John B. Lamar papers, 1835-1860.
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Lamar, J. B. (John Basil), 1812-1862
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John Basil Lamar was a Representative from Georgia. Born in Milledgevill, Baldwin County, Georgia on November 5, 1812. He attended Dr. Beman's school at Mount Zion, Ga. and Franklin College (now University of Georgia) at Athens in 1827. He later moved to a plantation near Macon, Bibb County, Ga. in 1830 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. John Lamar was the brother of Mary Lamar Cobb (Mrs. Howell Cobb) and the son of Zachariah Lamar. He became a member of the State house of Representatives in ...
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The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia. Located in Athens, Georgia, approximately 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States. In 2005 U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked UGA 19th in its list of the top 50 public universities for a sixth year in a row. UGA also ranks 58th overall (public and private) in the nation. Today, it is the largest university of the University Syste...
