Charles Webb Le Bas
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Charles Webb Le Bas was an English clergyman, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
and principal of the East India Company College
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Le Bas was of a Hugenot family: his grandfather had fled to England in 1702. He was educated at Hyde Abbey School, Winchester, and Trinity College, Cambridge
, where he graduated BA (4th wrangler and winner of the chancellor's medal) in 1800, and became a fellow of Trinity in 1802. He was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn
in 1806, but poor hearing forced him to abandon the law. After tutoring the sons of the Bishop of Lincoln, he was ordained in 1812, apparently becoming simultaneously Rector of St Paul's Church, Shadwell, Rector of Darfield, South Yorkshire
, Curate of Wombwell
and a prebendary of Lincoln. He became a professor of mathematics at the East India College at Haileybury in 1813, and was Principal of the college from 1837 to 1843.
Old Haileyburians made a subscription in memory of his services there, and in 1848 endowed the Le Bas Scholarships (Bursaries) at the University of Cambridge
for the best students in the study of Literature. Le Bas' own writings dealt with church history; he was a prolific contributor to the British Critic
.
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
and principal of the East India Company College
East India Company College
The East India College was a college in Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in February 1806 as the training establishment for the British East India Company . At that time, the BEIC provided general and vocational education for young gentlemen of sixteen to eighteen years old,...
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Le Bas was of a Hugenot family: his grandfather had fled to England in 1702. He was educated at Hyde Abbey School, Winchester, and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, where he graduated BA (4th wrangler and winner of the chancellor's medal) in 1800, and became a fellow of Trinity in 1802. He was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1806, but poor hearing forced him to abandon the law. After tutoring the sons of the Bishop of Lincoln, he was ordained in 1812, apparently becoming simultaneously Rector of St Paul's Church, Shadwell, Rector of Darfield, South Yorkshire
Darfield, South Yorkshire
Darfield is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It lies east of the town of Barnsley. It had a population of 8,066 at the 2001 UK Census.-History:...
, Curate of Wombwell
Wombwell
Wombwell is a small town near Barnsley, located in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 15,180.Its name's origin may mean "Womba's Well", or "well in a hollow"....
and a prebendary of Lincoln. He became a professor of mathematics at the East India College at Haileybury in 1813, and was Principal of the college from 1837 to 1843.
Old Haileyburians made a subscription in memory of his services there, and in 1848 endowed the Le Bas Scholarships (Bursaries) at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
for the best students in the study of Literature. Le Bas' own writings dealt with church history; he was a prolific contributor to the British Critic
British Critic
The British Critic: A New Review was a quarterly publication, established in 1793 as a conservative and high church review journal riding the tide of British reaction against the French Revolution.-High church review:...
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Publications
(Partial list)- Le Bas, Charles Webb: The Life of the Right Rev. T. Fanshaw Middleton, D.D. Late Lord Bishop of Calcutta. : London Rivington 1831
- Le Bas, Charles Webb: Theological Library Vol. I The Life of Wiclif : London Rivington 1832
- Le Bas, Charles Webb: Theological Library Vol. IV. The Life of Archbishop Cranmer : London Rivington 1833
- Le Bas, Charles Webb: Theological Library Vol. XI. The Life of Bishop Jewel, London Rivington
- Le Bas, Charles Webb: Theological Library Vol. XIII. The Life of Archbishop Laud, London Rivington 1836 republished 2005 Kessinger Publishing ISBN 141795714X
- Le Bas, Charles Webb: Sermon, preached in the Chapel of Lambeth Palace, on Sunday, October 2, MDCCCXXXVI; at the consecration of the Right Rev. William Otter, D.D. Lord Bishop of Chichester : London Rivington 1836.