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LAMBERTON, John Porter, educator and editor, was bora in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 23, 1839; son of Robert and Jane (Porter) Lamberton. He was graduated at the University of Pennsyl- vania, A.B., 1858, A.M., 1861. He was a teacher in the Rev. Dr. John W. Faires's Classical Insti- tute, PhiladeliJhia, 1859-70; was principal of a classical school, Philadelphia. 1870-72; and teacher of classics in various schools in Philadel- phia, 1872-79. He was married, Oct. 8, 1874, to Melvina. daughter of Charles Vandyke of Phila- delphia; she died, April 15, 1878. From 1880 he de- voted himself to literary work. He was assistant editor of the " American Supplement to tiie En- cycloi:)aidia Britannica " (1882-89); was associate editor, with Ains worth R. Spofiford, of " Historic Characters and Famous Events " (1893-97); and managing editor of Hawthorne's " Literature of All Nations " (1898-1900). He was the author of: Daughters of Genius (1897); Literature of the Nineteenth Century (1900). He contributed to " Chambers's Cyclopaedia "; " Appleton's Cyclo- paedia of American Biography"; "Lamb's Bio- graphical Dictionary of the United States," and other works of reference. He assisted in the re- vision of " Worcester's Dictionary," and contri- buted to Funk and Wagnall's "Standard Dic- tion arj'."'

LAilBERTON, Robert Alexander, educator, was born in Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 6, 1824; son of Robert and Mary (Harkness) Lamberton. He was graduated at Dickinson, A.B., and valedicto- rian, 1843, A.M., 1846. He was admitted to the bar in 1846 and practised in Harrisburg, Pa., 1846- 80. He was lieutenant-colonel of the 1st Penn- sylvania militia in 1863, and at the time of the invasion of the state by the Confederate armj' he was a member of the staff of Govei'nor Curtin. He was secretary of the diocesan convention of the P.E. church for the diocese of Central Penn- sylvania, 1871-91, and a member of the standing committee; was a prominent Mason; a member of the state constitutional convention of 1872; a trustee of Lehigh university, 1871-93, and presi- dent of the institution, 1880-93; a director of the Lehigh Valley railroad, and a trustee of the estate of Asa Packer. He was married, Sept. 14, 1852, to Anne Buchler of Harrisburg, Pa.; of their sons, William B. Lamberton was a member of the bar of Dauphin county, Pa., and James M. Lam- berton was a master of St. Paul's school. Concord, N.H. President Lamberton received the honor- ary degree of LL.D. from the University of Penn- sylvania in 1880. He died in South Bethlehem, Pa., Sept. 1. 1893.

LAflBERTON, William Alexander, educator was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 26, 1848; son of Robert and Jane (Porter) Lamberton. He was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania,

A.B., 1866, A.M., 1869, and was instructor in mathematics there, 1867-68. He was instructor in Latin and Greek at Lehigh university, 1869- 73; instructor in mathematics, 1873-78; professor of Greek and Latin languages, 1878-80; professor of Greek, 1880-88; and. in 1888 he was made pro- fessor of Greek language and literature in the University of Pennsylvania. He was married to Mary, daughter of Daniel McCurdy, of Philadel- phia. He edited the 6th and 7th books of Tliucy- (Zides in " Harper's Classical Series," and made a number of contributions on classical subjects to the Journal of Philology.

LAMM, Emile, inventor, was born in Ay, France, Nov. 24, 1834. He was educated in the College Royale at Metz, France, and immigrated to the United States in 1848. He practised den- tistry at Alexandria, La., until 1861; served in the Confederate army under Gen. Braxton Bragg, 1861-65; and in 1865 resumed practice in New Orleans, La. He invented an ammoniacal tireless engine to propel street cars in 1869, which was successfully tested by street railway companies in various cities in the United States. The system was introduced into Germany and France, with success, but did not come into general use in the United States, on account of his sudden death and the bad management of those who controlled the patent. He invented a second fireless engine in 1872. He later invented a method for manu- facturing sponge gold, for which he received a patent, and a medal at the mechanics' fair in New Orleans, La., and his metliod was adopted by dentists in the United States. He was a fellow of the New Orleans Academy of Sciences. He was drowned near Mandeville, La., July 12, 1873.

LAflONT, Daniel Scott, cabinet officer, was born at Cortlandville, N.Y., Feb. 9, 1851; son of John B. and Elizabeth (Scott) Lamont. He at- tended the McGraw- ville Union school and matriculated in the class of 1872 at Union college, but did not complete the course. He entered the country store at McGrawville, of which his father was proprietor, but the occupation j^roving uncongenial, he pur- chased an interest in the Cortland Coun- ty Democrat and be- came its editor. He served as deputy clerk to the New York state as- sembly in 1870, 1871 and 1875, and was cliief clerk in the New York state department under

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