William Lawrence
in35th Congress
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's17th district
In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by	Charles J. Albright
Succeeded by	Thomas Clarke Theaker
Member of theOhio House of Representatives from theGuernsey County district
In office December 4, 1843 – December 1, 1844
Preceded by	William Douglas
Succeeded by	William Skinner
Member of theOhio Senate from the 19th district
In office January 7, 1856 – March 4, 1857
Preceded by	Western T. Sinclair
Succeeded by	M. Morron
In office January 6, 1868 – January 2, 1870
Preceded by	R. Savage
Succeeded by	James O. Amos
In office January 4, 1886 – January 1, 1888
Preceded by	inactive
Succeeded by	David H. Mortley
Personal details
Born	(1814-09-02)September 2, 1814 Old Washington, Ohio
Died	September 8, 1895(1895-09-08) (aged 81) Old Washington, Ohio
Resting place	Washington Cemetery, Old Washington
Political party	Democratic
Children	James Lawrence
Alma mater	Jefferson College

William Lawrence (September 2, 1814 – September 8, 1895) was a state legislator and one-term member of theUnited States House of Representatives from the 17th District ofOhio, serving from 1857 to 1859.

He also served as President of the board of directors of theOhio Penitentiary.

Lawrence was born inWashington,Guernsey County, Ohio. He graduated from Jefferson College (nowWashington & Jefferson College) inCanonsburg, Pennsylvania in 1835.

Afterfarming for a few years, Lawrence was elected to theOhio House of Representatives in 1843. He was aPresidential elector in 1848 for Secretary of StateLewis Cass, and CongressmanWilliam Orlando Butler.^[1] He was a delegate to the Ohio Stateconstitutional convention in 1851. From 1856 to 1857, he served in theOhio Senate.

On March 4, 1857, William Lawrence(D) was sworn-in as the Representative from the 17th Congressional District of Ohio to the35th U.S. Congress. Lawrence served only in this Congress, as he was elected only to one term in office.

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 theOhio Penitentiary, a prison in downtownColumbus, Ohio.

William Lawrence died inOld Washington, Ohio on September 8, 1895, and is interred at the Washington Cemetery.

Lawrence was father ofOhio Attorney GeneralJames Lawrence.^[2]

• 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 atFind a Grave

• 1814 births
• 1895 deaths
• Washington & Jefferson College alumni
• People from Guernsey County, Ohio
• Democratic Party Ohio state senators
• Ohio Constitutional Convention (1850)
• 1848 United States presidential electors
• Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
• Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
• 19th-century United States representatives
• 19th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly

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