LAMSON

George Henry (son of rev. W. O. Lamson, chaplain to the American ambulance during Franco-German war 1870). b. New York 8 Sep. 1852; resided with his parents in Paris 1858–70; studied medicine in Paris 1869–70; a istant surgeon to the American ambulance during Franco-German war 1870; surgeon in Paris during the siege, for which he received the bronze cro ; graduated M.D. in Univ. of Pennsylvania 1872; a surgeon at Ferry Town, New York to 1874; at Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1874–6; came to England, Sep. 1876 at invitation of secretary of the League in aid of the Christians in Turkey; surgeon-in-chief to military hospital at Semendria, received a gold medal for bravery; chief of the English military hospital at Costo Foro, Bucharest, during Ru o-Turkish war Aug. 1877 to March 1878; was snowed up six days without food on his way back from Plevna to Bucharest; received Star of Roumania and Turkish order of the Medjidie at end of the war 1878; L.R.C.P. Edinb., L.R.C.S. Edinb. and L.M.C.S. Edinb. May 1878; practised at Rother field, Tun bridge Wells, May 1878; bought a practice at Bourne mouth for £400, 1879; went for a six months’ trip to America, April 1880; sold his practice and left Bourne mouth, April 1881. ( m. 16 Oct. 1878 Kate eld. child of Wm. John of Manchester, merchant); poisoned his brother-in-law Percy Malcolm John with aconitine at Wm. Henry Bedbrook’s school, Blenheim house, 2 and 4 St. George’s road, Wimbled on 3 Dec. 1881; surrendered himself at Scotland yard 7 Dec. 1881; tried before sir Henry Hawkins at the Old Bailey 9–14 March 1882, when found guilty and sentenced to death; reprieved twice to enable his friends in America to produce evidence of his insanity; confe ed his guilt 27 April 1882; hanged in Wands worth gaol 28 April 1882. Central criminal court se ions paper. Minutes of evidence , xcv 547–90 (1882); Browne and Stewart’s Reports of trials (1883) 514–67; Law Journal 24 Oct. 1891 pp. 652–3; Montagu Williams’s Leaves of a life (1891) 294–300, 348–63; Graphic , xxv 257 (1882), portrait . L’AMY, James . b. Dunkenny 8 July 1772; advocate at Scotch bar 1794; sheriff of For far shire, July 1819 to death. d. Dundee 15 Jany. 1854. W. Norrie’s Dundee Celebrities (1873) p. 155.