Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar
President of the Republic of Texas
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Marker Text: Born in 1798, in Georgia, he came to Texas in 1835. He became involved immediately in the movement for independence from Mexico. Upon the fall of the Alamo and news of the Goliad massacre, he joined the Texas Army as a private, as Houston moved eastward toward San Antonio.
In the swiftly moving chain of events, Lamar was made colonel on the eve of the Battle of San Jacinto. There he commanded calvary with distinction and ten days later was named Secretary of War in the interim government. Elected vice-president in the new nation's first government, he was a candidate of the anti-Sam Houston faction for president in the next election. He won, and took office in 1838 for a 3-year term. During his administration, the Republic of Texas was recognized by Great Britain and France. he was known fir his forceful Indian policy and for his opposition to annexation. He laid the foundation for the first system of public education in Texas. By his decision, Austin was made the capital of Texas. A poet, and diplomat, he projected the writing of a history of Texas, but died in 1859, before his book was begun. His plantation was near Richmond. He is buried near here in the Morton Cemetery. (1965) |
Additional Plate: Morton Cemetery is located approximately 2.3 Mi. NE of this site. Marker relocated to Lamar consolidated High School on March 2, 1993.
Marker No: 15563
Aluminum 27 x 42 Subject Marker
Geographic: N 29° 33.662 W 095° 46.744
Location: 4606 Mustang Avenue, Rosenberg
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