Viscount Lambert
Encyclopedia
Viscount Lambert, of South Molton in the County of Devon, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1945 for George Lambert
, who had been a Liberal
Member of Parliament
since 1891, with the exception for the 1924-1929 Parliament. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Viscount. He had succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for South Molton
in 1945, and later represented Torrington
in Parliament. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the third Viscount. The title became extinct on his death in 1999.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1945 for George Lambert
George Lambert, 1st Viscount Lambert
George Lambert, 1st Viscount Lambert, PC was a long-serving British Member of Parliament .Lambert was first elected as Liberal MP for South Molton at a by-election in 1891. He was Civil Lord of the Admiralty 1905-1915. He lost his seat at the 1924 to the Conservative Cedric Drewe, but regained...
, who had been a Liberal
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...
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,...
since 1891, with the exception for the 1924-1929 Parliament. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Viscount. He had succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for South Molton
South Molton (UK Parliament constituency)
South Molton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the small town of South Molton in Devon, in the South West of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
in 1945, and later represented Torrington
Torrington (UK Parliament constituency)
Torrington was a county constituency centred on the town of Torrington in Devon. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election....
in Parliament. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the third Viscount. The title became extinct on his death in 1999.
Viscounts Lambert (1945)
- George Lambert, 1st Viscount LambertGeorge Lambert, 1st Viscount LambertGeorge Lambert, 1st Viscount Lambert, PC was a long-serving British Member of Parliament .Lambert was first elected as Liberal MP for South Molton at a by-election in 1891. He was Civil Lord of the Admiralty 1905-1915. He lost his seat at the 1924 to the Conservative Cedric Drewe, but regained...
(1866–1958) - George Lambert, 2nd Viscount LambertGeorge Lambert, 2nd Viscount LambertGeorge Lambert, 2nd Viscount Lambert, TD was a British politician.Lambert was the eldest son of long-serving Devon Member of Parliament, the Rt. Hon. George Lambert. He was educated at Harrow School and New College, Oxford. During World War II he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers, but...
(1909–1989) - Michael John Lambert, 3rd Viscount Lambert (1912–1999)