William Lawrence (September 2, 1814 – September 8, 1895) was a state legislator and one-term member of the United States House of Representatives from the 17th District of Ohio, serving from 1857 to 1859.
On March 4, 1857, William Lawrence (D) was sworn-in as the Representative from the 17th Congressional District of Ohio to the 35th U.S. Congress. Lawrence served only in this Congress, as he was elected only to one term in office.
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Upon leaving Congress, Lawrence served again in the Ohio Senate (in 1867, 1885, and 1886).
^Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 2. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. p. 247.
Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 1. State of Ohio. p. 255.
william, lawrence, ohio, democrat, other, people, named, william, lawrence, william, lawrence, disambiguation, william, lawrence, september, 1814, september, 1895, state, legislator, term, member, united, states, house, representatives, from, 17th, district, o. For other people named William Lawrence see William Lawrence disambiguation William Lawrence September 2 1814 September 8 1895 was a state legislator and one term member of the United States House of Representatives from the 17th District of Ohio serving from 1857 to 1859 William Lawrencein 35th CongressMember of the U S House of Representatives from Ohio s 17th districtIn office March 4 1857 March 3 1859Preceded byCharles J AlbrightSucceeded byThomas Clarke TheakerMember of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Guernsey County districtIn office December 4 1843 December 1 1844Preceded byWilliam DouglasSucceeded byWilliam SkinnerMember of the Ohio Senate from the 19th districtIn office January 7 1856 March 4 1857Preceded byWestern T SinclairSucceeded byM MorronIn office January 6 1868 January 2 1870Preceded byR SavageSucceeded byJames O AmosIn office January 4 1886 January 1 1888Preceded byinactiveSucceeded byDavid H MortleyPersonal detailsBorn 1814 09 02 September 2 1814Old Washington OhioDiedSeptember 8 1895 1895 09 08 aged 81 Old Washington OhioResting placeWashington Cemetery Old WashingtonPolitical partyDemocraticChildrenJames LawrenceAlma materJefferson College He also served as President of the board of directors of the Ohio Penitentiary Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early political career 1 2 Congress 1 3 Later career 1 4 Death and burial 1 5 Family 2 References 3 External linksBiography editLawrence was born in Washington Guernsey County Ohio He graduated from Jefferson College now Washington amp Jefferson College in Canonsburg Pennsylvania in 1835 Early political career edit After farming for a few years Lawrence was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1843 He was a Presidential elector in 1848 for Secretary of State Lewis Cass and Congressman William Orlando Butler 1 He was a delegate to the Ohio State constitutional convention in 1851 From 1856 to 1857 he served in the Ohio Senate Congress edit On March 4 1857 William Lawrence D was sworn in as the Representative from the 17th Congressional District of Ohio to the 35th U S Congress Lawrence served only in this Congress as he was elected only to one term in office Later career edit Upon leaving Congress Lawrence served again in the Ohio Senate in 1867 1885 and 1886 He also served as president of the board of directors of the Ohio Penitentiary a prison in downtown Columbus Ohio Death and burial edit William Lawrence died in Old Washington Ohio on September 8 1895 and is interred at the Washington Cemetery Family edit Lawrence was father of Ohio Attorney General James Lawrence 2 References edit Taylor 1899 255 Reed George Irving Randall Emilius Oviatt Greve Charles Theodore eds 1897 Bench and Bar of Ohio a Compendium of History and Biography Vol 2 Chicago Century Publishing and Engraving Company p 247 Taylor William Alexander Taylor Aubrey Clarence 1899 Ohio statesmen and annals of progress from the year 1788 to the year 1900 Vol 1 State of Ohio p 255 External links editWilliam Lawrence at Find a Grave Ohio House of Representatives Preceded byWilliam Douglas Member of the Ohio House of Representatives Guernsey County1843 1844 Succeeded byWilliam Skinner Ohio Senate Preceded byWestern T Sinclair Member of the Ohio Senate 19th district1856 1857 Succeeded byM Morron Preceded byR Savage Member of the Ohio Senate 19th district1868 1870 Succeeded byJames O Amos Preceded byinactive Member of the Ohio Senate 19th district1886 1888 Succeeded byDavid H Mortley U S House of Representatives Preceded byCharles J Albright Member of the U S House of Representatives from Ohio s 17th congressional districtMarch 4 1857 March 3 1859 Succeeded byThomas C Theaker Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Lawrence Ohio Democrat amp oldid 1200212710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
