LANE, NEWTON CHARLES, fourth son of John Lane, King’s Bromley, Staffs., and Sarah, dau. of Richard Fowler, Pendeford Hall, Wolverhampton, Staffs.; b. 16 Feb 1763; adm. 17 Jun 1775 (G); a somewhat violent politician when at school (see Elizabethan xi, 176); left Aug 1780 [sic, check]; Christ’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. 12 Jan 1780, scholar 15 Feb 1780; BA 1784; MA 1787; Fellow, Christ’s Coll. 7 Dec 1785 – 28 May 1811, Tutor 1790-9; ordained deacon Dec 1785, priest (Peterborough) 29 Jun 1787; Vicar of Alveston, Warwicks., from 28 Jan 1789; Rector of Ingoldsby, Lincs., from 6 Jun 1810; according to Gunning (ii, 235), Lane had sporting propensities and “occasionally ran a horse himself”; d. 6 Mar 1846.

LANE, MIDDLETON, son of John Lane, London, merchant, and Elizabeth, dau. of Simon Myddelton, London, goldsmith; bapt. St. Mary at Hill, London 23 Mar 1686 (IGI : or 1686/7 ?); adm.; KS 1700; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1704, matr. 23 Jun 1704, aged 17, Westminster Student from 22 Dec 1704; BA 1708; MA 1711 (Act Book); adm. Middle Temple 20 Nov 1704; buried Temple Church 29 Jan 1715/6.

Lane, Chester Tevis, son of Elmer Bloomfield Lane, of Richmond, Surrey, by Julia Anthony, daughter of Robert Crow Tevis, of Shellyville, Kentucky, U. S. A.; b. June 7, 1905; adm. Sept. 27, 1917 (A); left Easter 1922; A. B. Harvard Univ. 1926; LL. B. 1930; tutor in classics, Harvard Univ. 1926-8 and Radcliffe Coll. 1927-8; adm. to the New York bar 1931; practises in New York; joined the staff of the U. S. Government Securities and Exchange Commission 1935; Asst. General Counsel 1937-8; General Counsel 1938-42; Associate Chief, War Division, Dept. of Justice 1942-3; chairman of War Dept. Legal Personnel Committee 1942-6; lend-lease administrator and deputy foreign liquidation commissioner 1946-7; lecturer New York Univ. School of Law since 1949; chairman, Administrative Law Committee New York Bar Assn. since 1955; Commander of the Order of Orange Nassau; m. Sept. 12, 1927, Persis, daughter of Edward F. McClennan, of East Harwich, Massachusetts, U. S. A.; d. March 12, 1959.

LANE, CHARLTON GEORGE, eldest son of Rev. Charlton Lane, Vicar of Hampstead, Middlesex, and Jane, dau. of Charles Hill, Wellingborough, Northants; b. 11 Jun 1836; adm. 19 Jan 1849 (Rigaud's); left 1854; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 21 Oct 1854; migrated to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 18 Jun 1855; played cricket against Cambridge 1856, 1858-60 and rowed against Cambridge 1858, 1859; BA 1860; MA 1867; played cricket for Surrey 1856-61 and for Gentlemen v. Players 1857-61; ordained deacon 1862, priest 1864 (both Worcester); Curate, Great Witley, Worcs., 1862-5, Little Gaddesden, Herts., 1866-8, Edlesborough, Bucks., 1868-70; Rector of Little Gaddesden, Herts., from 16 Jan 1870; Master, Mercers’ Co. 1890; m. 1st, 13 Jul 1871 Caroline Louisa, only dau. of Capt. Cavendish Spencer Boyle, 72nd Foot; m. 2nd, 24 Jan 1888 Adela Henrietta, dau. of Hon. and Rev. George Gustavus Chetwynd Talbot, Rector of Withington, Herefs.; d. 2 Nov 1892.

Lane, Cedric Raymond, brother of Chester Tevis Lane (qv); b. 11 Dec. 1906; adm. Jan. 1920 (A); left July 1925; Pemb. Coll. Camb., matric. 1925 but did not graduate; asst Vice-Pres. National City Bank of New York; m. 30 May 1931 Julia Alice, d. of Charles Downing Lay of Stratford, Conn., USA; d. 10 Dec. 1972.

Landray, Joseph Edgar, son of Harry Arthur Landray of Littlehampton, Sussex; b. 30 Jan. 1910; adm. Sept. 1924 (H); left Mar. 1927; RAFVR in WW2 (FO); Anglo-Siam Corpn Banglok; d. 18 Jan. 1964.

Lander, John Helier, son of John St Helier Lander, artist, and Annie Beatrice, d. of Giles Hewart of Colwyn Bay, Wales; b. 5 June 1909; adm. Apr. 1923 (H); left July 1927; Trin. Hall Camb., matric. 1927, BA 1930, MA 1946; RE 1939-47 (Maj.), despatches (Middle East) Dec. 1941, OBE (Italy) 1945; MICE 1953, MIStructE 1958; partner Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners; m. 10 May 1941 Charmian, d. of Lieut.-Col. Sir Alan Mount CB CBE RE, Chief Inspecting Officer of Rail­ wavs, Min. of Transport; d. 20 Oct. 1980.

Lander, George Henry Collet, brother of John Helier Lander (qv); b. 29 Mar. 1911; adm. Sept. 1924 (H); left July 1930; Trin. Hall Camb., matric. 1930, BA 1933; a chartered accountant, ACA 1937, FCA; sen. accountant Board of Trade; m. 6 Apr. 1978 Mary Anna McCormack, personnel manager, d. of Thomas Hugh Nesbitt, farmer; d. 30 June 2009.

LANCE, HENRY ERNEST, eldest son of Frederick William Lance, Chorley Wood, Herts., Secretary, North British and Mercantile Insurance Co., and Frances Mary, dau. of Thomas Lance, British Museum; b. 1 Aug 1861; adm. 15 Jun 1876 (G); left Dec 1878; for twenty-seven years accountant to Governors of Bethlehem Royal Hospital; m. 1 Feb 1890 Alice Marian, second dau. of Bowen E. Smith, Stoke Newington, Middlesex; d. 4 Oct 1932.

LANCASTER, FRANCIS, eldest son of William Lancaster, St. Margaret’s, Westminster; bapt. St. Margaret, Westminster 28 Feb 1588/9; adm.; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1606, matr. 5 Dec 1606, aged 17, Westminster Student to 1619, Faculty Student 1619-27; BA 1610; MA 1613; d. 1629 (will proved PCC Sep 1629). [Mother perhaps Cicely Wyat (IGI)]