Frederick John William Lambart, 8th Earl of the County of Cavan was born on 30 December 1815 at his parents' home of Ower Cottage,

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, England. He was the son of George Frederick Augustus Lambart, Viscount Kilcoursie and Sarah Coppin. His father, while with the

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, was severely wounded during the

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in the

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and remained lame for the rest of his life until his death in 1828 at the age of 39. Frederick was left an orphan. He was sent to

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from 1829 until 1833, where he was known, without his title, simply as Lambart. The Rev. Dr. Hawtrey was the then-headmaster and gave encouraging influence, which helped him succeed in his education.

Career

At age 17, he was placed in the

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, joining the regiment in

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under Colonel Clarke. In 1835, his quarters were changed from

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. In the autumn of 1836, he was posted to

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, Staffordshire.

Marriage

He married Caroline Augusta Littleton, daughter of

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, and Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley, on 24 July 1838 at St George's Church,

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. It was about this time, after the death of his grandfather, that he succeeded to the title and impaired estates. They remained married for 49 years and 5 months, and had five children: * Lady Mary Hyacinthe Lambart (died 22 August 1933) * Lady Sarah Sophia Lambart (died 8 July 1914) * Sir Frederick Edward Gould Lambart, 9th Earl of the County of Cavan (21 October 1839 – 14 July 1900) * Hon. Octavus Henry Lambart (10 January 1855 – 24 January 1919), married in 1878 Hannah Sarah Howard, daughter of Hiram Edward Howard, of

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* Major Hon. Arthur Lambart (11 August 1858 – 3 April 1937)

Religious faith

After 1839 they went to

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, then

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, followed by two years in

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. It was here that his deeper biblical studies began. Upon securing a Bible in Dublin in 1835, religion began to play a part in his life. After 1844 he was, until his death, a member of the Open

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. In 1846 Cavan went to

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and played a part in the formation of the

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with Sir

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. Among his special interests was biblical prophecy. He often preached on Christ's expected

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. In 1866, Lord Cavan invited

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to come to

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for evangelistic meetings. Dr Friedrich Wilhelm Baedeker, cousin of

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, the famous travel guides editor, attended one of these meetings and experienced a religious conversion.D.R., "Dr. F. W. Baedeker", in Henry Pickering (compiler), ''Chief Men Among the Brethren'' (London: Pickering & Inglis Ltd., 2nd edition, reprinted 1968), pp. 143-44. The name is given here as "Dr. Frederick W. Baedeker" (d. 9 October 1906, aged 83).

Death

He died on 16 December 1887, aged 71, at The Lodge, Weston-super-Mare,

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, England. His last words were, 'We need no more doctors; the Lord standeth at the door!' He was buried on 22 December 1887, when 500 attended the funeral.

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preached at the grave-side. His will, dated 19 February 1887, was probated at over £10,000.

References

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