Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Born September 17, 1825, in Eatonton, GA Died January 23, 1893, in Macon, GA Federal Judicial Service: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Nominated by Grover Cleveland on December 6, 1887, to a seat vacated by William B. Woods. Confirmed by the Senate on January 16, 1888, and received commission on January 16, 1888. Service terminated on January 23, 1893, due to death. Allotment as Circuit Justice: Fifth Circuit, January 23, 1888-January 23, 1893 Education: Emory College, B.A., 1845 Read law, 1847 Professional Career: Private practice, Covington, Georgia, 1847-1849 President, University of Mississippi, 1849-1852 Professor, University of Mississippi, 1849-1852, 1855-1857, 1861, 1865-1870 Private practice, Oxford, Mississippi, 1849-1852, 1855-1857, 1865-1873 Private practice, Covington, Georgia, 1852-1853 State representative, Georgia, 1853 Private practice, Macon, Georgia, 1853-1855 U.S. representative from Mississippi, 1857-1860, 1873-1877 Confederate Army lieutenant colonel, Nineteenth Mississippi Regiment, 1861-1862 Special Confederate commissioner to Russia, 1862-1863 Confederate Army judge advocate, Third Army Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, 1863-1865 U.S. senator from Mississippi, 1877-1885 Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1885-1888 Research Collections