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Ambrose Lawrence

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Ambrose Lawrence
Portrait by Thomas B. Lawson, 1876
11th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts
In office
1855–1855
Preceded bySewall G. Mack
Succeeded byElisha Huntington
Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[1]
In office
1851[1]–1851
Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Common Council[1]
In office
1849[1]–1849
Personal details
Born1816
Boscawen, New Hampshire[1]
Died1893
Residence(s)John Street, Lowell, Massachusetts[1]
ProfessionDentist[1]

Ambrose Lawrence (1816-1893) was a dentist who served as the eleventh mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.

Lawrence was elected mayor in December 1854 as a member of the Know Nothings.[2] He had previously been a member of the Whig Party.[3] He was also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,[4] serving as Grand Patriarch for Massachusetts during the 1880s.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Cpburn, Frederick W. (1920), History of Lowell and its People, Volume 1, Vol. I., New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 223
  2. ^ "Lowell". Boston Evening Transcript. December 12, 1854. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Municipal Elections". New England Farmer. December 16, 1854. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Odd Fellows of Lowell". Boston Evening Transcript. April 28, 1868. p. 4. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "An Odd Fellows Convention". Fitchburg Sentinel. November 3, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
Political offices
Preceded by 11th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts

1855-1855
Succeeded by