Alfred William Lamb

Alfred William Lamb (born March 18, 1824 in Stamford , Delaware County , New York , †  April 29, 1888 in Hannibal , Missouri ) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1836, Alfred Lamb came to Ralls County , Missouri with his parents , where he attended Doctor Ely's School in the Ely Ward. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession in Hannibal. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1852 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Gilchrist Porter on March 3, 1853 . Since he refused to run again in 1854, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1855 . This was shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . Lamb's predecessor Porter was also elected his successor in Congress in 1854.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Lamb practiced law again. In 1876 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis , where Samuel J. Tilden was nominated as a presidential candidate. Alfred Lamb died on April 29, 1888 in Hannibal, where he was also buried. He was married to Mary Jean McDannold (1836-1899), with whom he had six children.

Web links

• Alfred William Lamb in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Alfred William Lamb in the database of Find a Grave (English)