Benjamin Lambert
Benjamin Lambert | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 9th district | |
| In office January 8, 1986 – January 9, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas Wilder |
| Succeeded by | Donald McEachin |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office January 11, 1978 – January 8, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Richard S. Reynolds III |
| Succeeded by | Jean W. Cunningham |
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| Born | Benjamin Joseph Lambert III January 29, 1937 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | March 2, 2014 (aged 77) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Carolyn Lee Morris |
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Benjamin Joseph Lambert III (January 29, 1937 – March 2, 2014) was an American optometrist, community leader and politician. A Democrat, Lambert served for more than three decades in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly (the first optometrist ever to serve in that body), initially in the Virginia House of Delegates and then in the Senate.