Thomas Phillipps Lamb (1752–1819) was an English politician.The History of Parliament On-line
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Life

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

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. He was

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(MP) for

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from 1812 until his death.

Family

Lamb married in 1774 Elizabeth Davis, daughter of William Davis of Rye. They had three sons and two daughters. Of the sons, Thomas was a

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and held incumbencies at

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, West Hackney and the

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. Their daughter (Martha) Sabina married in 1829

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(1801–1867) from

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, a political exile.

References

1752 births People from Rye, East Sussex 1819 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 {{England-UK-MP-stub