William Lawrence | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Charles J. Albright |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Clarke Theaker |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Guernsey County district | |
| In office December 4, 1843 – December 1, 1844 | |
| Preceded by | William Douglas |
| Succeeded by | William Skinner |
| Member of the Ohio 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 | September 2, 1814 Old Washington, Ohio |
| Died | September 8, 1895 (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 the United States House of Representatives from the 17th District of Ohio, serving from 1857 to 1859.
He also served as President of the board of directors of the Ohio Penitentiary.
Lawrence was born in Washington, Guernsey County, Ohio. He graduated from Jefferson College (now Washington & Jefferson College) in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania in 1835.
After farming for a few years, Lawrence was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1843. He was a Presidential elector in 1848 for Secretary of State Lewis Cass, and Congressman William Orlando Butler.[1] He was a delegate to the Ohio State constitutional convention in 1851. From 1856 to 1857, he served in the Ohio Senate.
On March 4, 1857, William Lawrence (D) was sworn-in as the Representative from the 17th Congressional District of Ohio to the 35th 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 the Ohio Penitentiary, a prison in downtown Columbus, Ohio.
William Lawrence died in Old Washington, Ohio on September 8, 1895, and is interred at the Washington Cemetery.
Lawrence was father of Ohio Attorney General James Lawrence.[2]
