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Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II (September 17, 1825 – January 23, 1893) was an American politician, diplomat, and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in both houses of Congress, served as the United States Secretary of the Interior, and was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He also served as an official in the Confederate States of America.
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
In office January 18, 1888 – January 23, 1893 | |
Nominated by | Grover Cleveland |
Preceded by | William Burnham Woods |
Succeeded by | Howell Edmunds Jackson |
16th United States Secretary of the Interior | |
In office March 6, 1885 – January 10, 1888 | |
President | Grover Cleveland |
Preceded by | Henry Teller |
Succeeded by | William Vilas |
United States Senator from Mississippi | |
In office March 4, 1877 – March 6, 1885 | |
Preceded by | James Alcorn |
Succeeded by | Edward Walthall |
Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus | |
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
Speaker | Michael C. Kerr (1875–1876) Samuel J. Randall (1876–1877) |
Preceded by | William E. Niblack |
Succeeded by | Hiester Clymer |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | |
Preceded by | George Harris |
Succeeded by | Henry Muldrow |
In office March 4, 1857 – January 12, 1861 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Wright |
Succeeded by | Vacant 1861–1870; George Harris |
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from Newton County | |
In office November 7, 1853 – February 17, 1854 Serving with P. Reynolds | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1825-09-17)September 17, 1825 Eatonton, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | January 23, 1893(1893-01-23) (aged 67) Vineville, Georgia, U.S. (now Macon) |
Resting place | St. Peter's Cemetery, Oxford, Mississippi |
Political party | Democratic |
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Education | Emory University (BA) |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States |
Branch/service | Confederate Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Gulfport, Mississippi | |
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Motto: Where Your Ship Comes In | |
Coordinates: 30°24′6″N 89°4′34″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Harrison |
Incorporated | July 28, 1898 |
Government | |
• Type | Strong mayor–council |
• Body | Gulfport City Council |
• Mayor | Billy Hewes (R) |
Area | |
• City | 64.01 sq mi (165.79 km2) |
• Land | 55.62 sq mi (144.06 km2) |
• Water | 8.39 sq mi (21.73 km2) |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 72,926 |
• Density | 1,311.08/sq mi (506.21/km2) |
• Urban | 236,344 (US: 169th)[2] |
• Urban density | 1,401.5/sq mi (541.1/km2) |
• Metro | 416,259 (US: 133rd)[3] |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 39501-39503, 39505-39507 |
Area code | 228 |
FIPS code | 28-29700 |
GNIS feature ID | 0670771 |
Website | City of Gulfport |
Born and educated in Georgia, he moved to Oxford, Mississippi to establish a legal practice. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1856 and served until December 1860, when he helped draft Mississippi's Ordinance of Secession. He helped raise the 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment and worked on the staff of his wife's cousin, General James Longstreet. In 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed Lamar to the position of Confederate minister to Russia. Following the Civil War, Lamar taught at the University of Mississippi and was a delegate to several state constitutional conventions.
Born and educated in Georgia, he moved to Oxford, Mississippi to establish a legal practice. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1856 and served until December 1860, when he helped draft Mississippi's Ordinance of Secession. He helped raise the 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment and worked on the staff of his wife's cousin, General James Longstreet. In 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed Lamar to the position of Confederate minister to Russia. Following the Civil War, Lamar taught at the University of Mississippi and was a delegate to several state constitutional conventions.
Lamar returned to the United States House of Representatives in 1873, becoming the first Mississippi Democrat elected to the House since the end of the Civil War. He remained in the House until 1877, and represented Mississippi in the Senate from 1877 to 1885. He opposed Reconstruction and voting rights for African Americans but later came to support black suffrage and opposed the 1890 Mississippi Constitution. In 1885, he accepted appointment as Grover Cleveland's Secretary of the Interior. In 1888, the Senate confirmed Lamar's nomination to the Supreme Court, making Lamar the first Southerner appointed to the court since the Civil War. He remained on the court until his death in 1893.