J. H. Lamar, who came originally from Calhoun County, served Quitman as circuit clerk for sixteen years--1916 to 1924, and 1928 to 1936. Foregoing this, he engaged in the manufacturing business, having established a plant for making plows, operating the place in connection with a wood-shop and blacksmith-shop. He is a man of the conservative type, modest in his demeanor, and it is doubtful if there was ever a more popular office holder in the county. He was always anxious to serve those who had business to transact under the scope of his department; was a member of the local draft board of Quitman County during the World War. Mr. Lamar selected 702 good men for the service--202 of whom were white and five hundred colored. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1935, and at the close of the year, retired to his home in Lambert.

Contributed by Sharon Fortner Wright

J. H. Lamar, who came originally from Calhoun County, served Quitman as circuit clerk for sixteen years--1916 to 1924, and 1928 to 1936. Foregoing this, he engaged in the manufacturing business, having established a plant for making plows, operating the place in connection with a wood-shop and blacksmith-shop. He is a man of the conservative type, modest in his demeanor, and it is doubtful if there was ever a more popular office holder in the county. He was always anxious to serve those who had business to transact under the scope of his department; was a member of the local draft board of Quitman County during the World War. Mr. Lamar selected 702 good men for the service--202 of whom were white and five hundred colored. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1935, and at the close of the year, retired to his home in Lambert.

Contributed by Sharon Fortner Wright