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Mirabeau B. Lamar is the namesake of Lamar, Missouri [20] birthplace of Harry S. Truman. Lamar University in Beaumont was named for him in 1932. It is the largest educational facility to be named for the former Texas President, and has an enrollment of over 17,000 students.
Even with a mixed record, Mirabeau B. Lamar remains a subject of fascination for many in Texas.
Houston's 1838-41 successor Mirabeau B. Lamar was a widower during his term in office. [2] Margaret campaigned with her new husband when Houston ran for a second term as president, and rode in the presidential parade, in spite of her dislike of politics. There was no government housing for the family of the president of the Republic.
Mirabeau B. Lamar: Succeeded by: Anson Jones: In office October 22, 1836 – December 10, 1838: Vice President: Mirabeau B. Lamar: Preceded by: David G. Burnet (acting) Succeeded by: Mirabeau B. Lamar: Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the San Augustine district; In office 1839–1841: 6th Governor of Tennessee; In office ...
In the wake of this and the publication of Rachel Plummer's narrative of her captivity among the Comanche, Texas's second president, Mirabeau B. Lamar, was less sympathetic toward the tribe and convinced that the Cherokees could not be allowed to stay in Texas.
The expedition was unofficially initiated by the president of Texas, Mirabeau B. Lamar.The initiative was a major component of Lamar's ambitious plan to turn the fledgling republic into a continental power, which the president believed had to be achieved as quickly as possible to stave off the growing movement demanding the annexation of Texas to the United States.
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Mirabeau B. Lamar: Governor of the State of Mexico; In office 15 August 1831 – 1 December 1832: President: Melchor Múzquiz: Succeeded by: Félix María Aburou: In office 8 March 1826 – 19 April 1826: President: Melchor Múzquiz: Succeeded by: Mariano Esteva y Ulibarri: Secretary of Finance of the United Mexican States; In office 18 April ...