Archer County 4-H places in District Trap Shooting Contest

book of his poems, Verse Memorials, was published in 1857. Politics, however, was never far from his mind. In 1857, President James Buchanan appointed Lamar to serve as US Ambassador to Nicaragua. Shortly afterward, Buchanan named him to serve as ambassador to both Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Lamar was proud of his work as ambassador. His tenure became an impressive capstone to his career, but health…