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Lalor, Teresa – Lambert, Alexander

Lalor, Teresa

mother superior, was born in 1766 in Ireland. In 1799 she opened a school in Georgetown, D. C.

This school was the beginning of what is to-day the oldest Roman catholic female academy within the limits of the thirteen original states. She died in 1846 in Georgetown, D. C.

Lamb, Alfred W

congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress from Missouri from 1847 to 1849.

Lamb, Artemus

railroad president, was born Sept. 11, 1840, in Steuben county, N. Y. He is president of the Crescent Springs railroad and of the Northern Mississippi railroad of Minnesota.

Lamb, Edward

actor, was born Oct. 18, 1828, in New York city. He played his most successful engagement at the old Park theater in Brooklyn, of which he was lessee and manager. He died July 5, 1887, in Brooklyn, N. Y.

Lamb, G. H

lawyer, state senator, was born Feb. 22, 1858, in Fountain county, Ind. Since 1889 he has practiced law in Yates Center. In 1897 he was elected a member of the Kansas state senate.

Lamb, Isaac Wixan

inventor, was born Jan. 8, 1840, in Salem, Mich. The Lamb Knitting Machine Manufacturing company was organized in Springfield, Mass., in 1865 and their manufactory removed to Chicopee Falls, Mass. His machine produces more than thirty kinds of knitted goods, making about 4,000 loops a minute at ordinary speed.

Lamb, John

soldier, state legislator, was born Jan. 1, 1735, in New York city.

He was promoted to major and colonel of artillery, and rendered good service throughout the war. He was subsequently elected to the New York legislature, and was appointed by Washington collector of customs for the port of New York, which post he held till his death. He died May 31, 1800, in New York city.

Lamb, William John

lawyer, legislator, was born Sept. 24, 1868, in Bell Buckle, Tenn. He has attained success as an able lawyer of Corinth, Miss. He has served with distinction as a member of the Mississippi state legislature.

Lambdin, Alfred Cochran

physician, journalist, author, was born Jan. 29, 1846, in Philadelphia. Since 1875 he has been managing editor of the Philadelphia Times. He is the author of An Account of the Battle of Germantown.

Lambdin, George Cochran

artist, was born in 1830 in Pittsburg, Pa.

He has been especially successful as a painter of still life, particularly flowers.

His works include Dead Wife; Ask Me No More; Portrait of Mrs. Joseph Harrison; and Pink and Yellow Roses.

Lambdin, James R

artist, was born May 10, 1807, in Pittsburg, Pa. He has been professor of fine arts in the university of Pennsylvania; was for twenty-five years an active officer of the Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts; and has been president of the Artists' Fund society.

Lambert, Alexander

pianist, composer, was born Nov. 1, 1862, in Poland. He is the author of the following compositions: Ave Maria; Valse Impromptu; and Romanza.