J. Robert Lamar

J. Robert Lamar

James Robert Lamar (born March 28, 1866 in Edgar Springs , Phelps County , Missouri , †  August 11, 1923 in St. Louis , Missouri) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1909 he represented the state of Missouri twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Lamar attended public schools in his home country and the Licking Academy . After that he taught as a teacher for a few years. In 1889 he headed the Licking Academy . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1889, he began to work in this profession. From 1890 to 1894 he was a Texas County attorney . He then practiced as a lawyer in Houston . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1894 to 1896 he headed the Democratic Congress Committee in the 13th constituency of his state.

In the congressional elections of 1902 , Lamar was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the then newly created 16th constituency of Missouri , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1903. Since he was defeated in 1904 by Republican Arthur P. Murphy , he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1905 . Two years later Lamar was re-elected to the US House of Representatives in the 16th District, where he replaced Murphy on March 4, 1907. Until March 3, 1909, he was able to remain in Congress for another term. In the elections of 1908 he lost again to Arthur Murphy.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Robert Lamar practiced as a lawyer in Houston again. In 1920 he was President of the Missouri Bar Association. He died on August 11, 1923 in St. Louis and was buried in his hometown of Houston.

Web links

• J. Robert Lamar in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• J. Robert Lamar in the database of Find a Grave (English)