Frederick William Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham (19 June 1855 – 31 January 1929) was a British hereditary peer and a Liberal (later Liberal Unionist) politician.

Early life and education

Lambton was the second son of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham and his wife Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn.

He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.[1]

Political career

Lambton was elected at the 1880 general election as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for South Durham,[2] 384 and held that seat until the constituency was abolished for the 1885 general election.[3] He did not stand in 1885, but having joined the Liberal unionists in 1885 he unsuccessfully contested Berwick-Upon-Tweed in 1886,[4] Sunderland in 1892,[5] and a by-election in South East Durham in February 1898.[6]

He was returned to the House of Commons after a fifteen year absence at the 1900 general election, when he defeated Joseph Richardson, the Liberal winner of the 1898 by-election. Lambton was re-elected unopposed in 1906, but lost the seat by a wide margin to a Liberal candidate in January 1910.[6]

Lambton inherited the earldom and a seat in the House of Lords from his twin brother, John Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham, on 18 September 1928 when the latter died with no legitimate children.

Marriage and children

Lambton married Beatrix Bulteel (1859 – 27 April 1937), his second cousin once removed, on 26 May 1879. They had six children:

Death

Lord Durham died on 31 January 1929 at the age of 73, having held the earldom for only 4 months, and was succeeded in the title by his elder son, John.

References

  1. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D"
  4. ^ Craig, op. cit., page 361
  5. ^ Craig, op. cit., page 197
  6. ^ a b Craig, op. cit., page 274

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byFrederick Edward Blackett BeaumontJoseph Whitwell Pease Member of Parliament for South Durham 1880 – 1885 With: Joseph Whitwell Pease Constituency abolished Preceded byJoseph Richardson Member of Parliament for South East Durham 1900 – January 1910 Succeeded byEvan Hayward Peerage of the United Kingdom Preceded byJohn Lambton Earl of Durham 1928–1929 Succeeded byJohn Lambton
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