William Frederick Lambert

William Frederick Lambert (December 1834 – 20 August 1908) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

William Lambert
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
15 March 1872  3 December 1901
Personal details
Born
William Frederick Lambert

December 1834
Ballyvolane, County Cork, Ireland
Died1908 (aged 7374)
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeRockhampton General Cemetery
NationalityIrish Australian
OccupationBusinessman, Grazier

Lambert was born in Ballyvolane, County Cork, Ireland in 1834 to William Lambert and his wife Eliza (née Furlong). He arrived in Australia in 1858 and by 1866 he had founded the Laurel Bank Boiling Down Works in Rockhampton, Queensland.[1]

Lambert was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council in 1872 and served for over twenty nine years before resigning in 1901.[1] He died in Rockhampton in 1908[1] and was buried in Rockhampton General Cemetery.[2]

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