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Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (August 16, 1798 – December 19, 1859) was a Texas politician, poet, diplomat and soldier who was a leading Texas political figure during the Texas Republic era. He was the second President of the Republic of Texas after David G. Burnet (1836 as ad-interim president) and Sam Houston. ==Early life== Lamar grew up at Fairfield, his father's plantation near Milledgeville, Georgia.〔("Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar" ), ''Handbook of Texas History Online''〕 As a child, he loved to read and educated himself through books. Although he was accepted to Princeton University, Lamar chose not to attend. He started work as a merchant and then ran a newspaper, but both of those enterprises failed. In 1828, Lamar's family connections helped him to gain a position as the private secretary to Georgia Governor George M. Troup. In this position, Lamar issued press releases and toured the state giving speeches on behalf of the governor. On one of his trips, he met Tabitha Burwell Jordan, whom he married in 1826.〔Hendrickson (1995), p. 35.〕 When Troup lost his reelection bid in 1828, Lamar established a newspaper in Columbus, Georgia, the ''Columbus Enquirer.''〔(Prospectus for the Columbus Enquirer, 1828 - Texas State Library ), retrieved September 2008〕 This venture was much more successful than his previous business attempts. In 1830 his wife Tabitha died of tuberculosis.〔("Mirabeau B. Lamar" ), Texas State Library and Archives Commission, accessed 5 March 2014〕 Lamar was deeply affected and took time to recover his drive. He withdrew his name from consideration for re-election to the Georgia Senate, in which he had served one term. Lamar began to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and ran an unsuccessful campaign for a seat in the U.S. Congress.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mirabeau B. Lamar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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