Myron Lawrence Explained

Myron Lawrence
Term Start:1837
Term End:1840
Preceded:Horace Mann
Succeeded:Daniel P. King
Office1:Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
from Hampshire County
Term Start1:January 7, 1835
Term End1:December 31, 1839
Alongside1:Eliphalet Williams (1835)
William Clark Jr. (1838–39)
Predecessor1:John Leland
Successor1:William Bowdoin
Timothy A. Phelps
Term Start2:January 3, 1844
Term End2:January 6, 1846
Alongside2:Benjamin Burrett (1844–45)
Predecessor2:Edward Dickinson
Samuel Williston
Successor2:Chauncey B. Rising
Joseph B. Woods
Term4:1852
Office5:Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Term Start5:1827
Term End5:1828
Birth Date:May 18, 1799
Birth Place:Middlebury, Vermont
Death Date:November 7, 1852 (aged 53)
Death Place:Belchertown, Massachusetts
Alma Mater:Middlebury College
Spouse:Clarissa Dwight
Children:Sarah T. D. Lawrence
Profession:Lawyer

Myron Lawrence (May 18, 1799 – November 7, 1852) was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts General Court and served as the President of the Massachusetts Senate.

Early life

Lawrence, the son of Benjamin Lawrence, was born in Middlebury, Vermont, on May 18, 1799.

Education

Lawrence attended Addison County Grammar School. In 1820, he graduated from Middlebury College where, from 1851 to 1852, he was a trustee. Lawrence read law in the office of Hon. Mark Doolittle of Belchertown, Massachusetts.

Legal career

After reading law and passing the Massachusetts Bar, Lawrence practiced law in Belchertown, Massachusetts, until his death on November 7, 1852.

Family life

On March 28, 1824, Lawrence married Clarissa Dwight, daughter of Colonel Henry Dwight and Ruth Rich.

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.

Death

Lawrence died in Belchertown, Massachusetts, on November 7, 1852.

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