807WALTER WYTHE LAMBERT, present circuit clerk of Tucker County, has been a leader in politics in that county for a number of years, though his regular business is farming and sheep growing. He has a wide reputation as a breeder of some of the finest sheep for wool in this wool growing district.

He is a son of James B. and Alice (Bonner) Lambert, and further reference to this well known family of Tucker County precedes this sketch. He was born in Dry Fork District, on the home farm, March 24, 1883, and his education was provided by the public schools of the same locality. He remained with his parents on the farm until past his majority, but as a youth was earning his living both on the farm and in the lumber woods. He helped get out logs, part of the time under contract, and was in the timber business in this connection more or less for a period of ten years. For twelve months he was on a log train for the Scott Lumber Company, one of the prominent operators in this timber region of Tucker County. After his marriage Mr. Lambert established his home on part of the old homestead, and has been concentrating his attention more and more on the pure bred sheep industry. As a pedigreed sheep breeder he. specializes in the famous wool dyeing strain of Rambouillett.

Mr. Lambert's paternal grandfather was a captain of the Home Guard in the Civil war, and the family through several generations have been staunch republicans. He himself cast his first vote for Colonel Roosevelt in 1904, and again supported him as a progressive candidate of 1912. His first public office was as a member of the Board of Education for the Dry Fork District. For four years he was president of this board. While still on the School Board he was appointed deputy under J. T. Darkey, assessor of Tucker County, in January, 1917, and performed the duties until elected circuit clerk. In 1920 he won the republican nomination against one competitor and was elected Circuit Court clerk in November by a majority of 216. He succeeded Lewis Spangler, and began his official duties for a four year term in January, 1921. For four years he was a member of the Republican County Committee.

Mr. Lambert is affiliated with the Knights of Pythia and the Junior Order of American Mechanics. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been superintendent and teacher in his home Sunday School and for one year was district Sunday School superintendent. During the World war he was secretary of the committee of Dry Fork District in charge of the sale of War Savings Stamps.

In Tucker County July 31, 1904, Mr. Lambert married Miss Verna S. Waybright, who was born in Pendleton County, October 18, 1885, daughter of Abraham Waybright. As a child she removed to Tucker County with her widowed mother. She is the youngest of five children, and the two other survivors are Mary, wife of John Adamson, of Pendleton County, and Lenora, widow of French Bonner, of Parsons. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert have four children, named Stanley, Ruth, Lenora and Donald.

Luther, May 18. 1903;died of dipthetheria in childhood.
Herbert Stanley, Jan. 4, 1906.
Erma Ruth, June 13, 1907.
Lenora Olive, Sept, 15, 1910.
Herman Donald, Aug. 3, 1915.