Person:Mirabeau Lamar (1)
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar
b.16 Aug 1798 Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia
d.19 Dec 1859 Richmond, Fort Bend, Texas
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1795
  1. Aurelia Lamar - 1876
  2. Jeremiah Lamar
  3. Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar1797 - 1834
  4. Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar1798 - 1859
  5. Thomas Randolph Lamar1800 -
  6. Thomas Reynolds Lamar1800 - 1858
  7. Jefferson Jackson Lamar1801 - 1840
  8. Evalina Lamar1803 - 1833
  9. Louisa Elizabeth Lamar1807 - 1864
  10. Amelia Lamar1810 - 1870
  11. Mary Ann Lamar1810 - 1874
  12. Loretto Rebecca Lamar1818 - 1905
Spouse and Children
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m. 1 Jan 1826
  1. Rebecca Ann Lamar1827 - 1843
  2. John Burwell Lamar1830 - 1831
Spouse and Children
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m. 11 Feb 1851
  1. Loretto Evalina Lamar1853 - 1933
Spouse and Children
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m. 11 Feb 1851
  1. Loretto Evelina Lamar1853 - 1933
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Facts and Events
Name Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Aug 1798 Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia
Occupation[1] 1823 "...pvt. sec. to Gov. George M. Troup of Ga., 1823;..."
Occupation[1] 1826 "...editor Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer, 1826;..."
Marriage 1 Jan 1826 Perry, Alabamato Tabitha Burnwell Jordan
Occupation[1] 1836 "...served as comdr. Tex. Cavalry at Battle of San Jacinto; atty. gen., then sec. of war in Pres. Burnet's provisional cabinet, 1836;..."
Occupation[1] 1836 "...v.p. Republic of Tex., 1836, ..."
Occupation[1] Bet 1838 and 1841 [[Place:"...pres. [republic Of Tex.], -;..."|"...pres. [Republic of Tex.], 1838-41;..."]]
Occupation[1] 1840 "...a founder City of Austin (Tex.), 1840;..."
Occupation[1] 1846 "...fought in Mexican War, participated in Battle of Monterey, 1846;..."
Marriage 11 Feb 1851 Orleans Parish, Louisianato Henrietta Moffit
Marriage 11 Feb 1851 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USAto Henrietta Maffitt
Occupation[1] Bet 1855 and 1856 "...U.S. minister to Argentina, 1855-56;..."
Death[1] 19 Dec 1859 Richmond, Fort Bend, Texas
Burial? Masonic Cemetery, Richmond, Fort Bend, Texas
Namesake[1] Lamar University, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
Reference Number? Q456633?


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Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (August 16, 1798 – December 25, 1859) was an attorney born in Georgia, who became a Texas politician, poet, diplomat, and soldier. He was a leading Texas political figure during the Texas Republic era. He was elected as the second President of the Republic of Texas after Sam Houston. He was known for waging war against bands of Cherokee and Comanche peoples to push them out of Texas, and for establishing a fund to support public education.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume 1607-1896, Revised Ed., 1967. (Chicago: A.N. Marquis, 1967)
    371.
  2.   Ancestry.com. Texas Land Title Abstracts. (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;;)
    Database online.

    Record for Mirabeau

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