Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-03-12
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF DIR. ED
WARD LAMB, OF MONTPELIER, VT.

From the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
The parentage of DIR. Lamb was respectable
His father Samuel Lamb, ESQ, was for number
of years Town Clerk of Charlton Mass. he like
wise was a captain in the revolutionary SERVICE
His mother was the daughter of Edward Davis,
Esq, Of Oxford, and sister Of Col. Jacob Davis.
who commenced the settlement of Montpelier in
l7S7. Edward Lamb, while young, attended the
schools in his native town with good repue, after
which he spent some time at Leicester Academy
lie likewise studied the languages with the Rev.
Mr.. Pope of Spencer 1t is understood that the
late Judge Paine was fitted for college by the same
gentleman. After this preparatory course, Edward
Lamb commenced the study Of medicine with Dr.
Eaton, OF Dudley, who was esteemed a we'll edt-
Gated and sklllul physician. He passed through
The usual course OF study taught in those DAYS
without enjoying the benefit of the schools but
was well appreciated by his preceptor. In 1896 he
came to Montpelier, and commenced practice a.
mong the first settlers of the town. AT that time
the place must have been quite different from what
1t now Is, and the Doctor was called TO pass through
many difficulties from which his successors arc ex.
empted. Little do the present physicians of this
flourishing and populous town, know Of the hard
SHIPS he had to encounter during the early part of
his practice But small proportion Of the inhab-
itants were then able 10 pay their physician any,
thing for his services yet they must be visited,
and this, too, by night and by day, whether the
roads wers bad or whether there were no roads
streams must be crossed, whether there were brid-
! ges or no bridges and when business could not
be done on horseback, it must be done on foot All
tins must be frequently accomplished without any
other remuneration than that of having DISCHARGED
the duties Of humanity. In those days they who
were able to pay for medical services were not
very punctual to do it. The physician must wait
| long, and then take what was most convenient in
order to satisfy his customers. With such state
OF things 1t is not surprising that a man of DR.
Lambs easy habits should have had to struggle in
poverty, with all It's Inconvenience for long sea.
SON. These trials would have been sooner over
come had he not been subjected to an expensive
and veXatlous lawsuit growing out of his profes
sion, the details Of which are foreign to this no
tice.
In 1904 he was chosen to represent the town il
Genera Assembly, then sitting in Rutland, which
shows the estimation in which he was held by h
townsmon at that time but political life was no
his proper sphere. lie chose to devote himself {,
the duties of his profession, and this he did, wild
an occasional interruption, for nearly half centu
ry. Many were the epidemcs he was called L
encounter during this long period, and it was il
the treatment Of these that his skill was most con
spcuous. The dysentery Of low type of 1906
spotted fever of 1911 and 1912, pneumonia ty
phoides of 1873 and 1914 scarlatina, typhus an,
typhoid fever OF succeeding years. afforded him al
ample opportunity for the exercise of his talents
and such was his success in the treatment OF thes