Lamar's Last Year's In Richmond - Richmond, TX
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jhuoni
N 29° 34.627 W 095° 45.067
15R E 233490 N 3275088
Located along the interpretive trail at the Mirabeau B. Lamar Homestead Park and Archeological Reserve are several informative signs detailing the history of this area and the Lamar Family.
Waymark Code: WMWC7M
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2017
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Lamar's Last Year's In Richmond
Lamar was 54 when he retired to Richmond with his new family, and wrote of his new-found bliss:
“Like yon declining sun, my life
Is going down, all calm and mild -
Illuminated by an angel wife,
and sweetened by a cherub child.”
While living here he compiled a book of poems written throughout his life, titled Verse Memorials, published in 1857. He also collected materials for a proposed history of Texas, including biographical information on Stephen F Austin. He was a trustee of Calvary Episcopal Church. Later that year he was appointed Minister to Nicaragua and Costa Rica by President Buchanan, and given the objective of securing ratification of the Treaty of Commerce, friendship, and navigation with Nicaragua.
He returned to Richmond in October, 1859 with a monkey and a parrot for his daughter. He suffered a heart attack and died on December 19th, 1859 at the age of 61. He is buried in Morton Cemetery in Richmond.
Photos featured include the statue of Lamar located at the Fort Bend County Courthouse and the head and footstone where Lamar was buried in Morton Cemetery.