Edward Augustus Lambert (June 10, 1813 – September 7, 1885) was an American politician and Mayor of Brooklyn.
While Mayor, he oversaw the development of horse railroads, introduced a permanent water supply for the city, and rigorously enforced the Sunday Law.
[1] During the American Civil War, Lambert promoted for volunteers early on and called the first great war-meeting in Fort Greene in April 1861.
In 1862, he was appointed recording-secretary and member of a committee that provided for the reception, care, and relief of wounded and sick soldiers.
He was at one point president of the Craftsman Life Insurance Company, and later worked in a wholesale stationery business.