Mirabeau B. Lamar

Mirabeau B. Lamar
2nd President of the Republic of Texas
In office
December 10, 1838 – December 13, 1841
Vice PresidentDavid G. Burnet
Preceded bySam Houston
Succeeded bySam Houston
1st Vice President of the Republic of Texas
In office
October 22, 1836 – December 10, 1838
PresidentSam Houston
Preceded byLorenzo de Zavala (interim)
Succeeded byDavid G. Burnet
4th United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
In office
February 8, 1858 – May 20, 1859
PresidentJames Buchanan
Preceded byJohn H. Wheeler
Succeeded byAlexander Dimitry
3rd United States Ambassador to Costa Rica
In office
September 14, 1858 – May 20, 1859
PresidentJames Buchanan
Preceded bySolon Borland
Succeeded byAlexander Dimitry
Personal details
Born(1798-08-16)August 16, 1798
Louisville, Georgia, U.S.
DiedDecember 19, 1859(1859-12-19) (aged 61)
Richmond, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeMorton Cemetery,
Richmond, Texas
29°35′09″N 95°45′48″W / 29.5858°N 95.7633°W / 29.5858; -95.7633
NationalityAmerican, Texian
Political partyDemocratic-Republican Party
Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Tabitha Jordan Lamar (1826-1830; her death)
Henrietta Maffitt (m.1851)
RelationsLucius Q. C. Lamar (brother)
Lucius Q. C. Lamar II (nephew)
John Basil Lamar (cousin)
ChildrenRebecca Ann Lamar (born c. 1827)
Loretto Evalina Lamar
Signature
Mirabeau Lamar monument at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, reads: "The cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy."

Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (August 16, 1798 – December 19, 1859) was an American attorney, politician, poet, and leading political figure during the Texas Republic era. He was elected as the second president of the Republic of Texas after Sam Houston. He was known for waging war against bands of Cherokee and Comanche peoples to push them out of Texas, and for establishing a fund to support public education.