William Bailey Lamar
William Bailey Lamar | |
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Dannite H. Mays | |
16th Florida Attorney General | |
In office January 8, 1889 – March 4, 1903 | |
Governor | Francis P. Fleming Henry L. Mitchell William D. Bloxham William Sherman Jennings |
Preceded by | Charles Merian Cooper |
Succeeded by | James B. Whitfield |
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the Jefferson district | |
In office 1886 – January 8, 1889 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Monticello, Florida, US | June 12, 1853
Died | September 26, 1928 Thomasville, Georgia, US | (aged 75)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Ethel Healey (m. 1904) |
Education | Jefferson Academy University of Georgia Cumberland University |
Occupation | Attorney |
William Bailey Lamar (June 12, 1853 – September 26, 1928) was an American attorney and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Florida from 1903 to 1909.[1]
Early life and education
Lamar was born on June 12, 1853, in Monticello, Florida. He was a member of the Lamar family, a political family from Georgia.[2] Lamar attended Jefferson Academy in Monticello, and later went on to attend the University of Georgia. He lived in Athens, Georgia, from 1866 until 1873, when he began attending Cumberland University's law school in Lebanon, Tennessee, graduating in 1875.[3]
That same year, Lamar was admitted into the Mississippi Bar and began a private practice in Tupelo, Mississippi.[3]
Political career
In 1877, Lamar returned to Florida, having been appointed clerk of the Jefferson County court, a position he held until 1881. In 1883, Lamar, a Democrat, was appointed judge of the Jefferson County court, serving until 1886, when he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives, representing Jefferson County.[3] Lamar served as a representative until 1889, when he was appointed the 16th Florida Attorney General by newly elected Governor Francis P. Fleming.[4]
During his long 14-year tenure as Attorney General, Lamar oversaw the
U.S. Congress and later career
As a result of the
On December 23, 1907, one of
Lamar did not run for reelection for his house seat, opting instead to run for the senate seat. However, Lamar did not receive the Democratic nomination, losing to the former mayor of Jacksonville Duncan U. Fletcher. Fletcher went on to win the seat, running unopposed in the general election.[12]
After his loss in the Senate race, Lamar retired politically, returning to a private law practice. In 1915, he was appointed national commissioner to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California.[8]
Death and burial
Lamar died on September 26, 1928, at his winter home in Thomasville, Georgia. He is buried in Athens' Oconee Hill Cemetery.
Lamar married Ethel Healey on June 8, 1904, though they did not have children.[13]
References
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- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Lamar family of Georgia". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
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- ^ "Florida Attorney General - Florida Attorneys General (1845 - )". myfloridalegal.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "The Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900 | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History". www.gilderlehrman.org. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ Byrne, Jason (2016-10-21). "The Illusion of Freedom: African Americans in 1890s Florida". Medium. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 14. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b "LAMAR, William Bailey | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Florida: U.S. Representatives, 1900s". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "BRYAN, William James - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "MILTON, William Hall - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ISBN 9780786402830.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: June 28, 1904". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.