Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II)

::This article is about the Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; for Justice Lamar's father of the same name who was a Georgia lawyer and state court judge, see Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (I).

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Georgia - Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (I)

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Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (September 17,1825–January 23, 1893) was a native Georgian who graduated from Emory College (see Emory University and Oxford College of Emory University) in 1845, and married the daughter of Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, one of the school's early presidents. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and later founded the fraternity's chapter at the University of Mississippi.

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September 17 - 1825 - January 23 - 1893 - Georgian - Emory University - Oxford College of Emory University - 1845 - Augustus Baldwin Longstreet - Sigma Alpha Epsilon - University of Mississippi

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When professor Longstreet moved to Mississippi to take the position of Chancellor at the recently established University of Mississippi, his son-in-law followed him and took a position as a professor of mathmatics at that institution. He also practiced law in Oxford Mississippi and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1856.

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Mississippi - University of Mississippi - U.S. House of Representatives

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Lamar resigned from the House in December 1860 to particiapte in the Mississippi secession convention. When the American Civil War broke out he recived a commission as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Confederate army under the command of his wife's cousin, General James Longstreet. He later resigned his commission to take a position in the Confederacy's diplomatic mission to France and Russia.

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American Civil War - Lieutenant Colonel - Confederate army - James Longstreet - France - Russia

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After having his civil rights restored following the war, Lamar returned to the house of representatives in 1873, serving there until 1877. Lamar would go on to represent Mississippi in the United States Senate from 1877 to 1885 and, later, become the lone Mississippian to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States, 1888 to 1893. Lamar had served as United States Secretary of the Interior under President Grover Cleveland from March 6, 1885 to January 10, 1888.

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United States Senate - 1877 - 1885 - Supreme Court of the United States - 1888 - 1893 - United States Secretary of the Interior - Grover Cleveland - March 6 - January 10

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Three U.S. counties are named in his honor: Lamar County, Alabama; Lamar County, Georgia; and Lamar County, Mississippi.

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U.S. counties - Lamar County, Alabama - Lamar County, Georgia - Lamar County, Mississippi

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