Talk:William Dawson Lawrence

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Did you know... that in 1874, Nova Scotian MP and marine architect William D. Lawrence built the largest wood ship ever built in Canada, the William D. Lawrence?

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Discrepency[edit]

there is a discrepancy with the dates (1817 - 1886) used in this article and the date in the Commons picture, which mentions to having been shot in 1764. Please investigate from source. Nuttyrave (talk) 16:29, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]