Lamar, Mirabeau

Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar ( French: Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar ; August 16, 1798 - December 19, 1859 ) is a Texas and American politician.

Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar
Mirabeau buonaparte lamar
2nd President of Texas December 19, 1838 - December 13, 1841
Vice president	David burnet
Predecessor	Sam houston
Successor	Sam houston
Texas 1st Vice President October 22, 1836 - December 10, 1838
The president	Sam houston
Predecessor	Lorenzo de Savala (temporary)
Successor	David burnet
US Ambassador to Nicaragua February 8, 1858 - May 20, 1859
The president	James Buchanan
Predecessor	John wheeler
Successor	Alexander Dimitri
US Ambassador to Costa Rica September 14, 1858 - May 20, 1859
The president	James Buchanan
Predecessor	post vacant Solon borland
Successor	Alexander Dimitri
Birth	August 16, 1798 ( 1798-08-16 ) Louisville , GA , USA
Death	December 19, 1859 ( 1859-12-19 ) (61 years) Richmond , Texas , United States
Spouse	Tabitha Jordan Lamar (d. 1830) Henrietta Muffitt
Children	Rebecca Ann (born 1827)
The consignment
Education	Princeton University (not graduated)

Born in Georgia, was an entrepreneur and journalist, founded ( 1828 ) the still-existing newspaper Columbus Enquirer ^[1] , then received a law degree. In 1834 , the donkey was in Texas. He participated in the war for the independence of Texas , in the spring of 1836, joining the army of Sam Houston . On the eve of the Battle of San Jacinto , on April 20, in a skirmish with the Mexicans, he bravely saved two surrounded Texans, for which he was immediately upgraded from private to colonel and was put in charge of cavalry. In this new capacity he participated in the battle of April 21st.

The second president ( 1838 - 1841 ) of the independent Republic of Texas . He sought official recognition of the sovereignty of the republic on the part of European states (as a result of which Texas was recognized by France, Great Britain and Belgium) and financial support on their part (this did not happen), and launched several bloody armed campaigns to oust the Cherokee and Comanche Indian tribes from Texas , moved the capital from Houston to Austin . Got the nickname "father of Texas education", took 50 leagues of land for two schools, which later became Texas A & M University and the University of Texas at Austin .

After the accession of Texas to the United States in 1846, he was a member of the Texas Legislative Assembly, from 1857 to 1858 . US ambassador to Nicaragua .