John Basil Lamar was an American

United States

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 politician

Politician

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, planter and lawyer

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Biography

Lamar was born in Milledgeville

Milledgeville, Georgia

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, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

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. He attended the Franklin College

Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

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, the founding of the University of Georgia

University of Georgia

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 (UGA) in Athens

Athens, Georgia

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, beginning in 1827 but did not graduate. In 1830, moved to a plantation near Macon, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

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, and farmed.

In 1837 and 1838, Lamar served in the Georgia House of Representatives

Georgia House of Representatives

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. He was elected in 1842 to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 during the 28th Congress

28th United States Congress

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; however, his service was brief as he resigned and left office on July 29, 1843, after taking office only months before on March 4, 1843.

Lamar returned to his agricultural pursuits. From 1855 to 1858, he served on the UGA board of trustees and served at the state convention which passed the Ordinance of Secession

Ordinance of Secession

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 in 1861. Lamar served an aide to Confederate States Army

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 General Howell Cobb

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 during the American Civil War

American Civil War

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 and was wounded during Battle of Crampton's Gap

Battle of Crampton's Gap

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 Maryland

Maryland

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 and died within a day on September 15, 1862. He was buried in Macon's Rose Hill Cemetery

Rose Hill Cemetery (Georgia)

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