Background
Lambert, William Harrison was born on May 9, 1842 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James V. and Susanna (Keen) Lambert.
insurance company executive Civil War veteran
Lambert, William Harrison was born on May 9, 1842 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James V. and Susanna (Keen) Lambert.
Graduate Central High School, Philadelphia, 1859.
Private 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Aug 22, 1862. First lieutenant and adjunct 27th New Jersey Volumes, November 27, 1862. First lieutenant and adjunct 33d New Jersey Volumes, July 25, 1863.
Captain, January 16, 1864. Bvtd. major, March 13, 1865. Mustered out July 17, 1865.
Awarded medal of honor Entered general agency Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York at Philadelphia, 1866. Became partner in management, 1872, general agent, 1887, manager, 1901-1904, trustee, 1907. Pres department charities and correction, Philadelphia, 1892-1899.
Mem board directors, city trusts, June 1899 (vice president since 1910). Author of Lincoln Literature, The Faith of Abraham Lincoln, and other published addresses. Made notable collection of Lincoln and Thackeray literature and manuscripts.
Home: Germantown, Pa.
Married Herminia Van Haagen, October 15, 1874.