Edward Lamb (politician)

Edward Lamb
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Mitchell
In office
4 January 1867 – 3 December 1869
Preceded byTheodore Harden
Succeeded byArchibald Buchanan
Personal details
Born
Edward William Lamb

(1828-02-06)6 February 1828
London, England
Died18 October 1910(1910-10-18) (aged 82)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Resting placeWaverley Cemetery
Citizenship Australia
Political partyFree Trade
SpouseJulia Fattorini
Relations
Parent
Relatives

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]

  1. ^ Gibbney, H J. "Lamb, Edward William (1828–1910)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Lamb, Edward William". Parliament of Queensland.
  3. ^ S. J. Butlin, Foundations of the Australian Monetary System, 1788-1851 (Melb, 1953)
  4. ^ Walsh, G P. "Lamb, Walter (1825–1906)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 20 February 2020.