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 1835-1839, 1844–46 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 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 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 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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