[1] 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.
Old Haileyburians made a subscription in memory of his services there, and in 1848 endowed the Le Bas Scholarships (Bursaries)[2] at the University of Cambridge for the best students in the study of Literature.
Le Bas was of the theological school which bridged between the Caroline divines and nonjurors and the Oxford movement, with others such as Hugh James Rose, Christopher Wordsworth, John James Blunt, and William Hodge Mill.
[3] Le Bas's major works were: To the Theological Library, edited by Rose and William Rowe Lyall, Le Bas contributed five volumes: He was also author of tracts for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and published single sermons: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Overton, John Henry (1892).