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| Le Bas, Charles Webb. Adm. pens. (age 17) at TRINITY, Nov. 21, 1795. S. of Charles [linen draper], of Bond Street, London. [Of a Huguenot family, of Caen; his great-grandfather fled to England in 1702.] B. Apr. 26, 1779. School, Hyde Abbey School, near Winchester. Matric. Michs. 1798; Scholar, 1798; Craven scholar, 1799; B.A. (4th Wrangler) 1800; 1st Chancellor's medal, 1800; Members' prize (2nd), 1802; M.A. 1803. Fellow, 1802. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, 1802. Called to the Bar, 1806; but deafness compelled him to abandon the law. Tutor to the sons of the Bishop of Lincoln, 1808. Ord. deacon (Bristol) 1812; priest, 1812; R. of St Paul's, Shadwell, 1812-43. R. of Darfield, Yorks. 1812 25. C. of Wombwell, 1812-25. Preb. of Lincoln, 1812-61. Mathematical Professor and Dean in the East India College, Haileybury, 1813-37; Principal, 1837-43; resigned. Married, 1814, Sophia, dau. of Mark Hodgson, of the Bow brewery, inventor of 'India pale ale.' Author, Considerations on Miracles; Life of Thomas F. Middleton, Bishop of Calcutta; Life of Wicliff; Life of Cranmer; Life of Laud, etc., and of nearly eighty articles in the British Critic. Resided latterly at Brighton, where he died Jan. 25, 1861. The Le Bas prize, to perpetuate his memory at Cambridge, was founded in 1848, chiefly by his old Haileybury pupils. (Boase, II. 346; D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1861, I. 347.) | Charles Webb LE BAS Charles Webb LEBAS Approx. lifespan: 1779–1861 pens. aged 17 Trinity College adm1795:11:21 s. of Charles LE BAS [linen draper], of Bond Street, London of a Huguenot family, of Caen, [ France ] ; his great-grandfather fled to England in1702 b. 1779:04:26 School, Sch: Hyde Abbey School,near Winchester, [ Hampshire ] Matric 1798:10MT: Scholar 1798 Craven Scholar 1799 BA 4 th Wrangler 1800 1st Chancellor's Medal 1800 Members' prize (2nd) 1802 MA 1803 Fellow 1802 Adm. Lincoln's Inn: 1802 Called to the Bar: 1806 but deafness compelled him to abandon the law. Tutor to: : sons of the Bishop of Lincoln, [ Lincolnshire ] 1808 Ord. deacon Bristol 1812 Ord. priest 1812 R.: St Paul's Shadwell, [ London ] 1812-43 R.: Darfield, Yorkshire 1812 25. C.: Wombwell, [ West Riding of Yorkshire ] 1812-25 Prebendary: Lincoln, [ Lincolnshire ] 1812-61 Mathematical Professor: and Dean in the Sch: East India College Haileybury, [ Hertfordshire ] 1813-37 Principal: 1837-43 ; resigned. m. 1814,Sophia dau. of Mark HODGSON, of the Bow brewery [ London ], inventor of "India pale ale." Publ.: Considerations on Miracles; Life of Thomas F. Middleton, Bishop of Calcutta; Life of Wicliff; Life of Cranmer; Life of Laud etc., and of nearly eighty articles in the British Critic latterly Brighton, [ Sussex ] d. [there] 1861:01:25 The Le Bas Prize, to perpetuate his memory CB, was founded in1848, chiefly by his old Haileybury pupils. ( Boase, II. 346; D.N.B.; G. Mag. 1861, I. 347.) |