- Mirabeau Lamar State Historical
Marker
- Located at interesection of Broadway and 11th Street,
Columbus, Ga.
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MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR
Born near Louisville, Georgia,
August 16, 1798 - Died, Richmond, Texas, December 19, 1859.
Near this point Mirabeau Lamar
established a newspaper office in May 1828. As editor and publisher,
he presented, on May 29, 1828, the first issue of The Columbus
Enquirer.
He, with his wife Tabitha Jordan
Lamar, and his daughter, Rebecca Ann, lived in a cottage near
the Chattahoochee River. In June 1835, Lamar, now a widower,
moved to Texas. He fought with the Texans in their war for independence
from Mexico, and, as commander of the cavalry, served at the
battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836.
He became the first vice-president
of the Republic of Texas, then was president of Texas, 1838-1841,
succeeding Sam Houston.
As Lieutenant Colonel, Lamar served
in the War between the United States and Mexico at Monterey and
Laredo.
Throughout his life he wrote poetry
as a means of relaxation, and in 1857, urged by his second wife,
Henrietta Maffitt Lamar, he published a volume, VERSE MEMORIALS.
His final public service was that
of United States Minister, resident in in Nicaragua, 1858.
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