John Edward Lamb

John Edward Lamb ( born December 26, 1852 in Terre Haute, Indiana; † August 23, 1914 ) was an American politician. Between 1883 and 1885 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Lamb attended the public schools of his home, including the Terre Haute High School. After a subsequent study of law and its made ​​in 1873 admitted to the bar he began in Terre Haute to work in his new profession. Between 1875 and 1880 he was a prosecutor in the 15th Judicial District of Indiana. Politically, Lamb joined the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1882 he was in the eighth electoral district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Robert Peirce on March 4, 1883. Until March 3, 1885, he was able to complete a term in Congress.

After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives Lamb practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1885 and 1886 he served as United States Attorney for Indiana. In the years 1892, 1896, 1904, 1908 and 1912 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions relevant. John Lamb died on 23 August 1914 in his hometown of Terre Haute, where he was also buried.

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