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The Father of Texas Education

Posted on July 19, 2016 by John

Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, born in Georgia in 1798, followed James W. Fannin to Texas in 1835 to collect historical data. Given what was happening when he arrived, he was soon wrapped up in the birth of the Republic of Texas.  … Continue reading →

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