Law, Gordon Stuart, son of Robert Urquhart Law MICE, of Epsom, and Ada Joanna, d. of John Jamieson, engineer, of Aberdeen; b. 17 Nov. 1936; adm. Sept. 1949 (W); left July 1955; member Lloyd’s 1962, broker 1957-76; underwriting agent John Heynes & Co. 1976-; dir. Andasi Securities Ltd. and Sterling Union Ltd.; m. 27 Oct. 1965 Barbara Janette, d. of Harold James Smith; d. 19 Mar. 2009.

Law, Henry Duncan Graves, son of Thomas Graves Law, of Duddington, Midlothian, by Wilhelmina Frederica, daughter of Capt. John James Allen, R. N., of Errol Park, Forfarshire; b. Aug. 13, 1883; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 30, 1897; left July 1901; Edin. Univ.; M.A. 1905; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1905; l. C. S. 1905; arrived in India Dec. 4, 1906; asst. magistrate and collector Bengal; 2nd asst., Hyderabad, June 1912; asst. secretary Foreign and Political Dept. Govt. of India Oct. 1915, under secretary April 1916; 1st asst. agent of Gov.-Gen. of Baluchistan Oct. 1919; Consul at Kerman, Persia; C. l. E. Jan. 1, 1927; Consul­ General at Meshek, Persia, 1929-30; retired 1932; m. April 10, 1909, Jean, daughter of Peter Graham, R. A., of St. Andrews, Fifeshire; d. 1964.

LAW, MATTHEW, of London; b. ; adm. ; KS Jan 1609/10 (Chapter Lease Book 1605-10, f. 261); elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1613, adm. scholar 1614, matr. Mich. 1613; BA 1617/8; MA 1621; ordained deacon (London) 23 Dec 1621; Vicar of Wedmore, Somerset 27 Apr 1627-47; Rector of Allerton, Somerset 1636 – 1673; m.

Law, Michael Evelyn Murray, son of John Christopher Scrimgeour Law, asst master KCS Wimbledon, and Anne Evelyn Charlotte de la Tremouille, sister of Kenneth Andrew Silver Murray (qv); b. 11 Oct. 1917; adm. Sept. 1931 (H); left Dec. 1934; RNVR in WW2 (Lieut.); d. Jan. 2002.

Law, Richard William Evan, son of George Edward Law MC FIPA, of Ewell, Surrey, and Margaret Dorothy Evans OBE, encyclopaedist, d. of Thomas Robert Evans, grain broker, of Shrewsbury, Shropshire; b. 17 May 1926; adm. Sept. 1939 (KS); Capt. of the Sch. 1943; left July 1944; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1944, BA, MA 1951; RNVR 1944-7 (Sub-Lieut. ); a merchant banker; Seligman Bros 1951-3; Gillett Bros Discount Co. 1953-83, man. dir. 1968-83; dir. Kirkland-Whittaker Ltd. (Foreign Exchange and Currency Deposits) and chmn. Kirkland-Whittaker (Italia) 1974-8; dir. BCI Ltd. 1983-7; chmn. Euromed Investments Plc 1986-97; MBE Jun 1996, for services to UK/Italian cultural relations; music critic for Opera and other periodicals 1950-; author (as Evan Hughes), Banking 1974; m. 11 Feb 1955 Joy Patricia Spira, art historian, d. of Jean-Jacques Spira MRCS LRCP, med. practitioner; d. 20 June 2007.

LAW, WILLIAM JOHN, eldest son of Ewan Law MP, formerly EICS Bengal, and Henrietta Sarah, eldest dau. of William Markham (adm. 1733, qv); b. 6 Dec 1786; adm. 16 May 1794 (Clapham); in school lists 1795, 1797; KS (Capt. ) 1800; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1804, matr. 16 May 1804, Westminster Student; Chancellor’s Prize for Latin Verse 1807; 1st cl. Classics 1808; BA 1808; MA 1810; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 23 Jun 1808, called to bar 10 Feb 1813; a Commissioner of Bankrupts (occurs in annual lists 1816-31, when post abolished); a Commissioner of Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors 30 Jun 1824 – Aug 1853, Chief Commissioner 1 Aug 1853-61; author, On The Passage of Hannibal over the Alps, 1866, and several legal works; m. 1 Jan 1817 Charlotte Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Sympson, Middlethorpe Hall, Yorks. ; d. 5 Oct 1869. DNB.

LAWFORD, JOHN GRANT, second son of William Robinson Lawford, Leighton Buzzard, Beds., and Catherine Elizabeth Firth (IGI); b. 10 Feb 1811; adm. 18 Sep 1821 (Stelfox's); Wadham Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Jul 1828; BA 1833; MA 1835; ordained priest (Lincoln) 15 Mar 1835; Master, Aylesbury GS 1835; Perpetual Curate of Heath and Reach, Beds., 15 Mar 1835-42, of Soulbury, Bucks., 11 Apr 1839-45; m. 1838 Phoebe, third dau. of W. Dawson, Turnham Green, Middlesex; d. at Brussels 23 Jun 1847.

LAWLEY, SIR ROBERT, BART., only son of Sir Robert Lawley, Bart., and Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Sir Lambert Blackwell, Bart., MP; bap 22 Mar 1735/6; adm. Sep 1748 (Watts'); in school list 1752; Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 5 Apr 1753; succ. father as 5th baronet 28 Nov 1779; MP Warwickshire from 1780; of Canwell Priory, Staffs.; m. 11 Aug 1764 Jane, only dau. of Beilby Thompson, Escrick, Yorks.; d. 1 Mar 1793.

LAWRANCE, HENRY, eldest son of Edward Lawrance, Barbados, West Indies, and Rebecca Skeete Briggs (IGI); b. (West Indies) 23 Sep 1863; adm. 24 Jun 1879 (H); left May 1882; Exeter Coll. Oxford, matr. 18 Oct 1882; BA 1888; MA 1889.

Lawrence, Edward Feurtado, brother of John Henry Lawrence (q.v.); b. Nov. 28, 1892; adm. as (non-resident) K.S. Sept. 27, 1906 (H); left July 1911; d. Feb. 14, 1913.