LALOR, Peter (eld. son of Patrick Lalor, M.P. for Queen’s co., gentleman farmer). b. Tinakill, Queen’s co. Ireland 1823; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin; a civil engineer; sailed for Melbourne 1852; commanded the rebel miners at the Eureka stockade riot near Ballarat 3 Dec. 1854 when he received a ball near the shoulder which caused loss of his left arm; member of legislative assembly for Ballarat Nov. 1855, for South Grant 1856–71 and again 1875–88, chairman of committees 1859–68; inspector of railways 1855; chairman of the Clunes water commission; comr. for trade and customs 1877–80, post master general 1878–80, speaker of the assembly 22 July 1880 to 29 Sep. 1887, awarded a grant of £4000 on his retirement. d. Melbourne 9 Feb. 1889.
LAMB, Sir Charles Montolieu, 2 Baronet. b. Nantcribba hall, Montgomeryshire 8 July 1785; succeeded 13 Oct. 1824; knight marshal of the royal household 30 Jany. 1825 to death; knight marshal of the lists at the Eglinton tournament 28–30 Aug. 1839; lord prior of English langue of knights of Malta 24 June 1847 to death. d. Beauport, Battle, Sussex 21 March 1860. Nixon and Richardson’s Eglinton tournament (1843), portrait plate iii.
LAMB, Edward Buckton. b. 1806; an architect in the modern Gothic style with a large practice; exhibited 57 designs at R.A. and 5 at Suffolk st. 1824–69; some of his designs were published in lithography; published Etchings of Gothic ornament 1830; Studies of ancient domestic architecture 1846. d. 3 Hinde st. Manchester sq. London 30 Aug. 1869.
LAMB, Robert (son of Thomas Lamb of Cockeram, Lancs.). b. 1812; ed. St. John’s coll. Oxf., B.A. 1835, M.A. 1840; C. of Kirkham, Lancs. 1837–40; principal of Western gram. sch. Brompton, London 1840–44; P.C. of St. Mary’s, Preston 1844–49; R. of St. Paul’s, Manchester 1849 to 1871; contributed many articles to Fraser’s Mag. under pseudonym of A Manchester Man; author of Sermons on passing seasons and events 1853; Selections from articles contributed to Fraser’s Magazine 2 vols. 1866; Sermons preached in St. Paul’s church 2 vols. 1870; Yarndale: an unsentimental story 3 vols. 1872. d. Haycarr near Lancaster 24 Dec. 1872.
LAMB, Thomas. b. Lamb’s lane, Forebank, Dundee 1801; grocer and spirit dealer, Murraygate, Dundee; became a convinced teetotaller and destroyed all the liquor he had in stock 1828; opened a coffee house in the Murraygate which became the head quarters of the literary societies and clubs of Dundee; a refreshment contractor for festive meetings; opened refreshment rooms and tea gardens 1843; opened Lamb’s Temperance hotel 30 July 1852 which he much enlarged in 1867; kept a dairy farm. d. Dundee 31 Oct. 1869. Norrie’s Dundee celebrities (1873) 342–9.
LAMBE, George. b. 1786 or 1787; assistant surgeon Bengal army 27 March 1808, surgeon 1 July 1823; superintending surgeon Dacca 31 Jany. 1844 to 10 April 1847; inspector general of hospitals, Bengal 10 April 1847, surgeon general 24 July 1848, phys. general 10 Feb. 1849 to 10 April 1852 when he retired. d. very suddenly 3 Feb. 1862.
LAMBERT, George Jackson (son of George Lambert, organist of Beverley Minster 40 years, d. 15 July 1818). b. Beverley 16 Nov. 1794; organist of Beverley Minster 1818–74, 56 years; a fine violoncello and violin player; published overtures, instrumental chamber music, organ fugues, &c.; printed Duett for two performers on the piano 1815; A favourite French air with variations 1820; Major Campbell’s waltz with variations 1830. d. Beverley 24 Jany. 1880.
LAMBERT, Sir George Robert (5 son of Robert Alexander Lambert, captain R.N. 1732–1801). b. 8 Sep. 1795; entered R.N. April 1809; in the Walcheren expedition; captain 8 Aug. 1825; served in West Indies 1845–47; commodore at Jamaica 23 Jany. 1847; did good service in the war with Burmah; R.A. 21 Jany. 1854, admiral on h.p. 15 Dec. 1863; granted service pension 5 March 1864; K.C.B. 9 Dec. 1853, G.C.B. 7 June 1865. d. suddenly in billiard room of United Service club, 116 Pall Mall, London 5 June 1869.
LAMBERT, James Staunton (eld. son of Walter Lambert of Creg Clare, co. Galway, d. 25 Sep. 1832). b. 5 March 1789; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin; sheriff of Galway 1813; M.P. co. Galway 6 July 1826 to 3 Dec. 1832. d. Budleigh Salterton, South Devon 1 July 1867.
LAMBERT, Sir John (son of Daniel Lambert of Hindon, surgeon). b. Bridzor, Wiltshire 4 Feb. 1815; ed. Downside coll. Bath; solicitor at Salisbury 1836–57; mayor of Salisbury 1854 being the first Roman Catholic mayor of a cathedral city since the Reformation; a poor law inspector 1857; superintended administration of the Public Works (manufacturing districts) Act 1863; receiver of metropolitan common poor fund under Metropolitan Poor Act 1867; member of parliamentary boundaries commission 1867 and of the sanitary commission; the first permanent secretary of local government board 31 Aug. 1871 to Nov. 1882; chairman of commission which drew up census of landed proprietors in Great Britain 1872; chairman of boundaries commission 1884–5; C.B. 5 May 1871, K.C.B. 31 May 1879; P.C. 19 May 1885; profoundly versed in ecclesiastical music of the middle ages; author of many musical works in Latin and English; edited A grammar of ritual music by Janssen 1849; The vesper psalter 1849. d. Milford house, Elms road, Clapham common near London 27 Jany. 1892. bur. St. Osmund’s ch. Salisbury which he had founded. Downside Review, vol. viii No. 1, and vol. xi No. 1; I.L.N. 6 Feb. 1892 p. 166, portrait.