William H. Lamar

William Harmong Lamar (born December 11, 1859 – February 10, 1928) was an American lawyer.

Family The son of Dr. William Harmong Lamar, and Ann Maria Lamar, née Glenn, William Harmong Lamar was born in Auburn, Alabama, on December 11, 1859; he had five siblings.

He married Virginia Longstreet on June 21, 1887. They had four children: Mrs. Virginia Longstreet Matthews, née Lamar (1889–1977); Mrs. Augusta Glenn "Gussie" Lytle, née Lamar (1891–1973); Lucius Quintus Cinncinatus Lamar (1892–1954); and William Harmong Lamar III (1897–1970). because of which he was targeted by anarchists for assassination in the 1919 United States anarchist bombings.

He left office after the election of Warren Harding, a Republican, as President in 1921 and served in private practice with his son Lucius until his death in 1928.

Affiliations He was a member of the American Bar Association, the Maryland Bar Association, Alpha Tau Omega and Phi Delta Phi. He was also a Methodist. and was buried at the Arlington National Cemetery.