William Caldwell Anderson Lawrence

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Husband William Caldwell Anderson Lawrence ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 18 May 1832 - Washington Co, PA 1 2 4
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           Died: 21 Apr 1860 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 3 4 5
 Cause of Death: Tuberculosis
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         Father: Hon. Joseph Lawrence (1788-1842/1842) 2 6 7 8 9
         Mother: Maria Bucher (1802-1861) 3 6 10

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General Notes: Husband - William Caldwell Anderson Lawrence

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He was educated at Washington College, and studied law with Hon. J. C. Kunkle, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was fine looking, very pleasant in manner, and possessed of excellent natural ability. He was succeeding to a fine practice at the bar in Dauphin County when he was elected to the Legislature in 1857. He was re-elected in 1858, and was elected speaker, obtaining the nomination over Hon. A. K. McClure, a man of unusual ability. He was perhaps the youngest man ever elected speaker in Pennsylvania. In 1859 he was re-elected to same position.

He was educated at Washington College, where he graduated in 1850; came to Harrisburg, and began the study of law with John C. Kunkel. He was admitted to the Dauphin county bar August 31, 1853, and entered upon the practice of his profession at Harrisburg, as law partner of Mr. Kunkel. He was elected to the Legislature in 1857, 1858 and 1859, and was Speaker of the House of Representatives, sessions of 1859 and 1860. He was remarkable for genius of a rare order, and his success at the bar and in public life at the commencement of his career gave promise of a future of extraordinary brilliancy, frustrated by his early death of consumption.

1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 516.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 434.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 97.

4 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 130.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 435.

6 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 597.

7 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 97, 425.

8 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 129.

9 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 85.

10 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 126.