politician, Congressman, b. West Bend. He moved to Oshkosh in 1875. There he engaged in the retail shoe business (1880-1893), served as city comptroller (1893-1896), sheriff of Winnebago County (1897-1898), and city commissioner of Oshkosh (1914-1918). In 1918 he was elected as a Republican to fill the vacancy in the 65th Congress caused by the death of James H. Davidson (q.v.). He was thereafter elected to a regular term in Congress, and held the position through six successive terms (1918-1930). He died as a result of an automobile accident in Illinois, while returning to Oshkosh to open the campaign for the Congressional election of 1930. As a representative, Lampert devoted much time and effort to the handling of applications for veterans' pensions. He was also active in securing public improvements for his district, and served on the committee that framed much of the early aviation legislation. Biog. Dir. Amer. Cong. (1928); Commern. Biog. Record of the Fox River Valley . . . (Chicago, 1895); Milwaukee Sentinel, July 18, 1930.

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