LEIGH

(53° 59’ N., 2° 31’ W.), town, Lancashire, England; silk, cotton. Pop. 1921, 45,545. TON, LORD (1830-96), Eng. painter; spent his early years in a series of extensive tours on the Continent, where he had instruction from some of the most distinguished artists, In 1855 he appeared at the Royal Academy with his famous picture, Cimabue’s Madonna carried in Proce ion through the Streets of Florence, subsequently bought by Queen Victoria; elected Pres, of the Se and knighted, 1878; sculptor also. Scot. scholar; studied at Edinburgh Univ.; spent some years abroad; principal of Edinburgh Univ., 1653; a learned pious, and unworldly man, was chosen one of bp’s by Charles II., 1661, and did all he could to check persecution and bring about religious union; app. abp. of Glasgow, 1670, but alienated extreme Episcopalians and Presbyterians, alike, resigning in despair, 1674. ince, Ireland. ‘Area,..7618 sq. miles.’