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George Lambert (other)
George Lambert may refer to: Politicians *George Lambert, 1st Viscount Lambert (1866–1958), British MP and peer *George Lambert, 2nd Viscount Lambert (1909–1989), his son, also a British MP and peer *George Lambert (Australian politician) (1879–1941), Australian politician in Western Australia *George Lambert (American politician) (born 1968), American politician in New Hampshire Sportsmen *George Lambert (tennis) (1842–1915), British real tennis world champion *George Lambert (footballer) (born 1889), Australian footballer, played for Fitzroy Football Club * George Lambert (cricketer) (1919–1991), English cricketer *George Lambert (pentathlete) (1928–2012), American Olympic modern pentathlete Others *George Lambert (English painter) (1700–1765), English landscape painter * George Jackson Lambert (1794–1880), English organist *George Lambert (Royal Navy officer) (1796–1869), British admiral *George Lambert (VC) (1819–1860), Irish recipient of the Victoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lambert, 1st Viscount Lambert
George Lambert, 1st Viscount Lambert, PC (25 June 1866 – 17 February 1958) was a long-serving British Member of Parliament (MP). Birth and education Lambert was born in South Tawton in Devon, on 25 June 1866, the son of George Lambert Gorwyn and his wife, Grace Howard. George Lambert Gorwyn (1818–1885), who is remembered today as a quarrelsome and much disliked man, had inherited farms in Spreyton and Drewsteignton. He dropped the surname Gorwyn in the 1870s, becoming known merely as George Lambert. His wife, Grace Howard, was the daughter of a farm labourer from South Tawton, who had been his housekeeper. They married in 1866. Lambert was educated at Spreyton School and North Tawton Grammar School. He left school after his father's death in 1885, and commenced farming. Political career Lambert served as a County Councillor for Devonshire, 1889–1912, and as a County Alderman, 1912–1952. He was first elected as Liberal MP for South Molton at a by-election in 1891. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lambert, 2nd Viscount Lambert
George Lambert, 2nd Viscount Lambert, DL TD (27 November 1909 – 24 May 1989) was a British politician. Early life Lambert was the eldest son of long-serving Devon Member of Parliament, the Rt. Hon. George Lambert. He was educated at Harrow and New College, Oxford. During World War II, he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers, but transferred to the Royal Artillery in 1940. He became a lieutenant-colonel and a war Office liaison officer, visiting the Mediterranean, India and South-East Asia Commands. Political career In Parliament, Lambert spoke on agriculture matters. After almost fifty years in Parliament, George Lambert senior stepped down at the 1945 general election and was created Viscount Lambert. Lambert younger stood successfully as a National Liberal candidate in his father's seat, South Molton. In 1950 the constituency was abolished and replaced by Torrington, which Lambert continued to serve until his father's death in 1958, at which point he joined the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lambert (Australian Politician)
George James Lambert (6 April 1879 – 30 June 1941) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1916 to 1930 and again from 1933 until his death. He worked as a metallurgist before entering politics. Early life Lambert was born in Malmsbury, Victoria, to Sarah Ann (née Smith) and William Richard Lambert. He trained in metallurgy at the school of mines in Kyneton, and in 1896 moved to Western Australia, where he set up as a metallurgical assayer in Boulder.George James Lambert – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 5 January 2017. Lambert eventually established a chemical supply company, and was also in partnership with |
George Lambert (American Politician)
George Lambert (born September 4, 1968, Sanford, Maine) is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, Lambert served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He is affiliated with the Free State Project. Lambert unsuccessfully ran for the 18th district of the New Hampshire Senate in the 2014 elections. He considered running for Governor of New Hampshire in the 2014 election. Lambert lives in Litchfield, New Hampshire. References External linksOfficial pageat the New Hampshire General Court The General Court of New Hampshire is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The lower house is the New Hampshire House of Representatives with 400 members. The upper house is the New Hampshire Senate with 24 mem ...Campaign site* 1968 births Living people Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives People from Litchfield, New Hampshire People from Sanford, Mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lambert (tennis)
George Lambert (1842–1915) was a British real tennis player. He was the world champion of the sport (1871–1885), succeeded by Tom Pettitt. See also * Real tennis world champions Men's singles Men's singles in "real" tennis is the first world championship in any sport. It predates the use of the term "real tennis," as the sport was called just "tennis" until lawn tennis gained popularity. Except in cases where the champ ... Notes 19th-century English people 1842 births 1915 deaths English real tennis players {{England-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lambert (footballer)
George 'Snowy' Lambert (9 September 1887 – 20 March 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the early years of the VFL. A half back flanker, Lambert played with Fitzroy for nine seasons and won their best and fairest award in his first season, sharing it with Bill Walker Bill Walker may refer to: Australian rules football * Bill A. Walker (1886–1934), Australian rules footballer for Essendon * Bill Walker (Australian footballer, born 1883) (1883–1971), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy * Bill J. V. Wal .... He struggled to hold his place in the side during the second half of his career and missed out on playing in both of the two premierships Fitzroy won while he was at the club. References External links * * 1887 births 1938 deaths Fitzroy Football Club players Mitchell Medal winners Australian rules footballers from Melbourne People from Fitzroy, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1887-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lambert (cricketer)
George Ernest Edward Lambert (11 May 1919 – 30 October 1991) played in 334 first-class cricket matches for Gloucestershire between 1938 and 1957. He later became cricket coach at Somerset and played three times for the first team in an injury crisis in 1960. He was born at Paddington, London and died in Bristol. Lambert was a right-handed lower-order batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler who was, in his prime, sometimes genuinely fast. Played by Gloucestershire primarily as the new-ball bowler in an attack dominated throughout his career by spin bowling, he often made useful runs and, in a side which frequently had a very long tail, often batted higher up the batting order than he might have done had he played for other teams. Cricket career Lambert was on the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) ground staff at Lord's before joining Gloucestershire in 1937, making his first-class debut a year later in the match against Lancashire and taking a wicket in each innings. He became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lambert (pentathlete)
George Lambert (September 1, 1928 – January 30, 2012)George Lambert's obituary was an American Modern pentathlon, modern pentathlete who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. References 1928 births 2012 deaths American male modern pentathletes Modern pentathletes at the 1956 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in modern pentathlon Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in modern pentathlon People from Hampton, Iowa Sportspeople from Iowa Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in modern pentathlon Pan Americ ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lambert (English Painter)
George Lambert (1700 – 30 November 1765) was an English landscape painting, landscape artist and theatre scene painter. With Richard Wilson (painter), Richard Wilson he is recognised as a pioneer of British landscape in art, for its own sake. Life and work Lambert was born in Kent and studied art under Warner Hassells and John Wootton, soon attracting attention by the quality of his landscape painting. He painted many large and fine landscapes in the style of Gaspar Poussin and Salvator Rosa. Many of his landscapes were finely engraved by François Vivares, James Mason (engraver), James Mason (1710–1785), and others, including a set of views of Plymouth and Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, Mount Edgcumbe (painted conjointly with Samuel Scott (painter), Samuel Scott), a view of Saltwood Castle in Kent, another of Dover, and a landscape presented to the Foundling Hospital in London. Lambert also obtained a great reputation as a scene-painter, working at first for the Lincoln's Inn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Jackson Lambert
George Jackson Lambert (16 November 1794 – 24 January 1880) was an English organist and composer, for many years organist of Beverley Minster. Life Lambert was born in Beverley, son of George Lambert, organist of Beverley Minster. He had his first lessons from his father; afterwards he studied in London under Samuel T. Lyon and William Crotch. He played violin, viola and cello; in his early career he played at the Chapel Royal and at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, and was said to be a favourite of the Prince Regent. In 1818 he succeeded his father as organist at Beverley, and held the post until 1874, when ill health and deafness compelled him to retire. He died in Beverley on 24 January 1880, in the house in which he was born, and was interred in the private burial-ground in North-Bar Street Within. His wife and two sons (George, who took holy orders, and Henry William, a musician) predeceased him. His father, who died on 15 July 1818, was organist for forty-one years, acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lambert (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir George Robert Lambert (8 September 1795 – 5 June 1869) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore. Naval career Lambert was the son of Captain Robert Alexander Lambert RN, himself the second son of Sir John Lambert, 2nd Baronet. His elder brother was General Sir John Lambert, and his younger brother was Captain Henry Lambert. Lambert joined the Royal Navy in 1809. Promoted to Captain in 1825, he commanded HMS ''Alligator'', HMS ''Endymion'', HMS ''Imaum'' and then HMS ''Fox''. In 1852, in HMS ''Fox'', he was dispatched to Burma to deal with some infringements of the Treaty of Yandabo. Lambert, described by Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General of India, in a private letter as the "combustible commodore", eventually provoked a naval confrontation in extremely questionable circumstances by blockading the port of Rangoon and thus started the Second Anglo-Burmese War which ended in the British annexing the province of Pegu and renaming it L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lambert (VC)
George Lambert Victoria Cross, VC (16 December 1819 – 10 February 1860), born in Markethill, County Armagh, was an Irish people, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom, British and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth forces. He was 37 years old, and a Sergeant-Major in the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot, 84th Regiment of Foot (later the 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deeds took place at Oonao, Onao, Bithoor and Lucknow for which he was awarded the VC: He later achieved the rank of lieutenant. He died in Sheffield on 10 February 1860 and was buried at Wardsend Cemetery in the city. His Victoria Cross is displayed at The York and Lancaster Regiment Museum, Rotherham, South Yorkshire. References Listed in order of publication year *''The Register of the Victoria Cross'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
