The chair in question must have been a very substantial one! Daniel weighed 52 stone and 11 pounds (335 Kg) at the time of his death, on 21st June, 1809. However, he was not, apparently the fattest man.
“Daniel Lambert. – At a meeting of the Leicester Town Council last week, a memorial was read from Mr. Lambert Brown, of Leicester, stating that in the possession of the Corporation was an old arm chair, formerly occupied by his uncle, Daniel Lamber, when he attended as keeper of the house of correction. The memorialist was abroad at the time of the decease of his uncle, and had, therefore, no means of obtaining any memento of his ‘great ancestor.’ (Laughter.) He did not know whether the chair was the private property of his uncle, or whether it was provided by the Corporation of the day; but it was now out of repair and useless to the Council, and he submitted that he might be allowed to take it into his family, and which he should hand down as an heir-loom. The Council, by acceding to his request, would confer upon his a great favour, for which he should ever be obliged. – Mr. Alderman Weston moved that the request of the memorialist be granted; and the motion having been seconded, it was unanimously adopted. – Lambert died and was buried at St. Martin’s, Stamford, and his capacious apparel is still kept at a public-house there called after his name.”
The Stamford Mercury, 11th February, 1848.