Lambton Explained
Lambton is the name of several places and people:
People
- Viscount Lambton, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the Earls of Durham
- Anne Lambton (born 1954), an actress
- Antony Lambton (1922–2006), formerly 6th Earl of Durham and later claimed Viscount Lambton, disclaimed his earldom under the terms of the Peerage Act 1963
- Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham (born 1961), or Ned Lambton, is the current Earl of Durham
- Frederick Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham (1855–1929), a British politician
- George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham (1828–1879), a British peer
- Hedworth Lambton (1856–1929), a British naval officer, changed his name to Hedworth Meux in 1910 for inheritance purposes
- John Lambton (British Army officer) (1710–1794), a British army officer and Member of Parliament
- John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792–1840), a British colonial administrator
- John Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham (1855–1928), a British peer
- John Lambton, 5th Earl of Durham (1884–1970), a British peer
- Lucinda Lambton, writer, photographer and broadcaster
- William Henry Lambton (1764–1797), a British Member of Parliament
- William Lambton (c.1756–1823), surveyor
Places
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Ships
- Lambton, a New Zealand Company cutter dispatched to New Zealand in 1825 under Captain James Herd
- SS Lambton, a lighthouse tender that operated for the Canadian government on the Great Lakes in the early 20th century
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