Charles Augustus Lafayette Lamar
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 159 years ago |
Date of birth | August 1,1824 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Savannah |
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Died | Columbus |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 16,1865 |
Parents | Gazaway Bugg Lamar |
Great grandparent | John Lamar, II |
Grandparents | Basil Lamar |
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ID | 4504770 |
Charles Augustus Lafayette Lamar Life story
Charles Augustus Lafayette Lamar was an American businessman from Savannah who invested in the ship Wanderer to import slaves from Africa in 1858, decades after it was prohibited by law. The ship ran blockades and brought 409 surviving slaves from the Congo to the United States for sale. The ship was later impounded.