Myron Lawrence
Myron Lawrence (May 18, 1799 – November 7, 1852) was a Massachusetts lawyer[1] and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts General Court and served as the President of the Massachusetts Senate.[2]
Myron Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| President of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1837–1840 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Mann |
| Succeeded by | Daniel P. King |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from Hampshire County | |
| In office January 7, 1835 – December 31, 1839 Serving with Eliphalet Williams (1835) William Clark Jr. (1838–39) | |
| Preceded by | John Leland |
| Succeeded by | William Bowdoin Timothy A. Phelps |
| In office January 3, 1844 – January 6, 1846 Serving with Benjamin Burrett (1844–45) | |
| Preceded by | Edward Dickinson Samuel Williston |
| Succeeded by | Chauncey B. Rising Joseph B. Woods |
| In office 1852 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1827–1828 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 18, 1799 Middlebury, Vermont |
| Died | November 7, 1852 (aged 53) Belchertown, Massachusetts |
| Spouse | Clarissa Dwight |
| Children | Sarah T. D. Lawrence |
| Alma mater | Middlebury College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| [1][2][3] | |
Early life
Lawrence, the son of Benjamin Lawrence,[3] was born in Middlebury, Vermont, on May 18, 1799.[2]
Education
Lawrence attended Addison County Grammar School.[2] In 1820, he graduated from Middlebury College where, from 1851[3] to 1852, he was a trustee.[3] Lawrence read law in the office of Hon. Mark Doolittle of Belchertown, Massachusetts.[2]
Legal career
After reading law and passing the Massachusetts Bar, Lawrence practiced law in Belchertown, Massachusetts, until his death on November 7, 1852.[2]
Family life
On March 28, 1824, Lawrence married Clarissa Dwight, daughter of Colonel Henry Dwight and Ruth Rich.[3]
Public service
Lawrence served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1827-1828 and 1849-1850, in the Massachusetts Senate in 1835-1839, 1844–46 and 1852, as the President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1837 to 1840, and as a member of the 1844 commission on the Boundary line between Massachusetts and Rhode Island.[1]
Death
Lawrence died in Belchertown, Massachusetts,[1] on November 7, 1852.
References
- Boyce, Thomas E. (1890), Catalogue of the Officers and Alumni of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont: And All Others who Have Received Degrees, 1800 to 1889, Middlebury, Vermont: Middlebury College, p. 49
- Pearson, Thomas Scott (1853), Catalogue of the Graduates of Middlebury College: Embracing a Biographical Register and Directory, Middlebury, Vermont: Associated Alumni of Middlebury College, p. 55
- Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1874), The History of the Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, Massachusetts, vol. 1, Dedham, Massachusetts: Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, p. 923
