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William Henry Lambton

William Henry Lambton (1764–1797) was a British member of Parliament (MP) who represented the City of Durham in the House of Commons.

Updated: January 7, 2026
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Henry Lambton

Henry Lambton (1697 – 26 June 1761) was a British landowner, colliery owner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 to 1761.

Updated: March 13, 2026
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William Lambton

Lieutenant-Colonel William Lambton (c. 1753 – 20 or 26 January 1823) was an English soldier, surveyor, and geographer who began a triangulation survey in 1800-1802 that was later called the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. His initial survey...

Updated: August 21, 2026
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Earl of Durham

Earl of Durham is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1833 for the Whig politician and colonial official John Lambton, 1st Baron Durham. Known as "Radical Jack", he played a leading role in the passing of the Reform Act...

Updated: March 2, 2026
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John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham

John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (12 April 1792 – 28 July 1840), also known as "Radical Jack" and commonly referred to in Canadian history texts as Lord Durham, was a British Whig statesman, colonial administrator, Governor General and high...

Updated: September 5, 2026
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Lambton

Lambton is the name of several places and people:

Updated: January 4, 2024
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The Red Boy

The Red Boy, or Master Lambton, are popular names for a portrait made in 1825 by Sir Thomas Lawrence. It is officially entitled with the name of its subject, Charles William Lambton, who was the elder son of John Lambton (later created Earl of...

Updated: July 5, 2026
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Eliza Courtney

Elizabeth Courtney (20 February 1792 – 2 May 1859) was the illegitimate daughter of the Whig politician and future Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, and socialite Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire, while Georgiana...

Updated: July 14, 2026
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Lambton Worm

The Lambton Worm is a legend from County Durham in North-East England in the United Kingdom. The story takes place around the River Wear, and is one of the area's pieces of folklore, having been adapted from written and oral tradition into pantomime...

Updated: October 3, 2026
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John Lambton (British Army officer)

General John Lambton (26 July 1710 – 22 March 1794) of Harraton Hall, later of Lambton Castle, County Durham, was a senior officer in the British Army and a Member of Parliament.

Updated: April 21, 2026