William Lambton ( c1756 - 1823 )

Birth: Crosby Grange, near Northallerton, Yorkshire, England (c1756) Death: Hinganghat, 50 miles from Nagpore, India (26 January 1823) Profession: Soldier Education: Studied under Charles Hutton (FRS 1774) Career: Ensign in Lord Fauconberg's regiment (1781); later served in the 33rd (West Riding) regiment in India; Brigade Major to General David Baird in an expedition against Seringapatam; surveyed Malabar and Coromandel coasts; Captain (1806); Major (1808); Lieutenant Colonel (1814); died of pulmonary disease Membership: Fellow Election Date: 9/01/1817.