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. 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, 1865-1870-1873 Private practice, Covington, Georgia, 1852-1853 Member, Georgia State Legislature, 1853 Private practice, Macon, Georgia, 1853-1855 U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1857-1860, 1873-1877 Confederate Army, Nineteenth Mississippi Regiment, 1861-1862 Special Confederate Commissioner to Russia, 1862-1863 Confederate Army, Third Army Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, 1863-1865 U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1877-1885 U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1885-1888 Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Male Research Collections