Nathaniel Grace Lambert (1811 – 9 December 1882) was an English mine-owner and

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politician who sat in the

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from 1868 to 1880. Lambert was the son of Richard Lambert of Newcastle upon Tyne and his wife Achsah Grace, daughter of Nathaniel Grace. He was educated privately and became a mine-owner. He was captain-commandant of the Taplow Yeomanry Lancers and a J.P. and deputy lieutenant for Buckinghamshire. In 1865 he was

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.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
/ref> At the 1868 general election Lambert was elected as a

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(MP) for

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. He held the seat until 1880. Lambert died at the age of 71. Lambert married Mary Ann Richards, daughter of Thomas Wright Richards of Rushden, Northamptonshire, in 1843. Their youngest daughter, Christina, married Lord

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in 1876.

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* 1811 births 1882 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 High Sheriffs of Buckinghamshire Deputy Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire English justices of the peace British Yeomanry officers {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub