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LANGHORNE, JOHN, son of Rev. John Langhorne, Head Master, King’s School, Rochester, Kent, and his second wife Fanny Annesley, dau. of Capt. James Charles Yorke; b. 10 Aug 1862; adm. 24 Apr 1876 (G), exhibitioner; QS 1877; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1881, with Triplett, adm. sub-sizar 10 Oct 1881; BA 1885; MA 1893; Assistant Master, Loretto Sch. 1890-7; Head Master, John Watson’s Institution, Edinburgh, from Sep 1897; d. Aug 1925.

LANGLEY, ADAM, son of Adam Langley, St. Margaret, Westminster, citizen and pewterer, and his second wife Mary Sibley; b.; adm.; Min. Can. (aged 11) 1687; KS 1688; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1691, matr. 4 Jul 1691, aged 17, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1691 – void 1701 (expiry year of grace as V. Black Bourton from 19 Aug 1700); BA 1695; MA 1698; ordained; Vicar of Black Bourton, Oxfordshire 1700; Vicar of Stanford in the Vale, Berks., from 1720; also Head Master, Camberwell GS, in 1725; m. [son b. c. 1703]; d. 1731.

LANGLEY, SAMUEL; b.; adm.; BB; KS 1678.

LANGWORTH, FRANCIS, brother of Thomas Langworth (qv); b 25 Feb 1596/7; adm.; KS; failed to obtain his election to either University 1617; Hart Hall, Oxford, matr. 31 Oct 1617, aged 19; adm. Gray’s Inn 15 Mar 1619/20; m. 7 Jul 1628 Mary, dau. of George Tucker, Milton, Kent; d. 1 Jun 1688.

LANGWORTH, THOMAS, eldest son of Ven. John Langworth DD, Archdeacon of Wells, and Frances, dau. of John Finch, Faversham, Kent; b.; adm.; QS ; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1605, adm. scholar 1606, matr. Easter 1606; BA 1609/10; MA 1613; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 27 Mar 1612 – c. 1618; living in 1628; m. Margaret, dau. of John Clerke, Van, Godalming, Surrey.

LANOE, LEWIS, son of James Lanoe, Jersey, Channel Islands; b.; adm.; KS 1697; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1700, adm. pens. 4 Jun 1700, aged 18, scholar 2 May 1701.

LANT, JOHN; b.; a chorister at Christ Church, Oxford c. 1564; adm.; QS in 1570; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1572, Westminster Student to 1580; BA 27 Feb 1575/6; MA 1579; licensed to practice medicine 7 Mar 1594/5.

LARKHAM, WILLIAM, only son of William Larkham, Richmond, Surrey, surgeon; bapt. 19 Mar 1717/8; adm. (aged 9) Apr 1727; KS (Capt. ) 1731; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1735, matr. 6 Jun 1735, but did not matr.; migrated to Corpus Christi Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Nov 1735, scholar 1735; BA 1739; MA 1742; Probationer Fellow, Corpus Christi Coll., 1742; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 1 Apr 1735; buried Richmond, Surrey 11 Nov 1768.

LARPENT, JOHN, second son of John Larpent, Chief Clerk, Northern Department, Foreign Office, and Mary Ann, elder dau. of James Payzant, Clerk, Secretary of State’s Office; b. 14 Nov 1741; adm. Apr 1751 (Howe's); KS 1755; Clerk, Secretary of State’s Office Mar 1761 – Sep 1762; Secretary to Duke of Bedford at Peace of Paris 1763, and to Marquis of Hertford when Lord Lieut. Ireland 1765-6; reappointed to Secretary of State’s Office as Senior Clerk, Colonial Dept., Feb 1768 – Mar 1782; Deputy Clerk, Privy Seal Office (occurs 1760-83); a Gentleman Usher Quarterly Waiter to George III 21 May 1767 (still 1774); Groom of the Privy Chamber, Royal Household 5 Jul 1774; Examiner of Plays from 6 Oct 1778; m. 1st, 14 Aug 1773 Frances, eldest dau. of Maximilian Western, Cokethorpe Park, Oxfordshire; m. 2nd, 25 Apr 1782 Anna Margaretta, elder dau. of Sir James Porter, Kt, HBM Ambassador at Constantinople; d. 18 Jan 1824. DNB.

LASCELLES, HERBERT, brother of Edward Robert Lascelles (qv); b. 20 May 1812; adm. 18 Sep 1820; KS 1827; St. Catharine’s Hall, Cambridge; BA 1835; ordained priest (Chester) 24 Feb 1839; Assistant Chaplain, EICS Bengal 1843 - 8 Dec 1856, ret.; living Brighton, Sussex, in 1881 (1881 Census); m. 20 Jun 1870 Emma Marsh (IGI); d. 7 Dec 1885.