Antony Lambton

Antony Lambton
Lambton appearing on the television programme After Dark in 1991
Member of Parliament
for Berwick-upon-Tweed
In office
25 October 1951 – 22 May 1973
Preceded byRobert Thorp
Succeeded byAlan Beith
Personal details
Born
Antony Claud Frederick Lambton

(1922-07-10)10 July 1922
Compton, Sussex, England
Died30 December 2006(2006-12-30) (aged 84)
Siena, Italy
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Belinda Blew-Jones
(m. 1942; died 2003)
Children6
Parent(s)John Lambton, 5th Earl of Durham
Diana Mary Farquhar
RelativesAlec Douglas-Home (cousin)
EducationHarrow School
Military service
Branch/serviceBritish Army
UnitRoyal Hampshire Regiment

Antony Claud Frederick Lambton (10 July 1922 – 30 December 2006), also known as Lord Lambton, was a British aristocrat who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1951 to 1973. Styled as Viscount Lambton from 1941 to 1970, he became the 6th Earl of Durham in February 1970 but disclaimed the title soon after. As a result of a sex scandal in 1973, he resigned from Parliament and ministerial office. He was a cousin of Alec Douglas-Home, who was Prime Minister for a year from 1963 to 1964.