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 1836. d. Hornby 17 July 1851. bur. in cloister of college cemetery at Ushaw; portrait by James Lonsdale in hall of Ushaw college; tablet to his memory in Hornby parish church. J. Lingard’s History of England 6 ed. vol. 1 (1854), portrait; Fortunes made in business, ii 99–105 (1884); Metropolitan and provincial catholic almanac for 1854 pp. 3–25, portrait; G.M. xxxvi 323–5 (1851); I.L.N. xviii 117, 118 (1851), portrait.
LINKLATER, John. b. 1817; attorney at 111 St. Martin’s lane, London 1838; head of firm of Linklater, Hackwood and Addison, 7 Walbrook to death; author of Digest and index to the Bankruptcy act, the Debtor’s act, and the Bankruptcy repeal and insolvent court act 1870, 2 ed. 1870. d. Toulon, France 26 May 1870.
LINLEY, George. b. Leeds 1798 or 1799; resided in Doncaster and Edinburgh short time, then in London to death; wrote and composed upwards of 450 songs 1830–65; wrote the songs and music for Francesca Doria, play by V. Morris produced at Princess’s theatre 3 March 1849; his operetta The Toymakers was brought out at Covent Garden 19 Nov. 1861, and his comedietta Law versus Love at Princess’s 6 Dec. 1862; author of Musical cynics of London, a satire 1862, one part only; The Modern Hudibras 1864, 2 ed. 1864. d. Alfred cottage, Victoria road, Kensington, London 10 Sep. 1865.
LINLEY, George (son of the preceding). Author of The Goldseeker and other poems 1860; Old Saws newly set 1864; (m. 4 Oct. 1862 Emma youngest sister of Sims Reeves, singer). d. 28 April 1869.
LINN, Henry, stage name of Alexander Cumming Rutherford Crawford. b. Greenock 1846; with his brother acted as negro comedians; champion clog dancer 1864; a Scottish vocalist, his songs The highland man’s toast, Jock M’Craw, and Bonnie Jeanie Deans were very popular, others were My name is Jim, and Poor and Needy; a great favourite in Liverpool; last sang at Carlisle 1890; author of Harry Linn’s Fireside song book. Glasgow 1884. d. Royal infirmary, Edinburgh 11 June 1890. bur. 15 June.