Tallmadge Augustine Lambert (1842 - ?) was an alumnus of Georgetown University, a lawyer, and faculty member of the law school. He received his A.B. from Georgetown in 1862 and was the valedictorian of his class.
Lambert was born on December 20, 1842 to Daniel Lambert and Frederica R. (née Preuss) Lambert in Madison, Wisconsin. His family was originally from Connecticut and his ancestors had founded the town of Wilton, Connecticut.
After graduating from Georgetown, Lambert joined the law firm of Merrick & Morris while attending law school at the Columbian University (now the George Washington University). He graduated in 1869 and was admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia as well as the bar of the United States Supreme Court. He went on to earn an A.M. degree from Georgetown in 1871 as well as an honorary LL. D. in 1893. From 1893 until his retirement in 1901 he was the chair of civil law at Georgetown University Law School.
On April 27, 1890, he married Avarilla Van Riswick, with whom he had three children: Wilton John, Maud C., and Mildred B.1
- 1James S. Easby-Smith, Georgetown University in the District of Columbia, 1789-1907, its founders, benefactors, officers, instructors and alumni. Vol. 2, New York: Lewis, 1907, pp. 187 - 188. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433076015860?urlappend=%3Bseq=203
