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Thomas Phillipps Lamb

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Thomas Phillipps Lamb (1752–1819) was an English politician.[1]

Life

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Lamb was the son of Thomas Lamb, many times mayor of Rye, Sussex, and his wife Dorothy Eyles, daughter of the Rev. George Eyles, vicar of Turk Dean.[1] He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Rye from 1812 until his death.[2]

Family

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Lamb married in 1774 Elizabeth Davis, daughter of William Davis of Rye. They had three sons and two daughters.[1] Of the sons, Thomas was a priest in the Church of England and held incumbencies at Windlesham, Bagshot, West Hackney and the City of London.[3] Their daughter (Martha) Sabina married in 1829 Antonio Caccia (1801–1867) from Milan, a political exile.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c The History of Parliament On-line
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Lamb, Thomas Davis (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ "Caccia, Antonio in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian).
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Rye
1812 – 1818
With: Charles Wetherell
Richard Arkwright
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Rye
26 February 1819 – 26 June 1819
With: Peter Browne
Succeeded by