Richmond in Fort Bend County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, May 31, 2025

1. Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar Marker

Inscription. Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar • The Father of Education in Texas • Born in Georgia August 16, 1798 • Founded the Columbus Enquirer • Came to Texas in 1836 • He commanded the cavalry at the Battle of San Jacinto • Served successively as Secretary of War, Vice President and President of the Republic of Texas • Secured a public endowment for schools, academies and a university • Fought with distinction in the Mexican War • Served in the Texas Legislature and as Minister to Nicaragua • Died in Richmond Texas on the nineteenth day of December 1851

Incise on base of monument:
Erected by the State of Texas 1936 with funds appropriated by the Federal Government to commemorate one hundred years of Texas Independence

Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 15563.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics • War, Mexican-American • War, Texas Independence. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.

Location. 29° 34.91′ N, 95° 45.708′ W. Marker

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is in Richmond, Texas, in Fort Bend County. It is on Jackson Street (Alternate U.S. 90) east of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east. Monument is located in front of the Fort Bend County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Jackson Street, Richmond TX 77469, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also on the American Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Bend County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Constantine W. Buckley (within shouting distance of this marker); The McFarlane House (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Bend War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); St. John's United Methodist Church (within shouting distance