▁writers ▁Category : F rench ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁Pr est wood ▁Lucas ▁ ▁( 7 ▁August ▁▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁– ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁civil ▁servant ▁and ▁historian . ▁ ▁Lucas ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Cr ick how ell , ▁Bre ck no ck shire , ▁Wales , ▁the ▁young est ▁son ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁family . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Henry ▁John ▁Lucas ▁( 1 7 7 3 – 1 8 4 0 ) ▁and ▁Jen etta ▁Ill ty ds ▁( 1 7 7 6 – 1 8 2 1 ) ▁and ▁son ▁of ▁phys ician ▁Henry ▁Lucas ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Be van . ▁ ▁His ▁sister ▁Mary ▁Anne ▁Lucas ▁married ▁the ▁first ▁Sir ▁Joseph ▁Ba iley , ▁later ▁Lord ▁G lan usk . ▁Lucas ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Win chester ▁College ▁and ▁Bal li ol ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁Lucas ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bar , ▁Lincoln ' s ▁Inn , ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁civil ▁servant ▁in ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Office ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁becoming ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Department ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁to ▁his ▁kn ighth ood . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁teach ▁at ▁The ▁Working ▁Men ’ s ▁College . ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 0 3 ▁he ▁became ▁Vice ▁Princi pal