The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-01-28
DEATH OF JUSTICE LAMAR.
Although He Had Been Ailing the End Was
Unexpected,

MACON, Ga, Jan. 25.-JuStice Lucius
Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar died here
Mt 8 o'clock Monday evening. His
death is a terrible shock to the com.
munlty. The death was sudden in the
extreme, for although he had been ail.
Ing for some time, Justice Lamar np-
peared to be gradually gaining health.
He came from Washington to Macon
about a month ago and has been visit.
ing at the residence of w. II. Virgin, in
Vineville, a suburb of this city. About
3 o'clock Justice Lamar took his over
coat intending to go to the
city, but was met at the door
by friend of DR.. Llewellyn, with
whom he returned to the sitting room.
.At that time and during all the after
moon he was in good spirits, and at
dinner in the evening he seemed 10
have good appetite. DR.. Llewellyn
aeft the house about o'clock and o. few
minutes later the justice was seized
with violent pains and died at the hour
hbove mentioned.
Justice Lamar is probably as familiar
n figure as anyone who has occupied a
Beat on the supreme bench, but
for a month back he had been
too i'll to take more than q perfunctory
interest in the proceedings. His
health has been failing for a long time,
and it was almost in defiance of nature
that he took his seat on the usual de-
cision day-Monday.
he left Washington for the south
about a month ago. He had then for
some time been confined to his house
in that city and was unable to attend
all the sessions of the supreme court,
his absence causing some little delay
in the rendering of the well known
lake front case decision. wherein the
city of Chicago and the Illinois Central
railroad were the participants.
just before his departure for WASH
ington, however, Justice Lamar was
thought to have considerably improved.
He took advantage of an improved
feeling, and the day before his depar-
ture from the national capital he made
two or three calls on friends there. 1t
was with dismal forbo lings that his
friends learned after his departure that
he had been compelled to take one or
two intervals of rest before arriving
here, and his death, while it will cause
q verey severe shock in this community,
where he is SO widely and affectionately
known, will not be in every particular
great surprise.
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar was
born in Putnam county, Georgia. Septem-
ber l. 1s25. He was taken after his faith
er's death to Oxford, Miss, where he re-
ceived part Of his education. He was
graduated ut Emery college. Georgia, in
lSt1, studied law in Macon, Ga, and was
admitted to the bar in 1917. In 1919 he re-
turned to Oxford, Miss, and held the
place OF adjunct professor of mathemat.
les i'll the University of Mississippi for u
year, when he resigned and resumed his
law practice. He was elected to the leg
isiature in 1853, and in 54 again returned
to Mississippi and settled on his planta-
ton in Lafayette. Lamar was shortly
afterward elected to congress as u
democrat and served from 1857
till 1850. when he resigned to take
seat i'll the secession convention of his
state. He then entered the confederate
army as lieutrnant-colonel of the Nine>
tcenth Mississippi regiment. of which he
afterward became colonel. He shared in
many of the enga gements of the army OF
Northern Virginia, but was compelled ts
leave the active service on account of his
health. and was sent as a commissioner to
Russia; but when he reached Europe in
1888 circumstances had changed, and
successful mission was no longer pussi-
bic. After the close OF the war Colonel
Lamar returned to MISSISSIPPI. He was
elected professor of political economy and
social science il, the University of Missis-
,;ippi in 1858, and in 1857 WAS transferred
10 ,ha chair of law, but afterward re-
turned to the bar. He was elected again to
con @resS in 1877, when for the first time
III many years u democratic house of
representatives assembled and he was
selected to preside over the democratio
caucus, wherc he made a noteworthy adj
dress, outlining the policy of his party.
He was neglected in 1874 and then chosen
to the United States senate, taking his
seat March ), 1870 In both the house and
senate Colonel Lamar spoke rarely and
not often at great length, but when he did
it was usually on critical occasions and
with much power and effectiveness. He
insisted that, AS integral members of the
fed raj union, the southern states have
rQual rights with the other states and
hence that they were bound both by duty
and interest to look to the general well
fare,und support the honor and credit of q
common country. He was also Jealous
friend of public improvements, espe-
cinlly the Mississippi river improvement
End Texas Pacific railroad. He had great
independence, OF thought and action, and
ut one time when he was instructed by
sie state legislature of his state to vote
On the currency question against his con-
riciions. he refused to obey, appealed to
The people and was sustained. On March
{, lSS1, he became secretary of the in
srrior in President Cleveand's casinet,
Mnd i'll 1888 was appointed justice of the
Iupreme court.