From Dallas Morning News.
Mr. Lamar was born at Oxford, Miss., on Dec. 15, 1880. His father was a lawyer, who was the son of L. Q. C. Lamar, late United States Senator from Mississippi, member of President Cleveland's Cabinet and afterward Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Sates.
His mother was Kate Lester Lamar, now Mrs. W. L. Crawford, and the daughter of Dr. L. J. Jester (sic), a famous surgeon in the Confederate Service.
Mr. Lamar received his schooling in the public institutions of Washington, D. C.; Dallas, Tex; Paris France; Heidelberg, Germany; and the University of Texas graduating from the latter institution in 1901 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
After receiving his degree at the State University he returned to Dallas and was associated for a time in the practice of law with W. I. Hall. In 1902 he served as Assistant County Attorney of Dallas County. After retiring from the County Attorney's office, Mr. Lamar entered in general practice of law and later formed a partnership with Col. W. L. Crawford under the firm name of Crawford & Lamar, which connection he retained until ill health forced him to retire from active practice.
He served as secretary of the Texas Bar Association for three years, declining re-election in 1909
In 1906 he married Miss Mary Page Adams, who was the daughter of Mrs. Ora Page Adams and the late Col. W.S. J. Adams of the Confederate service, a prominent Texas lawyer and at one time on the district bench. His wife and one child, a little girl 2 years old, survive him.
(Source: "Resolutions of Respect. Dallas Bar Association Takes Action Regarding the Death of Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar." Dallas Morning News, January 1, 1911, page 9)
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He was great nephew of Mirabeau B. Lamar, second president of the Republic of Texas.
Tombstone says he died in Dallas. Death certificate says he died in San Antonio, Texas.
Mr. Lamar was born at Oxford, Miss., on Dec. 15, 1880. His father was a lawyer, who was the son of L. Q. C. Lamar, late United States Senator from Mississippi, member of President Cleveland's Cabinet and afterward Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Sates.
His mother was Kate Lester Lamar, now Mrs. W. L. Crawford, and the daughter of Dr. L. J. Jester (sic), a famous surgeon in the Confederate Service.
Mr. Lamar received his schooling in the public institutions of Washington, D. C.; Dallas, Tex; Paris France; Heidelberg, Germany; and the University of Texas graduating from the latter institution in 1901 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
After receiving his degree at the State University he returned to Dallas and was associated for a time in the practice of law with W. I. Hall. In 1902 he served as Assistant County Attorney of Dallas County. After retiring from the County Attorney's office, Mr. Lamar entered in general practice of law and later formed a partnership with Col. W. L. Crawford under the firm name of Crawford & Lamar, which connection he retained until ill health forced him to retire from active practice.
He served as secretary of the Texas Bar Association for three years, declining re-election in 1909
In 1906 he married Miss Mary Page Adams, who was the daughter of Mrs. Ora Page Adams and the late Col. W.S. J. Adams of the Confederate service, a prominent Texas lawyer and at one time on the district bench. His wife and one child, a little girl 2 years old, survive him.
(Source: "Resolutions of Respect. Dallas Bar Association Takes Action Regarding the Death of Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar." Dallas Morning News, January 1, 1911, page 9)
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He was great nephew of Mirabeau B. Lamar, second president of the Republic of Texas.
Tombstone says he died in Dallas. Death certificate says he died in San Antonio, Texas.
From Dallas Morning News.
Mr. Lamar was born at Oxford, Miss., on Dec. 15, 1880. His father was a lawyer, who was the son of L. Q. C. Lamar, late United States Senator from Mississippi, member of President Cleveland's Cabinet and afterward Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Sates.
His mother was Kate Lester Lamar, now Mrs. W. L. Crawford, and the daughter of Dr. L. J. Jester (sic), a famous surgeon in the Confederate Service.
Mr. Lamar received his schooling in the public institutions of Washington, D. C.; Dallas, Tex; Paris France; Heidelberg, Germany; and the University of Texas graduating from the latter institution in 1901 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
After receiving his degree at the State University he returned to Dallas and was associated for a time in the practice of law with W. I. Hall. In 1902 he served as Assistant County Attorney of Dallas County. After retiring from the County Attorney's office, Mr. Lamar entered in general practice of law and later formed a partnership with Col. W. L. Crawford under the firm name of Crawford & Lamar, which connection he retained until ill health forced him to retire from active practice.
He served as secretary of the Texas Bar Association for three years, declining re-election in 1909
In 1906 he married Miss Mary Page Adams, who was the daughter of Mrs. Ora Page Adams and the late Col. W.S. J. Adams of the Confederate service, a prominent Texas lawyer and at one time on the district bench. His wife and one child, a little girl 2 years old, survive him.
(Source: "Resolutions of Respect. Dallas Bar Association Takes Action Regarding the Death of Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar." Dallas Morning News, January 1, 1911, page 9)
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He was great nephew of Mirabeau B. Lamar, second president of the Republic of Texas.
Tombstone says he died in Dallas. Death certificate says he died in San Antonio, Texas.
Mr. Lamar was born at Oxford, Miss., on Dec. 15, 1880. His father was a lawyer, who was the son of L. Q. C. Lamar, late United States Senator from Mississippi, member of President Cleveland's Cabinet and afterward Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Sates.
His mother was Kate Lester Lamar, now Mrs. W. L. Crawford, and the daughter of Dr. L. J. Jester (sic), a famous surgeon in the Confederate Service.
Mr. Lamar received his schooling in the public institutions of Washington, D. C.; Dallas, Tex; Paris France; Heidelberg, Germany; and the University of Texas graduating from the latter institution in 1901 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
After receiving his degree at the State University he returned to Dallas and was associated for a time in the practice of law with W. I. Hall. In 1902 he served as Assistant County Attorney of Dallas County. After retiring from the County Attorney's office, Mr. Lamar entered in general practice of law and later formed a partnership with Col. W. L. Crawford under the firm name of Crawford & Lamar, which connection he retained until ill health forced him to retire from active practice.
He served as secretary of the Texas Bar Association for three years, declining re-election in 1909
In 1906 he married Miss Mary Page Adams, who was the daughter of Mrs. Ora Page Adams and the late Col. W.S. J. Adams of the Confederate service, a prominent Texas lawyer and at one time on the district bench. His wife and one child, a little girl 2 years old, survive him.
(Source: "Resolutions of Respect. Dallas Bar Association Takes Action Regarding the Death of Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar." Dallas Morning News, January 1, 1911, page 9)
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He was great nephew of Mirabeau B. Lamar, second president of the Republic of Texas.
Tombstone says he died in Dallas. Death certificate says he died in San Antonio, Texas.
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