George V. Lawrence Explained

George V. E. Lawrence
State:Pennsylvania
District:24th
Term Start:March 4, 1883
Term End:March 3, 1885
Preceded:William S. Shallenberger
Succeeded:Oscar L. Jackson
Term Start2:March 4, 1865
Term End2:March 3, 1869
Preceded2:Jesse Lazear
Succeeded2:Joseph D. Donley
Office3:Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
Term3:1849-1851
1861-1863
1875
1876
1878
Office4:Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Term4:1844
1847
1858
1859
1891-1893
Birth Date:13 November 1818
Birth Place:Washington County, Pennsylvania, US
Death Place:Monongahela, Pennsylvania, US
Party:Republican
Alma Mater:Washington College

George Van Eman Lawrence (November 13, 1818  - October 2, 1904) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

George Van Eman Lawrence (son of Joseph Lawrence) was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Washington College (now Washington & Jefferson College) in Washington, Pennsylvania. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Lawrence was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1844, 1847, 1858, and 1859. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1849 to 1851 and 1861 to 1863. He presided over the senate in 1863.

Lawrence was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1872. He was a member of the State Senate under the new constitution in 1875, 1876, and 1878. He was again elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1884. He was again served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1893 to 1896.

He died in Monongahela, Pennsylvania in 1904, aged 85, and was interred in the City Cemetery.

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