Isaac Cowley Lambert
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Isaac Cowley Lambert, was a British
solicitor and Conservative
Member of Parliament
. Lambert was also a sportsman of note, and captained the Cambridge University rugby team
in the very first Varsity Match
.
, London
; the fifth son of Thomas Lambert of Surbiton
. He was educated at Rugby School
before matriculating to Trinity College, Cambridge
in 1868. Lambert was a keen footballer while at Rugby and because of his old school ties was allowed to join the newly formed Cambridge University rugby team. When the first Varsity Game between Cambridge and Oxford
Universities was arranged in 1872, the Cambridge captain was E. Winnington Ingram, but because of Tripos
work, he was unavailable to travel to Oxford. Lambert, who played at half back, was elected in his place and lead his team onto the Parks playing field on 10 February 1872. Cambridge lost by a goal to nil, but reports state that Lambert 'played splendidly, saving Cambridge many times.
While still completing his studies, Lambert was admitted at the Middle Temple
in 1870, and was awarded his BA in 1873. On 26 January 1874, he was called to the Bar, and received his MA in 1876. Around this period, Lambert travelled to Asia, and published a short field guide, A Trip to Cashmere and Ladak, which was published in 1877 by Henry S. King of London. He was also a Friend of the Royal Geographical Society
and a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
.
in Surrey. His one and only election victory was in 1886, when he stood as a Conservative candidate for Islington East
. He retained the seat until the 1892 election.
United Kingdom
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solicitor and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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. Lambert was also a sportsman of note, and captained the Cambridge University rugby team
Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
The Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club, or CURUFC, is the rugby union club of Cambridge University, and plays Oxford University in the annual Varsity Match at Twickenham stadium every December. CURUFC players wear light blue and white hooped jerseys with a red lion crest...
in the very first Varsity Match
The Varsity Match
The Varsity Match is an annual rugby union fixture played between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. By tradition, the match is held on the second Tuesday of December. In 2005, however, this changed, and the match was on Tuesday 6 December. In 2007, it was held on a Thursday for...
.
Early life
Lambert was born in 1850 in StockwellStockwell
Stockwell is a district in inner south west London, England, located in the London Borough of Lambeth.It is situated south south-east of Charing Cross. Brixton, Clapham, Vauxhall and Kennington all border Stockwell...
, London
London
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; the fifth son of Thomas Lambert of Surbiton
Surbiton
Surbiton, a suburban area of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is situated next to the River Thames, with a mixture of Art-Deco courts, more recent residential blocks and grand, spacious 19th century townhouses blending into a sea of semi-detached 20th century housing estates...
. He was educated at Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
before matriculating to Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
in 1868. Lambert was a keen footballer while at Rugby and because of his old school ties was allowed to join the newly formed Cambridge University rugby team. When the first Varsity Game between Cambridge and Oxford
Oxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...
Universities was arranged in 1872, the Cambridge captain was E. Winnington Ingram, but because of Tripos
Tripos
The University of Cambridge, England, divides the different kinds of honours bachelor's degree by Tripos , plural Triposes. The word has an obscure etymology, but may be traced to the three-legged stool candidates once used to sit on when taking oral examinations...
work, he was unavailable to travel to Oxford. Lambert, who played at half back, was elected in his place and lead his team onto the Parks playing field on 10 February 1872. Cambridge lost by a goal to nil, but reports state that Lambert 'played splendidly, saving Cambridge many times.
While still completing his studies, Lambert was admitted at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in 1870, and was awarded his BA in 1873. On 26 January 1874, he was called to the Bar, and received his MA in 1876. Around this period, Lambert travelled to Asia, and published a short field guide, A Trip to Cashmere and Ladak, which was published in 1877 by Henry S. King of London. He was also a Friend of the Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
and a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
Zoological Society of London
The Zoological Society of London is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats...
.
Political career and later life
Before entering a political career, Lambert followed his legal education, becoming a Justice of the PeaceJustice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
in Surrey. His one and only election victory was in 1886, when he stood as a Conservative candidate for Islington East
Islington East (UK Parliament constituency)
Islington East was a constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885, until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.-1885–1918:...
. He retained the seat until the 1892 election.