Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar

b. 16 August 1798, d. 19 December 1859

Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar, 1798-1859
  • Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar was born on 16 August 1798 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia.
  • Lamar County, established by an act of congress of the Republic of Texas on 17 December 1840 and organized by election the following year, was named in his honor.
  • Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar died on 19 December 1859 at age 61 in Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas.
  • For additional biographical information, see The Texas Handbook Online.
  • Last Edited: 25 Nov 2010