Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
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Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825-1893) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.
He was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on December 6, 1887. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 16, 1888, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on January 23, 1893.
Education
- Emory College, B.A., 1845
- Read law, 1847
Professional career
- Private practice, Covington, Georgia, 1847-1849
- President, University of Mississippi, 1849-1852
- Professor, University of Mississippi, 1849-1852, 1855-1857, 1861, 1865-1870
- Private practice, Oxford, Mississippi, 1849-1852, 1855-1857, 1865-1870-1873
- Private practice, Covington, Georgia, 1852-1853
- Member, Georgia State Legislature, 1853
- Private practice, Macon, Georgia, 1853-1855
- U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1857-1860, 1873-1877
- Confederate Army, Nineteenth Mississippi Regiment, 1861-1862
- Special Confederate Commissioner to Russia, 1862-1863
- Confederate Army, Third Army Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, 1863-1865
- U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1877-1885
- U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1885-1888
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- Biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Allen • Fuller • Jenkins • Lacombe • Lamar • Maxey • Montgomery • Philips |
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Alvey • Bellinger • Bingham • Lurton • Morris • Seaman • Shepard |
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Brown • Carland • Kirkpatrick • Lochren • Marshall • McHugh • Rogers |
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