Mirabeau B. Lamar
The Father of Texas Education
Earlier Life
1. Mirabeau B. Lamar grew up on a plantation in Georgia.
2. He found pleasure in reading and was very smart.
3. He was accepted to PRINCETON UNIVERSITY!!!
4. He made a horrible decision by choosing not to attend.
5. This lead to his "career" of being a merchant and running a newspaper.
6. This failed...
7. Later in life, he went to study law and ran a campaign for the U.S. Congress that again...
8. FAILED
As you can tell, he was pretty unsuccessful but he eventually was named...
The Father of Texas Education
Steps to the Public School System
Thought of public schools
Lamar set aside 3 leagues of land for each county to be able to be able to open up a school.
Texas Universities
Lamar later set aside 50 leagues of land for the opening of two universities you all have heard of.
1. The University of Texas at Austin
2. Texas A&M
Public School System
Lamar's actions led himself to becoming
1. "The Father of Texas Education"
2. Founding the public school system which still exists today.
What about his life outside of education?
Lamar was:
1. The second president of the Republic of Texas before and after President Sam Houston
2. However, away from politics, he was a POET, DIPLOMAT, and a SOLDIER for the Republic of Texas as well
Main Source
I got most of my info here aside from some very little info that was gained elsewhere.