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Lattimer, Henry – Law, Jonathan
Lattimer, Henry
physician, surgeon, state legislator, congressman, United States senator, was born April 24, 1752, in Newport, Del. He was a member of the state legislature; was a representative in congress from Delaware from 1793 to 1795; and a senator in congress from 1795 to 1801, when he resigned. He died Dec. 19, 1819, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Lattimore, Samuel Allan
educator, chemist, was born May 31, 1828, in Union county, Ind. In 1860 he was elected professor of chemistry in Genesee college, and in 1867 was called to fill a similar chair in the university of Rochester, where he has since remained, and is also a director of the Reynolds laboratory.
Lattimore, William
physician, congressman, was born Feb. 9, 1774, in Norfolk, Va. He was a delegate to congress from Mississippi territory from 1803 to 1807, and from 1813 to 1817. He was a delegate to the convention which framed the first constitution of Mississippi. He died April 3, 1843.
Latto, Thomas Carstairs
journalist, poet, was born Dec. 1, 1818, in Scotland. His principal work is The Village-School Examination. The poems that he has contributed to periodicals include When we were at the Schule; The Blind Lassie; The Grave of Sir Walter Scott; and Lines on J. Fenimore Cooper.
Laughlin, James Lawrence
educator, economist, author, was born April 2, 1850, in Deerfield, Ohio. He is a politi- . cal economist of note, professor at Harvard university in 1883-87, and at Chicago university since 1892. He is the author of Facts About Money; Study of Po- Economy; and History of Bi-Metallism in litical Economy; Elements of Political the United States.
Laughlin, John
lawyer, state senator, was born March 14, 1856, in Newstead, N. Y. He has attained success in the practice of law; and in 1887 was a member of the New York senate.
Laurens, Henry
statesman, was born in 1724 in Charleston, S. C. He was a member of the Carolina congress of 1775, and elected its president. He was vice-president under the temporary constitution. He was a delegate to the continental congress from 1777 to 1780; and chosen president of that body during the former year. He signed the articles of confederation. He died Dec. 8, 1792, in Charleston, S. C.
Laurie, James
civil engineer, was born May 9, 1811, in Scotland. He built the wrought-iron bridge across the Connecticut river at Windsor Locks, which was one of the first of its kind in the United States. He died March 16, 1875, in Hartford, Conn.
Lavely, Henry A
poet, was born Jan. 16, 1831, in Pittsburg, Pa. He is in the insurance business in Pittsburg, Pa.; and is the author of a volume of poems. entitled The Heart's Choice. common
Lavretta, C. L
legislator, was born Jan. 6, 1858, in Mobile, Ala. In 1892 he was elected to the Alabama state legislature from Mobile county; and in 1894 was. elected mayor of Mobile.
Law, Andrew
psalmodist, author, was born in 1748, in Cheshire, Conn. He published Musical Primer; A Collection of the Best and Most Approved Tunes and Anthems known to exist, which was subsequently combined with a second volume entitled Christian Harmony; Original Collection of Music; and Rudiments. of Music. He died in July, 1821, in Cheshire, Conn.
Law, Jonathan
lawyer, jurist, governor, was born Aug. 6, 1674, in Milford, Conn. He was chosen deputy-governor of Connecticut in 1725. He was chief justice of the supreme court of the state from 1725 to 1741; and governor from 1741 until his death. He died Nov. 6, 1750, in Connecticut.