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Lucius Lamar
Democrat · House and Senate · Mississippi · 1857–1885
Lucius Lamar was a Democratic U.S. representative and senator from Mississippi, serving 1857–1885. Cast 2,294 votes and missed 45.9%.
- Years in Congress
- 12
- Votes missed
- 45.9%
- Born
- 1825
- Died
- 1893
Biography
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II (September 17, 1825 – January 23, 1893) was an American politician, diplomat, and jurist and former Confederate soldier and official. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in both houses of Congress, served as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Grover Cleveland, and was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Terms in office
- House, Mississippi, 1st District1857–1861 · Democrat
- House, Mississippi, 1st District1873–1877 · Democrat
- Senate, Mississippi1877–1885 · Democrat
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Capitol Receipts, “Lucius Lamar (D-MS), House & Senate 1857–1885,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/L000030/lucius-lamar (accessed 2026-10-13).