Territory Recreations: Longdendale, Cheshire ; m. 1st, Surgeon- of Alaska 1908. trout-fishing. Gen. Leith-Adams, F.R.S., LL.D., 1st Batt. Address : Portland, Oregon. Club : Arling- 5 Cheshire Regt. ; 2nd, Rev. R. S. de C. ton, Portland. [Died Jan. 1913. : Laffan. Publications Winstowe, 1877 ; LAIDLAW, Rev. John, M.A., D.D. ; Professor Madelon 1879 Land of Lemoine, ; My Beulah, of Systematic Theology, New College, Edin 1880 ; Aunt ; George's Hepsy's Foundling burgh, 1881-1904 (now Emeritus) ; b. 1832. Wooer ; Geoffrey Sterling, 1883 ; Louis Educ. : Edinburgh Univ. ; New Coll. Edin- 1891 Bonnie 1892 Colour- Draycott, ; Kate, ; burgh. As Bulwer-Lytton Prize, Honorary No. 1 1894 The Sergeant Company, ; Peyton Degree of M.A. conferred by University, 1894 The Old 1895 Romance, ; Pastures, ; Edinburgh, 1853. Free Church Minister, Accessory after the Fact, 1898 ; The Prince's 1863 Bannockburn, 1859 ; Perth, ; Aber- 1899 Feathers, ; Song, Good-bye, Daddy, deen, 1872; Degree of D.D. conferred by 1900 The Vicar of Dale 1906 Dreams ; End, ; University, 1880. Publications : The Bible made 1910 Their Verity, ; Experiment (One Doctrine of Man (Cunningham Lecture for Act Dramatised version of Play, 1904) ; 1879), new edition revised and rearranged, Geoffrey Sterling, Fulham 1905 ; Theatre, 1895 ; The Miracles of Our Lord, 4th ed. The Sacrament of Silence in four (Play Acts), 1902 ; Foundation Truths of Scripture (Bible 1906 ; On the Right Road (One Act Play), Class Bruce's Handbooks), 1897 ; Robert 1906 volume of 1907 of ; Poems, ; Cycle Sermons on the Sacrament (Englished), Song, We Sing the King! 1907; The with Biographical Introduction, -1900; Scout's Song, 1909. Recreations : music Edifying Thoughts on God's Paternal Heart and the drama. Address : 119 St. George's A Commentary on the Lord's Prayer, Road, S.W. [Died 5 Sept. 1912. C. Hv. Bogatzky, corrected and edited, : LAFFAN, William M. ; editor and proprietor Edin., 1903. Address New College, Edin- of 21 1906. the New York Sun ; b. Dublin, Ireland, burgh. [Died Sept. 22 Jan. 1848 e. s. of Michael H.M. ; Laffan, LAIDLAY, William James, F.R.G.S. ; barrister, Customs ; m. 1872, Georgiana d. Ratcliffe, advocate, and artist ; b. Calcutta, 12 Aug. of Daniel Judge Ratcliffe, Baltimore, Md., 1846 ; 2nd s. of John Watson Laidlay, Sea- U.S.A. Educ. : Dublin. Address : 335 cliff, Haddingtons, and Drumore, Argyllshire. New York Laffan Lexington Ave., ; House, N.B. Educ. : Loretto ; St.