John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Durham GCB PC |
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Portrait of John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
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In office 22 November 1830 – March 1833 |
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| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister | The Earl Grey |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Rosslyn |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Ripon |
| Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada | |
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In office 1838–1839 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Lord Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Gosford |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Sydenham |
| Governor General of the Province of Canada |
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In office 1838–1839 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Lord Melbourne |
| Preceded by | Sir John Colborne |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Sydenham |
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| Born | 12 April 1792 London, England |
| Died | 28 July 1840 (aged 48) Cowes, Isle of Wight |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
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John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, GCB, PC (12 April 1792 – 28 July 1840), also known as "Radical Jack" and commonly referred to in Canadian history texts simply as Lord Durham, was a British Whig statesman, colonial administrator, Governor General and high commissioner of British North America.
Lambton was born 29 April 1792 in the house of his father William Henry Lambton at 14 Berkeley Square in London, England. His mother was Lady Anne Barbara Frances, daughter of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey. Lambton was christened with the names of his grandfathers, John Lambton and George Villiers. In the time of Lambton's birth, his father was taking active part in the formation and chairing of the Society of the Friends of the People.
After attending Eton he joined the army in 1809 as a cornet in the 10th Hussars, but resigned in 1811. Following his father's death in 1797, Durham had inherited an immense fortune, derived largely from mining on lands surrounding Lambton Castle, the ancestral family home in County Durham, which formed the basis of Lambton Collieries. Other properties in County Durham included Dinsdale Park and Low Dinsdale Manor.. In 1821, he earned the epithet 'Jog Along Jack', after being asked what was an adequate income for an English gentleman, and replying, "that a man might jog along comfortably enough on £40,000 a year" (equivalent to approximately £3,900,000 at 2014 values)
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