Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27
Death Of Justice Lamar.
Suddenly Stricken With Heart
Disease Sunday Night.

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Suddenly Stricken With Heart
Disease Sunday Night.
MACON, Ca, January 2S.-Lucius
Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, associate
Justice of the United States Supreme
Court, died here at $50 O'Clock this even
ing. His death was sudden, for although
be has been ailing for some time, Justice
Lamar appeared to be gradually gaining
IN health.
He came from Washington to Macon
about a month ago, and has been visiting
at the residence of Mr.. W. II. Virgin, IN
Vinevillo, suburb of this city. This
afternoon at about three o'clock Justice
Lamar took his overceat, intending to go
to that city but was met at the door by
friend, DR.. Llswellyn, with whom he
returned to the sitting-room.
At that time and during all the after
noon be was in good spirits, and at dinner
at G 30 this evening, he seemed to have a
good appetite. DR.. Llewellyn left the
house about eight O'Clock, and few
minutes later the Justice was seized with
violent rains in the heart and died at
the hour mentioned.
Justice Lamar was born in Putnam
county, Georgia, September Il, 1925. He
was educated at Oxford until he entered
Emery College, from which he was
graduated in 1915, when he commenced
his legal studies IN the office Of Hon. A..
H. Chappell. In 1917 he was admitted to
the bar, and two years later removed TO
Oxford, where be was professor of mathe-
MATES ir the Oxford University, and
assistant editor of the Southern Review
until 1850 when he removed to COYingtOn
Ga.
In 1853 be was sent to the Georgia
legislature, aud IN the following year
returned to bis plan tation in Lafayette
county, Miss. from which place he was
elected to the Thirty-fitb and Thirty
sixth Congress, resigning from the latter
to take a seat in the secession convention
of his state. In the following year be
was made lieutenant colonel of the
Nineteenth Regiment and was soon pro-
NOTED to the rank OF colonel.
In 1863 Jefferson Davis sent him to
Russia as the representative OF the Con-
federate cause, but no important results
we're ever apparent from the mission.
In 1876 be became professor Of political
and social science in the University OF
Mississippi, but in the succeeding year he
was transferred to the law professorship.
He was sent to the Forty-third and
Forty-fuurth Congress- and in 1877 was
sent to represent Mississippi in the United
States Senate, and continued to do SO
until he was appointed secretary of The
interior by President Cleveland March 4,
1855. He was nominated by President
Cleveland December 6, 1887, as justice Of
the United States Supreme Court
While IN tie Senate be delivered a
splendid eulogy of Senator Sumner, which
created considerable comment in the
N orth. In 1879 he and Senator Conkling
had quarrel which came near leading
to something serious.
His first wife was daughter of Judge
Longstreet, author of Georgia Scenes"
anda cousin General LOngstreet. She
was one of the bellies of Georgia, snd had
known Mr.. Lamar since her girlhood.
Some years after her death he married
the widow of Judge William S. Holt, a
wealthy gentleman of Georgia. She is
the daughter of James Dean, wealthy
Georgia planter, who lived at Macoh.
Miss Henrietta Dean was much admired
for her attractions of person and mind.
Judge Holt left his widow and daugh ters
fortune. Mrs. Lamar was warmly
received in 1887 as bride by the Cleve-
| land Cabinet circle.