Sir John Lamb
(1871-1952), Civil servantSitter in 1 portrait
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1937
NPG x168805
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Gordon Barclay
04 February 2018, 10:24
Sir John Lamb served as Permanent Under-Secretary of the Scottish Office from 1921 to 1933 (a). He was influential in the development on 'administrative devolution' of government to Scotland, and played a key part in the founding of the National Library of Scotland(a) (b). As Assistant Under-Secretary he was, in January 1919, sent as the War Cabinet's liaison with the City of Glasgow authorities, in the face of expected public disorder, and was present at the notorious riot, the 'Battle of George Square' on 31 January.(c) NOTE: I am writing an account of the military intervention in Glasgow in 1919, and want to identify Sir John in photographs of the period, taken of the civic party just after the reading of the Riot Act. Yours is the only image I've yet located.