Lambton

Lambton is the name of several places and people:

People

• Viscount Lambton, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the Earls of Durham
• Anne Lambton (born 1954), an actress.
• Antony Lambton (1922-2006), formerly 6th Earl of Durham and later claimed Viscount Lambton, disclaimed his earldom under the terms of the Peerage Act 1963
• Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham (born 1961), or Ned Lambton, is the current Earl of Durham.
• Frederick Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham (1855-1929), a British politician.
• George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham (1828-1879), a British peer.
• Hedworth Lambton (1856-1929), a British naval officer, changed his name to Hedworth Meux in 1910 for inheritance purposes.
• John Lambton (1710-1794), a British army officer and Member of Parliament.
• John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792-1840), a British colonial administrator.
• John Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham (1855-1928), a British peer.
• John Lambton, 5th Earl of Durham (1884-1970), a British peer.
• Lucinda Lambton, writer, photographer and broadcaster
• William Henry Lambton (1764-1797), a British Member of Parliament.
• William Lambton (c.1756 – 1823), surveyor

Places

Ships

• Lambton, a New Zealand Company cutter dispatched to New Zealand in 1825 under Captain James Herd
• SS Lambton, a lighthouse tender that operated for the Canadian government on the Great Lakes in the early 20th century

See also

• Lampton