H. E. Bates Give Them Their Life, The Poetry of H.E. Bates, Evensford Productions Ltd, Eads, Peter, 1995, The Life and Times of H.E.Bates, Northamptonshire County Council Libraries and Information Service, H. E. Bates Herbert Ernest Bates, CBE (16 May 1905 – 29 January 1974), better known as H.E. Bates, was an English writer and author. His best-known works include "Love for Lydia", "The Darling Buds of May", and "My Uncle Silas". H.E. Bates was born on 16 May 1905 in Rushden, Northamptonshire, and educated at Kettering Grammar School. After leaving school, he worked as a reporter and a warehouse clerk. Many of
Lorenzo E. Darling Lorenzo E. Darling Lorenzo E. Darling was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Darling was born on August 9, 1829 in Warren Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. After residing in East Troy (town), Wisconsin, he moved to Greenville, Wisconsin in 1849 and later to Appleton, Wisconsin, Ellington, Wisconsin and Shiocton, Wisconsin. In 1854, Darling married Mary E. Morse. They would have three children. He died on December 23, 1895. Darling was elected to the Assembly in 1873. He had previously been an unsuccessful candidate for the Assembly in 1864 and for the Wisconsin State Senate in 1868. Other positions Darling