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Relation to Bonaparte dynasty?

Was he any relation to the Bonaparte dynasty? Funnyhat 20:35, 28 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Though I don't know for sure, I very, very much doubt it. Especially given his date of birth, I would much more expect him to have been named after Napoleon I than to be related to him. Binabik80 18:58, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
He was not born even close to the date of Bonaparte. He was also born nowhere near France. 98.197.88.142 (talk) 00:51, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
He wouldn't have to be born "near France." People in Georgia have heard of Napoleon. Of more interest is the fact that Napoleon Bonaparte didn't take power until 1799 -- a year after Lamar was born. Before that, he was a successful general but not a ruler. Also, Lamar's name is spelled in the original Italian form, which is odd. What I've always wondered about, ever since 7th Grade Texas History, is: Where does the "Mirabeau" come from? --Michael K. Smith (talk) 02:03, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Mirabeau is a famous french revolutionary. BIRDIE ✉ 13:39, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

sure...... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.182.76.130 (talk) 15:12, 3 May 2010 (UTC) It would be interesting to see what his mom's surname be, cuz 'nuff niggaz gots middle names what be they moms surnames. It's certainly not inconceivable that his moms be corsican or some shit. His family was of course wealthy, and if they read newspapers and supported the French Revolutizzion, it would explain why the named him Lamar. Plus, peep dis: da Battle of the Pyramids took place about a month before he was born. This was well reported, and would given General Nappy Bonaparte his 15 minutes o' fame. Now, this was back in the days before the inter-webs, and some journalist may well have misspelled his name.[reply]

I most definitely agree with the previous unsigned comment, despite the on-purpose slang and profanities, except that Buonaparte was Napoleon Bonaparte's real surname, before he made it sound more French for political purposes (I can tell, being a French citizen and therefore having followed compulsory French history classes). I do not see any reason to suspect any family relation to that Napoleon Bonaparte JanvonBismarck (talk) 20:11, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What about discussing that little dispute with Sam Houston

It's all well and good to talk about Lamar's being the father of education and what not, but it's kind of incomplete without including the Indian Clearance Policy issue don't you think? Genocide in any era is not very appealing.--CharlesHenryLeaFan (talk) 03:55, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The late Molly Ivins, in her Nothin' But Good Times Ahead, page 217, wrote

One reason we all admire Sam is because he waited until quite late in his life to reform, and even then, you could never be sure it had taken all the way. His wife, Margaret, got him started on the Baptist road to virtue, and when at last he lay dying, she suggested he call in all his old enemies one by one for forgiveness and Christian fellowship. This program went along swimmingly until Margaret said, "Don't you think it's time to call in Lamar?" Houston hated Mirabeau B. Lamar, whom he persisted in calling "Miraboo," because when Lamar was an Indian agent, he acted treacherously to take advantage of the Indians, something Houston could never forgive. Houston told his wife, "When I am dead, you can call in Lamar, turn me over, and tell him to kiss my cold ass."

JHobson3 (talk) 14:56, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

Blazing Saddles?

If director Mel Brooks read up on his early Texas history, Mirabeau Lamar may have been his inspiration for the archvillain of Blazing Saddles, Hedley Lamarr, who was the movie's corrupt Attorney General of Texas. The names of this first elected Governor of the Republic of Texas and actress Hedy Lamarr came together in Brooks' mind, in that case.---Heff01 (talk) 06:39, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

M.B. Lamar Elementary School, Dallas TX

Although MB Lamar is referred to only as a high school in Dallas, it was originally an elementary school 50.9.74.0 (talk) 02:35, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

he was so ukk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.53.176.41 (talk) 19:40, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

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