Biography

10/22/1922 - 05/07/2015

Lieutenant Thomas Francis Lamb, Sr. (D42) Allegheny (Part) 1969-1974 

Early Life:

Lieutenant Thomas Francis Lamb, Sr., born October 22, 1922, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; son of James and Agnes Dunne Lamb; Saint James Elementary School; Saint James High School; Duquesne University, B.A., 1948; Duquesne University Law School, LL.B., 1952; lieutenant, United States Ship, Keywadin 1945-1946, United States Navy, World War II, 1942-1946; attorney; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1959-1966, not a candidate for reelection, 1966; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1967-1974; elected, Senate Majority Leader, 1970-1974; not a candidate for reelection, 1974; vice-chancellor, Government Relations, University of Pittsburgh, 1977-1985; secretary of legislative affairs, Office of the Governor, 1987-1991; first chairman, board, Port of Pittsburgh Commission, 1993; married, Barbara Joyce, children, Thomas F. Lamb, Jr., James J. Lamb, Michael E. Lamb, Barbara L. Garvey; died, May 7, 2015, Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interment, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Heidelberg, Scott Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Professional titles; business ownership; board memberships; local government; club memberships:

Member, Boards of Trustees, University of Pittsburgh, Robert Morris University; member Allegheny and Pennsylvania bars; member, Knights of Columbus, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Knights of Equity.

Pennsylvania Politics: 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1959-1966, not a candidate for reelection, 1966. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1969-1974; elected, Senate Majority Leader, 1970-1974; appointed, Commission on Interstate Cooperation, 1969-1974; committee assignments, Constitutional Changes and Federal Relations, Education, Judicial (General) Mines and Mineral Interests, Public Health and Welfare, State Government; Commission on Interstate Cooperation, 1971-1974; appointed, chairman, Special Committee to Study the Public Employee Relations Act (of 1970), 1973; appointed, Joint State Government Commission, 1971-1974; not a candidate for reelection, 1974. 

Secretary of legislative affairs, Office of the Governor, Governor Robert P. Casey, 1987-1991. 

First chairman, board, Port of Pittsburgh Commission, 1993.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Legacy:

Son, Michael Lamb, City Controller of Pittsburgh, assumed office, January 7, 2008.

Grandson, Conor Lamb, attorney, former federal prosecutor, Captain, United States Marine Corps, United States Representative, Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "L"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1967). Brittingham, G.R., (Editor). (Volume 98) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 88, 90, 93. Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 77. 

Thomas Francis Lamb (1922-2015) - Find a Grave Memorial