● Deceased
Lucius Q. C. Lamar
1825–1893 · Supreme Court seat #49 · 1888–1893 · MS
Lucius Q. C. Lamar had drafted Mississippi’s secession ordinance and served the Confederacy before later returning to national politics as a senator and Cleveland’s Interior Secretary; his Supreme Court confirmation, by a narrow margin, closed the circle on his political rehabilitation.
Appointed By
Grover Cleveland
Predecessor
William Burnham Woods
Confirmed
January 16, 1888
Confirmation Vote
32–28
Tenure Began
January 18, 1888
Tenure Ended
January 23, 1893
Reason
Died in office