Wednesday, 23 January 2019
2161 George Lambert
Constituency : South Molton 1945-50 ( Liberal National ) , Torrington 1950-8 ( National Liberal and Conservative )
George succeeded his long-serving father of the same name at South Molton. He had an easy win in a straight fight with Labour.
George jnr was educated at Harrow and Oxford. He served in World War Two and became a lieutenant-colonel, travelling the world on War Office business.
Like his father, George's primary interest was in agricultural matters.
In 1950, South Molton was abolished and George won the new sat of Torrington , an easy victory in a three-cornered contest. He had no Liberal opponent at the next two elections.
In 1958, George succeeded his father as Viscount Lambert. This led to the Liberals' famous by-election victory in the seat.
In the 1970s George sold his Devon estates and retired to Switzerland. He died there in 1989 aged 79.
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