Alfred W. Lamb

Alfred W. Lamb
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byGilchrist Porter
Succeeded byGilchrist Porter
Personal details
Born
Alfred William Lamb

(1824-03-18)March 18, 1824
Stamford, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 1888(1888-04-29) (aged 64)
Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materMarion College
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Alfred William Lamb (March 18, 1824 – April 29, 1888) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Born in Stamford, New York, Lamb moved with his parents to Ralls County, Missouri in 1836. He attended Marion College in Ely, Missouri. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Hannibal, Missouri.

Lamb was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1854 and resumed the practice of law.

He died in Hannibal, Missouri and was interred in Riverside Cemetery.