Lamb, Edward William
Personal
Birth Date:
6 February 1828 (London)
Death Date:
18 October 1910 (Sydney, New South Wales)
Parents:
Commander John Lamb and Emma Trant (nee Robinson)
Family:
Julia Clemence Fattorini on 9 February 1854, 2 sons, 5 daughters
Education:
Royal Naval College
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Joined his father's merchant firm of Lamb, Parbury & Co. c.1846; Managed stations near Boorowa and Harden, 1846 to 1856; Bought Dalgangal Station in the Burnett district in 1858; Took up Yamala Station on Peak Downs in 1862; Chief commissioner, Crown lands in November 1862; Took up Alroy Downs in the Northern Territory in 1880
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NONE | Mitchell | 4 Jan 1867 | 3 Dec 1869 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary, Public Lands | 15 Aug 1867 | 10 Sep 1868 |
Additional Information
Notes:
As Secretary for Public Lands his main objective was a new land law; Lamb's bill was heavily amended by a select committee, but in 1868 it was passed as the Crown Land Alienation Act; Elected Fellow of Royal Geographical Society
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 76995; Fox, Matthew J, The history of Queensland: its people and industries: an historical and commercial review descriptive and biographical facts, figures and illustrations: an epitome of progress. Brisbane: States Publishing Company, 1923; Gibbney, HJ, 'Lamb, Edward William (1828 - 1910)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5, Melbourne University Press, 1974, p. 54; Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
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