reception after Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1913, the two friends were able to meet again and swapped stories of their Georgia youth. They remained in contact while they were in Washington. In 1915, Lamar wrote two short individual opinions in the famed Leo Frank case. He declined to grant a petition for habeas corpus brought by Frank to challenge the fairness of his trial, but subsequently granted a writ of error allowing Frank to bring his claims before the court. The full Court went on to reject Frank's claim in Frank v. Mangum; Lamar voted with the majority but did not write a separate opinion. Lamar, together with Frederick W. Lehmann, was selected in 1914 to represent the United States at the ABC Powers Conference convened to avert a war over the Veracruz Incident. In the fall of 1915, Lamar suffered a paralytic stroke. Legislation was proposed to allow Lamar to retire with full pay, but his death just months later made the issue a moot point. He died in Washington, D.C., on January 2, 1916. Legacy and honors Lamar's professional papers, including correspondence concerning his years as a Justice, are archived at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, and available for research. The Joseph Rucker Lamar Boyhood Home in Augusta, Georgia is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. During World War II the Liberty ship was built in Brunswick, Georgia, and named in his honor. See also List of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States References External links Augusta, Georgia, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Joseph Rucker and Clarinda Pendleton Lamar Papers from the Digital Library of Georgia 1857 births 1916 deaths 20th-century American judges Academy of Richmond County alumni American Disciples of Christ American people of Scotch-Irish descent Bethany College (West Virginia) alumni Bethany College (West Virginia) faculty American Latinists Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives People from Elbert County, Georgia Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state) United States federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States University of Georgia people Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni