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Frederick Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham

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Frederick Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham
Member of Parliament for South East Durham
In office
1900-1910
Member of Parliament for South Durham
In office
1880-1885
Personal details
Born(1855-06-19)19 June 1855
Died31 January 1929(1929-01-31) (aged 73)
Political partyLiberal Unionist (after 1885)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (until 1885)
Spouse
Beatrix Bulteel
(m. 1879)
Children6, including John
Parent
RelativesJohn Lambton (twin brother)
Hedworth Lambton (brother)
George Lambton (brother)
William Lambton (brother)
Military career
RankLieutenant
UnitColdstream Guards

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

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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

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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

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

Death

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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

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  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 by Member of Parliament for South Durham
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With: Joseph Whitwell Pease
Constituency abolished
Preceded by Member of Parliament for South East Durham
1900January 1910
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Earl of Durham
1928–1929
Succeeded by