Nathaniel Grace Lambert
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Nathaniel Grace Lambert was an English mine-owner and Liberal Party
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880.
Lambert was the son of Richard Lambert of Newcastle-on-Tyne and his wife Achsah Grace, daughter of Nathaniel Grace. He was educated privately and became a mine-owner. He was a captain on the Taplow Yeomanry Lancers and a J.P.
and Deputy Lieutenant
for Buckinghamshire. In 1865 he was High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
.
At the 1868 general election
Lambert was elected as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Buckinghamshire
. 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.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880.
Lambert was the son of Richard Lambert of Newcastle-on-Tyne and his wife Achsah Grace, daughter of Nathaniel Grace. He was educated privately and became a mine-owner. He was a captain on the Taplow Yeomanry Lancers and a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for Buckinghamshire. In 1865 he was High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
The High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times...
.
At the 1868 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1868
The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...
Lambert was elected as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckinghamshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.Its most prominent member was...
. 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.