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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont, USA
Place of death
Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Age
53 years
Residence
Massachusetts, USA
Education
Middlebury College
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Biography

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 atrustee. 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 1834-1840, 1843, 1844 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.

Massachusetts Senate
Preceded by
Horace Mann
President of the Massachusetts Senate
1838-1839
Succeeded by
Daniel P. King
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