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Born at London, shire, April 13, 1863. An English statesman, scholar, schol and author. He was poor-law commi ioner for England and Wales 1839-47; under-secretary for the home department 1848; financial secretary to themes retary 1859-61; and secretary for war 1861-63. His chief work is an "Enquiry into the Credibility of the Early Roman History" (1855). 1850-52; chancellor of the exchequer 1855-58; home sec Lewis, Ida. Born at Newport, R. I., in 1841. The daughter of the keeper of the Lime Rock lighthouse. Sheis noted for her courage in saving life. She married William H. Wilson in 1870. Lewis, John. Born at Bristol, England, Aug. 29, 1675: died Jan. 16, 1747. An English biographer, antiquarian, and bibliographer, author of biographies of Wyclif, Caxton, Pecock, and Fisher, and of numerous other works on various topics. Lewis, John Frederick. Born at London, 1805: died at Walton on the Thames, Aug. 15, 1876. An English etcher and painter, at first of animals, but later of Highland, Italian, Spanish (for which he was called "Spanish Lewis"), and Oriental subjects. His latest (Oriental) pictures are the best-known. Lewis, Matthew Gregory. Born at London, July 9, 1775: died at sea (of yellow fever), May 14, 1818. An English poet, dramatist, and romance-writer, best known as the author of "Ambrosio, or the Monk" (1795), from which he was commonly known as "Monk" Lewis. He visited Weimar1792-93; became an attaché of the British legation at The Hague 1794; sat in the House of Commons 1796-1802; and went to Jamaica (where he owned property) Nov., 1815, and again toward the end of 1817. He also wrote "Village Virtues," a satire (1796), "The Castle Spectre" (acted at Drury Lane Dec. 14, 1797), "Tales of Horror" (1799), "Al phon so, King of Castile," a tragedy (1801), "Adelgitha," a tragedy (acted at Drury Lane April 30, 1807), etc. Lewis, Meri wether. Born near Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 18, 1774: committed suicide near Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 8, 1809. An American explorer, joint commander with Clark of an exploring expedition in the northwestern part of the United States 1804-06. Lewis, Morgan. Born at New York, Oct. 16, 1754: died at New York, April 7, 1844. An American general, jurist, and politician, son Francis Lewis: governor of New York 1805-06. Lewis, Tayler. Born at North umber land, N. Y., March 27, 1802: died at Schenectady, N. Y., May 11, 1877. An American scholar and author. He became profe or of Greek at the University of New York in 1838, and at Union College in 1849. Among his works are "Six Days of Creation" (1855), "The Bible and Science" (1856), "The Divine Human in the Scripture" (1860). of " Leyden, John Lewis, William Thomas. Born at Ormskirk, Lancashire, about 1748: died at London, Jan. 13, 1811. A noted English comedian. Among the Wyndham in the Man of Reason," Sir Charles Racket in parts which created are Falkland "Rivals, "Three Weeks after Marriage," Counsellor Witmore in Kenrick's "Duellist," Beverly in Colman's "Man of Busi ne ," Arviragus in Mason's "Caractacus," Mill am our in "Belle's Stratagem, and Egerton in the Man of the Murphy's "Know your own Mind, Dor i court in World." Dict . Nat . Biog. Lewis River. See Snake River. Lewiston (lū'is-ton). A city in Andro scog gin County, Maine, situated on the Andro scog gin, opposite Auburn, 31 miles north of Portland. Its leading manufactures are woolen and cotton. It is the seat of Bates College (Freewill Baptist). Population (1890), 21,701. Lexington (lek's ing-ton). A city and the capi tal of Fayette County, Kentucky, 22 miles southeast of Frankfort. It is a commercial and manufac turing center; has a famous horse-market; and is the seat of Kentucky University. It was settled in 1775. Population (1890), 21,567. Lexington. A small town in Middle sex County, Ma a chuse Ma achusetts, 11 miles northwest of Boston. It is noted as the scene of the first bloodshed of the American Revolution, April 19, 1775. The British (800 men) under Colonel Smith left Boston on the night of April 18, to take the military stores in Concord. The advance under Major Pitcairn was confronted at Lexington Green by about 50 minute-men under Captain Parker, and this force was dispersed with the lo of 7 Americans killed. The British proceeded to Concord, and a part of the force was repulsed ordered retreat and maintained running fight back to at the Concord bridge by the minute-men. Colonel Smith Charles town with the constantly increasing Americans. At Lexington he was reinforced by 1,200 men under Lord Percy. The British lo was 273; the American lo , 88. The fighting at Concord is often called the battle of Concord, while the entire day's fighting is called the battle of Lexington. A city and the capital of Lafayette Lexington. County, Mi ouri, situated on the Mi ouri 40 miles east by north of Kansas City. The Federals under Mulligan surrendered here to the Confederates un der Price, Sept. 21, 1861. Population (1890), 4,537. Lexington. The capital of Rock bridge County, Virginia, situated on North River 108 miles west Military Institute and of Washington and Lee University (which see). Population (1890), 3,059. Lexington. A famous American bay race-horse, foaled in 1851. by north of Richmond. It is the seat of the Virginia Lexinton, or Le ing ton (les'ing-ton), Stephen de. Lived about the middle of the 13th century. An English ecclesiastic, abbot of Stanley in Wilts hire, later abbot of Savigny in Normandy (1229) and (1243) of Clairvaux. Lexovii (leks-ō'vi-i). In ancient history, a Celtic people in northern Gaul, which lived near the English Channel west of the Seine. Ley (le), James. Born 1550: died March 14, 1629. An English jurist and politician, created first Earl of Marl borough Feb. 5, 1626. He was ap pointed lord chief justice of the King's Bench for Ireland in 1604, lord chief justice of England 1622, and lord high treasurer 1624. He succeeded Bacon as speaker of the House of Lords, and pronounced the judgment of the Lords upon him. Leybourn (le'bèrn), William. Born 1626: died about 1700. An English surgeon and mathematician. He was the author, with Vincent Wing, of the first English treatise on astronomy, "Urania Practic a' (1648). He also published "Planometria" (1650: republished as "The Complete Surveyor" 1653), "Arithmetick, Vulgar, Decimal, and Instrumental" (1657), "Census Mathematic us" (1690), "Panarithmologia," the earliest English ready reckoner (1693), etc. Leycester (les'ter), Sir Peter. Born at Nether Tabley, Cheshire, March 3, 1614: died there, Oct. 11, 1678. An English antiquary, author of "Historical Antiquities" of Great Britain and Ireland and particularly of Cheshire (1653). Leyden, or Leiden (li'den). A city in the province of South Holland, Netherlands, situated on the Old Rhine 6 miles from the North Sea and 22 miles southwest of Amsterdam: the Roman Lugdunum Batavorum, and the medieval Leithen. It was the birthplace of Rembrandt, Jan Steen, Gerard Douw, and other painters. The university, founded in 1575, is attended by about 700 students, and has valuable museums of natural history, ethnography, archæology, etc., an observatory, and a library of 160,000 volumes. Other objects of interest are the Stadhuis, Church of St.