Henry Lambert (1 September 1786 – 20 October 1861) was an Irish Member of Parliament. Living at Carnagh, in

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, Lambert stood for the Whigs in

at the 1831 UK general election, winning the seat. He argued that Parliamentary representation of Ireland should be on the same basis as in England, and that the UK Parliament should meet in Dublin every third year. Lambert held his seat at the 1832 UK general election, then stood down in 1835. He later became a magistrate and deputy lieutenant of Wexford. He stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative Party candidate in

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at the 1852 UK general election. He was the author of a book, ''A Memoir of Ireland in 1850 by an ex M.P.''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert, Henry 1786 births 1861 deaths Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Wexford constituencies (1801–1922) People from County Wexford Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1832–1835