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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaHenry Graybill LAMAR
(1798-1861)
LAMAR, Henry Graybill, a
Representative from Georgia; born in Clinton, Jones County, Ga.,
July 10, 1798; pursued an academic course; studied law; was
admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Macon, Ga.; judge of
the State superior court; member of the State house of
representatives; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George R.
Gilmer; reelected to the Twenty-second Congress and served from
December 7, 1829, to March 3, 1833; unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1832 to the Twenty-third Congress; unsuccessful
candidate for Governor in 1857; associate justice of the State
supreme court; died in Macon, Ga., September 10, 1861; interment in
Rose Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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