Myron Lawrence | |
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| President of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1837–1840 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Mann |
| Succeeded by | Daniel P. King |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate fromHampshire 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 |
| Died | November 7, 1852 (aged 53) |
| Spouse | Clarissa Dwight |
| Children | Sarah T. D. Lawrence |
| Alma mater | Middlebury College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Myron Lawrence (May 18, 1799 – November 7, 1852) was a Massachusetts lawyer[1] and politician who served in both branches of theMassachusetts General Court and served as thePresident of the Massachusetts Senate.[2]
Lawrence, the son of Benjamin Lawrence,[3] was born inMiddlebury, Vermont, on May 18, 1799.[2]
Lawrence attended Addison County Grammar School.[2] In 1820, he graduated fromMiddlebury College where, from 1851[3] to 1852, he was a trustee.[3] Lawrence read law in the office of Hon. Mark Doolittle ofBelchertown, Massachusetts.[2]
After reading law and passing the Massachusetts Bar, Lawrence practiced law inBelchertown, Massachusetts, until his death on November 7, 1852.[2]
On March 28, 1824, Lawrence married Clarissa Dwight, daughter of Colonel Henry Dwight and Ruth Rich.[3] They had three children, includingSara (1827-1912), an antislavery activist and writer during theBleeding Kansas period of the 1850s. When her husbandCharles L. Robinson was took office asGovernor of Kansas in 1861, Sara became the inauguralFirst Lady of Kansas.
Lawrence served in theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1827-1828 and 1849-1850, in theMassachusetts Senate in 1835-1839, 1844–46 and 1852, as thePresident 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]
Lawrence died inBelchertown, Massachusetts,[1] on November 7, 1852.
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