George Lambert, 2nd Viscount Lambert
George Lambert, 2nd Viscount Lambert, TD (27 November 1909 – 24 May 1989) was a British politician.
The Viscount Lambert | |
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| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for South Molton | |
| In office 1945–1950 | |
| Preceded by | George Lambert, 1st Viscount Lambert |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Torrington | |
| In office 1950–1958 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Mark Bonham Carter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1909 |
| Died | 24 May 1989 (aged 79) Switzerland |
| Political party | National Liberal |
Early life
Lambert was the eldest son of long-serving Devon Member of Parliament, the Rt. Hon. George Lambert. He was educated at Harrow and New College, Oxford. During World War II, he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers, but transferred to the Royal Artillery in 1940. He became a Lieutenant-Colonel and a War Office liaison officer, visiting the Mediterranean, India and South-East Asia Commands.
Political career
In Parliament, Lambert spoke on agriculture matters. After almost fifty years in Parliament, George Lambert senior stepped down at the 1945 general election and was created Viscount Lambert. Lambert younger stood successfully as a National Liberal candidate in his father's seat, South Molton. In 1950 the constituency was abolished and replaced by Torrington, which Lambert continued to serve until his father's death in 1958, at which point he joined the House of Lords. This prompted the 1958 Torrington by-election and the Liberal Party's first by-election gain in almost thirty years.
Personal life
He married Patricia (Patsy) Quinn in May 1939. Quinn who was Anglo-Irish, came over from her family home Greylands in Dalkey just south of Dublin to be educated in England where she was educated at the Sacred Heart Convent in Roehampton where she shared a room with Vivien Leigh and they became lifelong friends; she was a bridesmaid at her first wedding. She was a model for Norman Hartnell the famous designer
Lambert and his wife had a son, George, who died in 1970 in a car accident and a daughter Louise, who married Sir Peter Gibbings, Chairman of the Guardian Newspaper 1973-1988 and the Radio Authority. Lady Gibbings works in the voluntary sector supporting mentoring and prison visiting programmes. She is a trustee of the Forward Trust.[1] They have one son Dominic
Lord Lambert handed the family estate Coffins at Spreyton near Crediton in Devon to his son George who was tragically killed in a car accident in 1971. After 6 generations of Lambert occupation Coffins was sold in 1972 and Lambert moved to Switzerland where he died in 1989. Patsy, Viscountess Lambert, died in 1991.
His brother Michael who lived near Siena inherited the title but he died without male issue in 1999 and the title became extinct.
Arms
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References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Lambert
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by George Lambert (1st) |
Member of Parliament for South Molton 1945–1950 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Torrington 1950–1958 |
Succeeded by Mark Bonham Carter |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by George Lambert (1st) |
Viscount Lambert 1958–1989 |
Succeeded by Michael Lambert |