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Walter Lamb
Walter Lamb (8 January 1825 – 13 November 1906) was an Australian businessman, banker and politician. In 1889 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, where he served until 1893. A member of the Lamb banking family, he became a director of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney in 1860. In 1880, he became chairman of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company. His father Commander John Lamb was a Commercial Banking Company of Sydney director, as were his brothers Alfred Lamb, Edward Lamb and John de Villiers Lamb. His sister-in-law by John de Villiers Lamb, Henrietta Lamb (née Smith), was the sister of the deputy chairman of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Thomas Smith. He married Margaret Elizabeth Dangar, daughter of Australian politician and explorer Henry Dangar. Early life He was born in London to the Australian banker and politician John Lamb and Emma (née Robinson). His mother Emma Lamb (née Robinson) was the daughter of the dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penrith, England
Penrith (, , ) is a market town and civil parish in the county of Cumbria, England, about south of Carlisle. It is less than outside the Lake District National Park, in between the Rivers Petteril and Eamont and just north of the River Lowther. It had a population of 15,181 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Cumberland, Penrith's current local authorities are the Eden District Council, which is based in the town, and Cumbria County Council. In 2023, Penrith will become part of the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area. From 1974 to 2015, it was an unparished area with no local council. A civil parish was reintroduced as Penrith Town Council and first elected on 7 May 2015. Toponymy The etymology of "Penrith" has been debated. Several writers argue for the Cumbric or Welsh "head, chief, end" (both noun and adjective) with the Cumbric , Welsh "ford", to mean "chief ford", "hill ford", "ford end", or Whaley's suggestion: "the head of the ford" or "headland by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
