Myron Lawrence
Myron Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1827–1828 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1834–1840 | |
| President of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1837–1840 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Mann |
| Succeeded by | Daniel P. King |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1843–1843 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1844–1844 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1852–1852 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 18, 1799[2] Middlebury, Vermont[2] |
| Died | November 7, 1852 Belchertown, Massachusetts[1] |
| Spouse | Clarissa Dwight[3] |
| Children | Sarah T. D. Lawrence |
| Alma mater | Middlebury College[3] |
| Profession | Lawyer[1] |
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]
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 1834-1840, 1843, 1844 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.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ a b c d e f Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1874), The History of the Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, Massachusetts, vol. 1, Dedham, Massachusetts: Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, p. 923.
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- 1799 births
- 1852 deaths
- People from Belchertown, Massachusetts
- Middlebury College alumni
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Massachusetts state senators
- Massachusetts lawyers
- Presidents of the Massachusetts Senate
- 19th-century American politicians
- 19th-century Congregationalists
- American Congregationalists