3IO APPENDIX. 



LAVATER, JOHANN KASPAR (1741-1801), a Swiss physiog- 

 nomist, son of a physician. 



LAVOISIER, ANTOINE LAURENT (1743-1794), a French 

 chemist and one of the founders of modern chemistry. He was son of 

 a wealthy tradesman, and at the age of 5 he lost his mother. 



LAW, EDWARD (17901871) [40], an English statesman, earl 

 of Ellenborough and governor-general of India. He was son of Ed- 

 ward Law (1750-1818) [47], a chief justice of the king's bench who 

 was son of Edmund Law (1703 ), bishop of Carlisle. 



LAYARD, AUSTEN HENRY (1817), an English archaeolo- 

 gist and orientalist. 



LEA, ISAAC (1792-1886), an American naturalist who was a 

 younger son. An older brother, Thomas Gibson Lea (1785-1844), was 

 a botanist and a still older brother was a merchant in Philadelphia. 



LE CONTE, JOHN (1818-1891) [36], and JOSEPH (1823-1891) 

 [41], American physicists, sons of Louis Le Conte (1782 ). 



LE CONTE, JOHN LAWRENCE (1825-1883) [41], an Ameri- 

 can naturalist, son of John Le Conte (1784-1860), a naturalist. 



LEDRU-ROLLIN, ALEXANDRE AUGUSTS (1808-1874), a 

 French politician. 



LEE FAMILY OF VIRGINIA. Richard Lee (1646-1714), a 

 younger and probably the youngest son of a "numerous household" 

 was the father of five sons, the last two of whom, Thomas Lee (1690- 

 1750) [44 [, and Henry Lee (1691 ) [45], were progenitors of the 

 eminent branches. Thomas had five sons of whom the last three were 

 the eminent members, viz.: Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794) [42], 

 a statesman; Francis Lightfoot Lee (1734-1797) [44], signer of the 

 'Declaration of Independence; and Arthur Lee (1740-1792) [50], a 

 statesman. From Henry Lee (1691 ) [45], we have his youngest 

 son, Henry Lee (1729 ) [38], his grandson, Col. Henry Lee (1756- 

 1818) [27], and his youngest great-grandson, Gen. Robert Edward 

 Lee (1807-1870) [51]. 



LEE, CHARLES (1731-1782), a major general in the American 



