List of United States Political Families (L) - The Lamars

The Lamars

  • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1797–1834), Judge of the Georgia Superior Court. Brother of Mirabeau B. Lamar.
  • Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798–1859), candidate for Georgia State Senator, withdrew nomination, candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 1833; Vice President of the Republic of Texas 1836-1838; President of the Republic of Texas 1838-1842; member of the Texas Legislature; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua 1858-1859; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica 1858-1859. Brother of Lucius Quinuts Cincinnatus Lamar.
    • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825–1893), Georgia State Representative 1853, U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1857-1860 1873-1877, U.S. Senator from Mississippi 1877-1885, U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1885-1888, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1888-1893. Nephew of Mirabeau B. Lamar.
    • Absalom Harris Chappell (1801–1878), member of the Georgia Legislature, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1843-1845. Cousin of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar.
      • William Bailey Lamar (1853–1928), Judge in Florida 1883-1886, Florida State Representative 1887, Attorney General of Florida 1889-1899, U.S. Representative from Florida 1903-1909. Nephew of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar.

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