Site of the Home of Mirabeau B. Lamar

Richmond, Fort Bend County

(1798-1859) Father of Texas education. President of the Republic of Texas, 1836-1841. He lived here from 1851 to 1859.

Address

Location Description Ransom Rd., just south of the intersection with Hillcrest Rd. in front of county jail

Marker # 9004

Dedicated 1936

Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial

Code state official; pioneers

Historical Markers of Texas