oved. |
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|His condition was not such, however, that it |
|permitted him to attend the sessions of the Court, |
|although he was able to take outdoor exercise. Two |
|days before Christmas he contracted a heavy cold and|
|was obliged to go to bed. Specialists were |
|consulted, but he gradually grew weaker until this |
|afternoon, when he sank into unconsciousness and |
|passed away peacefully just before nine o'clock. |
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|At his bedside when the end came were Mrs. Lamar and|
|their two sons. Chief Justice White arrived at the |
|Lamar home within a few minutes after the death of |
|his colleague. |
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|The funeral ceremonies will be in accordance with |
|the custom of the court. It is probable that the |
|services will be held on Tuesday and that interment |
|will be at the family home in Ruckersville, Ga. |
| |
|Justice Lamar was born at Ruckersville, Elbert |
|county, Ga., on October 14, 1857, the son of the |
|Rev. James S. and Mary Rucker Lamar. He attended the|
|University of Georgia. He was graduated from Bethany|
|College, West Virginia, in 1877. After a year in the|
|Washington and Lee University Law School, he was |
|admitted to the bar at Augusta, Ga. There he lived |
|until appointed to the Supreme Court. |
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|He was a cousin of the late Associate Justice L. Q. |
|C. Lamar, of Mississippi, who was a member of the |
|United States Supreme Court from 1888 to 1893. |
| |
|When Justice Lamar went on the Supreme Court bench |
|he was little known beyond the borders of his own |
|state. Mr. Taft became acquainted with him a short |
|time before his inauguration when the |
|President-elect was playing golf at Augusta. Justice|
|Lamar had been a member of the Supreme Court only a |
|few months, however, when his ability was |
|recognized. His opinions were regarded as |
|masterpieces of lo