Walter Lambeth

Walter Lambeth
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 8th district
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
Preceded by	Robert L. Doughton
Succeeded by	William O. Burgin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 7th district
In office March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Hinton James
Succeeded by	J. Bayard Clark
Mayor of Thomasville, North Carolina
In office 1925–1929
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office 1921
Personal details
Born	John Walter Lambeth (1896-01-10)January 10, 1896 Thomasville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	January 12, 1961(1961-01-12) (aged 65) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	City Cemetery, Thomasville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Trinity College Harvard University
Profession	Politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1918–1919
Rank	Sergeant
Battles/wars	World War I

John Walter Lambeth (January 10, 1896 – January 12, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.

Born in Thomasville, North Carolina, Lambeth attended local public schools. He graduated from Trinity College (now Duke University), Durham, North Carolina, in 1916, and later attended Harvard. He joined the Army on January 15, 1918, and saw service in Europe during the remainder of the First World War. He was discharged with the rank of sergeant on July 26, 1919.

Lambeth worked in furniture manufacturing between 1919 and 1930, was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 1921, and was mayor of Thomasville from 1925 to 1929. He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second Congress in 1930 and was re-elected three times before declining nomination in 1938.

He died in Washington, D.C., on January 12, 1961, and is interred in the City Cemetery in Thomasville.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Walter Lambeth (id: L000038)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.