John Lambton

General John Lambton (26 July 1710 - 22 March 1794) of Harraton Hall, later of Lambton Castle, County Durham, was a senior officer in the British Army and a Member of Parliament.

## Life[edit]

Lambton was the fourth son of Ralph Lambton (c. 1651–1717) and educated at Westminster School.[1]

He was commissioned as an ensign in the Coldstream Guards in 1732, then promoted to lieutenant in 1739, captain and lieutenant-colonel in 1746 and colonel of the 68th Foot in 1758, a position he held until his death.[2] He was made a full general on 20 November 1782.[1]

He was Member of Parliament for Durham City from 1762 to 1787.[2]

He died on 22 March 1794.[3]

## Family[edit]

He married Lady Susan Lyon (died 1769), daughter of Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, in 1763.[1] Their children included:

* William Henry Lambton of Lambton (1764–1797), who succeeded him as MP for Durham City and father of the First Earl of Durham
* Susan Mary Anne Lambton, who married John Wharton, MP
* Ralph John Lambton (c. 1767–1844), also MP for Durham City
* Jane Dorothy Lambton

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c "LAMBTON, John (1710-94), of Lambton Hall, co. Dur". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
2. ^ a b Chichester 1892.
3. ^ Stearn 2004.

## References[edit]

* Chichester, Henry Manners (1892). "Lambton, John (1710-1794)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 32\. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
* Stearn, Roger T. (2004). "Lambton, John (1710–1794)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15946. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

## External links[edit]

* Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
* Lambton genealogy

Parliament of Great Britain

Preceded by

John Tempest, Sr.
Ralph Gowland

|  Member of Parliament for Durham City
1762–1787
With:  John Tempest, Sr. 1762–1768
John Tempest, Jr. 1768–1787  | Succeeded by

John Tempest, Jr.
William Henry Lambton

Military offices
New regiment |  Colonel of the 68th Regiment of Foot
1758–1794  | Succeeded by

John Mansel

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