Lamey attended the Mannheim Gymnasium from 1866 to 1874 and passed his Abitur there. From the winter semester 1875/76, he studied law at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg until 1878, interrupted by a study visit to Berlin in 1876/77. From 1880 to 1883, he worked as a trainee or referendar at various courts in Baden.[2]
- Bernd Breitkopf: Die alten Landkreise und ihre Amtsvorsteher. Die Entstehung der Landkreise und Ämter im heutigen Landkreis Karlsruhe – Biographien der Oberamtmänner und Landräte von 1803 bis 1997. (Beiträge zur Geschichte des Landkreises Karlsruhe. Vol. 1). Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher 1997.[3]
His first employment as an administrative assistant at the Bezirksamt Heidelberg was on 1 September 1883. Further stations were: from 1 January 1885, employed in the secretariat of the Ministry of the Interior; from 15 August 1886, administrative assistant at the Bezirksamt Karlsruhe; from 20 August 1886, administrative assistant at the Bezirksamt Karlsruhe; from 20 August 1886, administrative assistant at the Bezirksamt Karlsruhe. From 20 June 1887, he worked as an administrative assistant at the District Office Kehl; from October 1887, he worked as a temporary helper at the Administrative Court in Karlsruhe and finally, from 5 April 1888, he held the position of bailiff at the District Office Rastatt. From 15 October 1890 to 23 July 1892, he was Oberamtmann [de] and head of office at the Bezirksamt Eppingen [de]. He then fulfilled the same task at the Bezirksamt Ettlingen [de]. On 17 July 1902, he was appointed Privy Councillor and finally retired early on 24 July 1902 due to illness.[4]
Lamy died in Karlsruhe at the age of 56.
