Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-01-26
JUSTICE LAMAR DEAD.
His Death Sudden, Though He Bad Been
in Ill-Hea'th Long Time.

in Ill Heath Long Time.
MACON, Ca, Jan. 23.-Associate JUS
tice l.. @. C. Lamar died here tonight.
Justice Lamar had been in poor health
for long time. He had been unable to
United States supreme court, and the
restoration of his health was not looked
for. His early death, however, had
been expected 10y no one, and is great
shock to his friends. Justice Lamar had
not reached the legal time for retiring
from the supreme bench with pay, and
was too poor to resign. Had he lived
till next winter special bill would
have been introduced in Congress, and
doubtless passed to let him retire on
pension.
Lncius Quintus Lamar was born in Put
nam County, Ga, September l, 1925. the
son of a leading Georgia lawyer, after
whose death the son was taken to Oxford,
Miss, where he received part of his educa-
ton. He graduated at Emory College,
Georgia, studied law at Macon, where he
was admitted to the bar in 1S47. Return
ing to Oxford, he became adjunct pro-
fessOr of mathematics In the university OF
Mississippi for year, and then engaged
in the practice of law at CoyingtOn, Ga.
Here he began his long political career
Returning to Mississippi in 1854, he
settled on his plantation in Lafayette,
beng soon afterwards elected to Congress,
where he served from 1857 to 1861, when
he entered the secession convention OF the
state. He entered the Confederate army
as colonel of the Nineteenth Mississippi
Regiment, sharing in many OF the engage
ments of Northern Georgia, but retlring
on account of his health. He was sent to
Russia as commissioner in 1863, but when
he reached Europe circumstances had
changed and his mission was no longer
possible. After the war he returned to
Minneapolis.
He was elected professor of political
economy and social science IN the Uni
verslty of Mississippi in 1866, and in 1867
was transferred to the char OF law. but
afterwards returned again to the bar. He
was reelected to Congress in 1872, when
for the first time in many years Demo
cratic House of Representatives assembled
and he was selected to preside over the
Democratic caucus. where he made a note
worthy address outlining the policy Of the
party. He was again elected to Congress
States Senate, taking his seat March 5,
1877. In both the House and the Senate Col.
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, lie always insisted that
as integral members of the Federal Union
the Southern states had equal rights with
the other states, and hence that they were
bound both by duty and interest to look to
the general welfare and support the honor
of a common country. He was also a zeal
Gus friend of public improvement, es-
pecially the Mississippi River improve
ment, and the Texas Pacific Railroad.
He had much independence of thought
and action; and at one time when he was
instructed by the legislature of his state to
vote on the currency question against his
appealed to the people and was
sustained. On March 5 Mr.. La
mar became secretary of the in
terror in President Cleyelands cabinet.
AS secretary OF the interior his disagree
ment with Land Commissioner Sparks in
the administration of the affairs of that
office will be remembered. He was NOM
mated by Mr.. Cleveland to fill a vacancy
on the supreme bench land, upon his con-
tirmation by the Senate, he resigned from
the cabinet For year past his health had
been poor, and several times his condition
had been reported as extremely critical.
He was of eccentric character, his spells
of abstraction often causing HIM to find
himself in amusing situations. His death
Will create a vacancy on the supreme
bench which President Harrison may now
fill