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James Needham Lambert
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1876 June 18
Mother
Mary Alice Needham
Father
George Cannon Lambert
Date Details
Occurred On 1876 June 18
Baptized by John Cottam
1884 July 1 (Age 8)
Served in Australasian Mission
1895 February 8 – 1898 January 1 (Age 18) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Q. Cannon
Location Served
Te Mahia Conference; Wairoa and Hawke Bay, New Zealand
Date Details
Started On 1895 February 8
Set Apart
On 1895 March 11
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1898 January 1
Released
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/Australasian_missionaries-PH 1044_f0001_i0001_00001.jpg)
Australasian Missionaries serving in NZ, at Tamaki Marae, near Dannevirke, 6 April 1895
Served in New Zealand Mission
1898 January 1 – April 28 (Age 21) See Missionaries
Missionary Activity Notes
New Zealand mission created.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Australasian mission
Date Details
Started On 1898 January 1
Called
Ended On 1898 April 28
Released
On 1898 May 28
Arrived at Home
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/almon-thomas-butterfield-1868-fs-1.jpg)
Papawai Marae, Wairarapa New Zealand Mission
Married Edith Elizabeth Hunter
1916 April 27 (Age 39)
Called as President to New Zealand Mission
1916 April 28 – 1920 May 5 (Age 39) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph F. Smith
Additional Information
Served with Children
Date Details
Started On 1916 April 28
Set Apart
On 1916 May 29
Departed from Home
Ended On 1920 May 5
Released
On 1920 May 6
Departed from Field
On 1920 July 3
Arrived at Home
Images
President Lambert with his Office Staff
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/james-needham-lambert-5-1876-fs.jpg)
Staff and students at Maori Agricultural college, about 1918 – 1919
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/L/james-needham-lambert-6-1876-fs.jpg)
Brothers Meha and Lambert in MAC orchard, 1918, New Zealand
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/James-and-Edith-Lambert-Family-1919.jpg)
Lambert Family in New Zealand
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/PresLambertFam1917.jpg)
Lambert Family in New Zealand
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/maori-agricultural-college-1918-MS22474_b0002_f0001_000026.jpg)
Maori Agricultural College Conference
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/C/alonzo-ephraim-cox-1891-fs-2.jpg)
Mission Photo
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/L/james-needham-lambert-1876-fs-2.jpg)
Mission Photo
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/john-mcewan-roundy-1894-fs-1.jpg)
Missionaries New Zealand
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/john-delos-lauritzen-1894-fs-1.jpg)
Outside Kirikiri Chapel, Hauraki District at Hui Tau
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/leo-joseph-banks-sr-1893-fs-1.jpg)
Missionaries of the New Zealand Mission
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/john-delos-lauritzen-1894-fs-3.jpg)
Mission Picture in New Zealand
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1927 September 12 (Age 51)
Media
![James Needham Lambert (1876 - 1927) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/L/James-Needhad-Lambert-1916-NZ-CH57875.jpg)
James Needham Lambert (1876 - 1927) Profile
![Australasian Missionaries serving in NZ, at Tamaki Marae, near Dannevirke, 6 April 1895](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/Australasian_missionaries-PH 1044_f0001_i0001_00001.jpg)
Australasian Missionaries serving in NZ, at Tamaki Marae, near Dannevirke, 6 April 1895
![Papawai Marae, Wairarapa New Zealand Mission, 1898 April 6](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/almon-thomas-butterfield-1868-fs-1.jpg)
Papawai Marae, Wairarapa New Zealand Mission, 1898 April 6
President Lambert with his Office Staff
![Staff and students at Maori Agricultural college, about 1918 – 1919](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/james-needham-lambert-5-1876-fs.jpg)
Staff and students at Maori Agricultural college, about 1918 – 1919
![Brothers Meha and Lambert in MAC orchard, 1918, New Zealand](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/L/james-needham-lambert-6-1876-fs.jpg)
Brothers Meha and Lambert in MAC orchard, 1918, New Zealand
![Lambert Family in New Zealand](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/James-and-Edith-Lambert-Family-1919.jpg)
Lambert Family in New Zealand
![Lambert Family in New Zealand](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/PresLambertFam1917.jpg)
Lambert Family in New Zealand
![Maori Agricultural College Conference](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/maori-agricultural-college-1918-MS22474_b0002_f0001_000026.jpg)
Maori Agricultural College Conference
![Mission Photo](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/C/alonzo-ephraim-cox-1891-fs-2.jpg)
Mission Photo
![Mission Photo](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/L/james-needham-lambert-1876-fs-2.jpg)
Mission Photo
![Missionaries New Zealand, Between 1916 – 1919](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/john-mcewan-roundy-1894-fs-1.jpg)
Missionaries New Zealand, Between 1916 – 1919
![Outside Kirikiri Chapel, Hauraki District at Hui Tau, Between 1915 – 1919](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/john-delos-lauritzen-1894-fs-1.jpg)
Outside Kirikiri Chapel, Hauraki District at Hui Tau, Between 1915 – 1919
![Missionaries of the New Zealand Mission, Between 1914 – 1919](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/leo-joseph-banks-sr-1893-fs-1.jpg)
Missionaries of the New Zealand Mission, Between 1914 – 1919
![Mission Picture in New Zealand, Circa 1918](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/john-delos-lauritzen-1894-fs-3.jpg)
Mission Picture in New Zealand, Circa 1918