Joseph Hamilton Lambert

Joseph Hamilton Lambert
Lambert in his later years
Born(1825-12-01)December 1, 1825
Vigo County, Indiana
DiedNovember 12, 1909(1909-11-12) (aged 83)
Portland, Oregon
Known forLambert cherry
SpouseClementine Miller
ChildrenAlbert W., Henry M., Carrie (Mrs. E. L. E. White), Mary (Mrs. A. B. Graham), Nellie, Elizabeth (Mrs. W. L. Wood), Lucy (Mrs. D. G. Woodard), and Grace[1][2]

Joseph Hamilton Lambert (December 1, 1825 – November 12, 1909), was an American pioneer of Oregon and an orchardist who developed the Lambert cherry. A native of Indiana, he also served as a county commissioner in Multnomah and Clackamas counties in Oregon.

  1. ^ Gaston, Joseph (1911). Portland, Oregon: Its history and builders: In connection with the antecedent explorations, discoveries, and movements of the pioneers that selected the site for the great city of the Pacific. Vol. 3. Chicago: S. J. Clark. pp. 574–579. OCLC 1183569.
  2. ^ Hines, H. K. (1893). An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. ISBN 9780665152344.