Sir James Lamont, 1st Baronet (26 April 1828 – 29 July 1913) was a Scottish
explorer
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, particularly known for his travels in the
Arctic
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; he also travelled to
Africa
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and the
West Indies
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. He was a fellow of the
Geological Society of London
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Fe ...
and the
Royal Geographical Society.
[Jones, AGE]
Lamont, Sir James, first baronet (1828–1913)
''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004[Darwin Correspondence Project: James Lamont, 1828–1913]
(accessed 25 November 2009) Lamont Island in the
Franz Josef Land
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archipelago of
Russia
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is named for him.
He served as the
Liberal
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Member of Parliament
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for
Buteshire (1865–68).
On 16 July 1910, he was created a Baronet
of Knockdaw in the parish of Inverchaolain in the county of Argyll.
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1828 births
1913 deaths
Scottish explorers
Fellows of the Geological Society of London
Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
UK MPs 1865–1868
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Scottish Liberal Party MPs
British Army officers
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