He engaged in mercantile pursuits. During the War of 1812, Lawrence served in the Fourth Regiment and (commander the American forces at Fort Bowyer), New York State Artillery. He moved to Cayuga County in 1823 and engaged in farming. He was in the Justice of the Peace in 1838. Fort Bowyer was commanded by Major William Lawrence not William T. Lawrence. William Lawrence was from Maryland. He first served with the 4th Infantry and then the 2d Infantry from April 1802 until he was transferred to the 8th Infantry in May 1815. Information from Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army 1789–1903. Fort Bowyer was defended by the 2d Infantry not the 4th Infantry.
Lawrence was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). He died at his country home near Cayutaville on October 25, 1859. He was interred in the family cemetery on the Shore Road, in the Borough of Queens, New York City.
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william, lawrence, politician, other, people, named, william, lawrence, william, lawrence, disambiguation, william, thomas, lawrence, 1788, october, 1859, representative, from, york, brother, samuel, lawrence, born, jonathan, lawrence, york, city, william, att. For other people named William Lawrence see William Lawrence disambiguation William Thomas Lawrence May 7 1788 October 25 1859 was a U S Representative from New York brother of Samuel Lawrence Born as the son of Jonathan Lawrence in New York City William attended the common schools William T L Born 1788 05 07 May 7 1788New York New YorkDied 1859 08 25 August 25 1859Alpine New York He engaged in mercantile pursuits During the War of 1812 Lawrence served in the Fourth Regiment and commander the American forces at Fort Bowyer New York State Artillery He moved to Cayuga County in 1823 and engaged in farming He was in the Justice of the Peace in 1838 Fort Bowyer was commanded by Major William Lawrence not William T Lawrence William Lawrence was from Maryland He first served with the 4th Infantry and then the 2d Infantry from April 1802 until he was transferred to the 8th Infantry in May 1815 Information from Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army 1789 1903 Fort Bowyer was defended by the 2d Infantry not the 4th Infantry Lawrence was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress March 4 1847 March 3 1849 He died at his country home near Cayutaville on October 25 1859 He was interred in the family cemetery on the Shore Road in the Borough of Queens New York City Sources editUnited States Congress William T Lawrence id L000142 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded bySamuel S Ellsworth Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 26th congressional district1847 1849 Succeeded byWilliam Terry Jackson nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William T Lawrence politician amp oldid 1149987328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
