J. Walter Lambeth
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John Walter Lambeth was a U.S. Representative
from North Carolina
.
Born in Thomasville, North Carolina
, Lambeth attended local public schools.
He graduated from Trinity College (now Duke University
), Durham, North Carolina
, in 1916, and later attended Harvard
. He joined the Army on January 15, 1918 and saw service in Europe during the remainder of the First World War. He was discharged with the rank of sergeant on July 26, 1919.
Lambeth worked in furniture manufacturing between 1919 and 1930, was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 1921, and was mayor of Thomasville
from 1925 to 1929. He was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-second Congress in 1930 and was re-elected three times before declining nomination in 1938.
He died in Washington, D.C. on January 12, 1961 and is interred in the City Cemetery in Thomasville.
United States House of Representatives
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from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
.
Born in Thomasville, North Carolina
Thomasville, North Carolina
Thomasville is a city in Davidson County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,354 at the 2010 census. The city is notable for its furniture industry as are its neighbors of High Point and Lexington. This Piedmont Triad community was established in 1852 and hosts the state's...
, Lambeth attended local public schools.
He graduated from Trinity College (now Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
), Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
, in 1916, and later attended Harvard
Harvard University
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. He joined the Army on January 15, 1918 and saw service in Europe during the remainder of the First World War. He was discharged with the rank of sergeant on July 26, 1919.
Lambeth worked in furniture manufacturing between 1919 and 1930, was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 1921, and was mayor of Thomasville
Thomasville, North Carolina
Thomasville is a city in Davidson County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,354 at the 2010 census. The city is notable for its furniture industry as are its neighbors of High Point and Lexington. This Piedmont Triad community was established in 1852 and hosts the state's...
from 1925 to 1929. He was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Seventy-second Congress in 1930 and was re-elected three times before declining nomination in 1938.
He died in Washington, D.C. on January 12, 1961 and is interred in the City Cemetery in Thomasville.