Edward Lamb | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mitchell | |
In office 4 January 1867 – 3 December 1869 | |
Preceded by | Theodore Harden |
Succeeded by | Archibald Buchanan |
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Born | Edward William Lamb 6 February 1828 London, England |
Died | 18 October 1910 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 82)
Resting place | Waverley Cemetery |
Citizenship | Australia |
Political party | Free Trade |
Spouse | Julia Fattorini |
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Edward William Lamb (6 February 1828 – 18 October 1910)[1] was an Australian businessman, banker and politician. In 1867 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Mitchell and was Queensland's Secretary for Public Lands from 1867 to 1868.[2] A member of the Lamb banking family, he became a director of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney (now National Australia Bank).
His father Commander John Lamb was a Commercial Banking Company of Sydney director, as were his brothers Walter Lamb, Alfred Lamb and John de Villiers Lamb. His sister-in-law by John de Villiers Lamb, Henrietta Lamb, was the sister of the deputy chairman of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Thomas Smith.[3] His sister-in-law via Walter was Margaret Dangar, daughter of Australian politician and explorer Henry Dangar.[4]