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William Henry Lambton, Esq. M P.
The subject of our attention was born November i ^ , 1764 . His father was General John Lambton , many years Member of Parliament for the city pf Durham , and Colonel of the 63 th regiment of foot ; and his mother the Right Hon . Lacly Susan Lyon , sister to the late Earl of Strathmore . He was named after his two uncles , William and Henry . That the utmost care was taken of his education will appear plain
from the circumstance of his having been placed in Wandsworth school , Surry , which is generally regarded as a nursery for Eton , at the early age of seven years . About twelve he went to Eton , where he shewed great capacity and improvement , passing through the different forms till he arrived at the sixth class . He was held in high ¦ repute among the scholars of his day ; and , amidst his
other classical attainments , was particularly admired for a happy talent of writing Latin verses with the taste and purity of the Augustan Era . In October 17 82 he entered a Fellow Commoner of Trinity College , Cambridge , and continued there till July 17 8 4 . To give a polish to his acquisitions , and extend his knowledge of the world and of mankind , Mr . Lambton determined on a visit to
the continent . He was accompanied by the Reverend William Nesfield , A . M . ( now one of the Chaplains to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ) a Gentleman of learning and abilities , and blessed with an uncommon suavity of disposition and manners . During his stay abroad-he was chiefly resident at Pan ' s and Versailles ; though he found time to make the tour of Switzerland and France , with a small excursion into Spain .
In this place we maybe permitted to remark , that were the ' present an attempt at regular Biography we should here pause—as we should do at each other conspicuous stage of our progression—to mark what had been gained , what had been altered ; to view at different periods the changeful but improving features of the mind ; to catenate the apparently-disjointed links of effect and cause by
the helps of information or analogy ; and from the comparison and sum of such prominent positions , to form a precise and comprehensive outline of the general character-. But this must not be—Long , veiy long- may time pass ere the historian advance with firm footsteps to place the full-formed statue on the ample monument!—Meanwhile , the trembling hand of friendship shall hang this medallion
011 an humble altar : the purpose gained , if a resemblance be presented—accurate , though slight ; grateful , but not flattering . We must now turn our eyes from those scenes of elegance , observation , and enjo 3 'metit , to behold Mr . Lambton entering upon the arduous stage of politics and public life . In February 17 8 7 he was elected one of the Representatives for the city of Durham .
His maiden speech in Parliament was on the repeal of the shop-tax ; in which he displayed very shining abilities , and promised fairly to rank amongst the principal orators of the most eloquent senate the British annals could ever boast of .
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William Henry Lambton, Esq. M P.
The subject of our attention was born November i ^ , 1764 . His father was General John Lambton , many years Member of Parliament for the city pf Durham , and Colonel of the 63 th regiment of foot ; and his mother the Right Hon . Lacly Susan Lyon , sister to the late Earl of Strathmore . He was named after his two uncles , William and Henry . That the utmost care was taken of his education will appear plain
from the circumstance of his having been placed in Wandsworth school , Surry , which is generally regarded as a nursery for Eton , at the early age of seven years . About twelve he went to Eton , where he shewed great capacity and improvement , passing through the different forms till he arrived at the sixth class . He was held in high ¦ repute among the scholars of his day ; and , amidst his
other classical attainments , was particularly admired for a happy talent of writing Latin verses with the taste and purity of the Augustan Era . In October 17 82 he entered a Fellow Commoner of Trinity College , Cambridge , and continued there till July 17 8 4 . To give a polish to his acquisitions , and extend his knowledge of the world and of mankind , Mr . Lambton determined on a visit to
the continent . He was accompanied by the Reverend William Nesfield , A . M . ( now one of the Chaplains to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ) a Gentleman of learning and abilities , and blessed with an uncommon suavity of disposition and manners . During his stay abroad-he was chiefly resident at Pan ' s and Versailles ; though he found time to make the tour of Switzerland and France , with a small excursion into Spain .
In this place we maybe permitted to remark , that were the ' present an attempt at regular Biography we should here pause—as we should do at each other conspicuous stage of our progression—to mark what had been gained , what had been altered ; to view at different periods the changeful but improving features of the mind ; to catenate the apparently-disjointed links of effect and cause by
the helps of information or analogy ; and from the comparison and sum of such prominent positions , to form a precise and comprehensive outline of the general character-. But this must not be—Long , veiy long- may time pass ere the historian advance with firm footsteps to place the full-formed statue on the ample monument!—Meanwhile , the trembling hand of friendship shall hang this medallion
011 an humble altar : the purpose gained , if a resemblance be presented—accurate , though slight ; grateful , but not flattering . We must now turn our eyes from those scenes of elegance , observation , and enjo 3 'metit , to behold Mr . Lambton entering upon the arduous stage of politics and public life . In February 17 8 7 he was elected one of the Representatives for the city of Durham .
His maiden speech in Parliament was on the repeal of the shop-tax ; in which he displayed very shining abilities , and promised fairly to rank amongst the principal orators of the most eloquent senate the British annals could ever boast of .