Robert Means Lawrence | |
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| Born | May 14, 1847 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 7, 1935 (aged 87) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Burial place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Education | Harvard Medical School |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, writer |
| Spouse |
Katherine Lawrence Cleaveland
(m. 1870) |
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Robert Means Lawrence (May 14, 1847 - March 7, 1935) was an American physician and writer.
Lawrence was born in Boston. His parents were William Richards Lawrence and Susan Coombs Dana.[1] His grandfather was Amos Adams Lawrence. He attended Harvard Medical School where he received his M.D. in 1873.[1] He worked as a physician at the Boston Dispensary and as an assistant surgeon of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers (1877-1882).[1]
He married Katherine Lawrence Cleaveland on June 30, 1870 and lived in Lexington, Massachusetts.[1] They had two daughters, Madeline and Isabel. He later lived in Washington and then Boston.[1]
Lawrence was interested in genealogy. He was baptized at Cathedral Church of St. Paul and became a warden of the congregation.[1]
He died at his home in Boston on March 7, 1935, and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.[2]
