Thomas Phillipps Lamb (1752–1819) was an English politician.The History of Parliament On-line
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Life

Lamb was the son of Thomas Lamb, many times mayor of

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, and his wife Dorothy Eyles, daughter of the Rev. George Eyles, vicar of Turk Dean. He was

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(MP) for Rye from 1812 until his death.

Family

Lamb married in 1774 Elizabeth Davis, daughter of William Davis of Rye. They had three sons and two daughters. Of the sons, Thomas was a

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in the

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and held incumbencies at

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, Bagshot,

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and the

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. Their daughter (Martha) Sabina married in 1829 Antonio Caccia (1801–1867) from

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, a political exile.

References

1752 births People from Rye, East Sussex 1819 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 {{England-UK-MP-stub