Myron Lawrence

Myron Lawrence
Myron Lawrence
President of the Massachusetts Senate
	In office; 1837–1840
Preceded by	Horace Mann
Succeeded by	Daniel P. King
Member of the; Massachusetts Senate; from Hampshire County
	In office; January 7, 1835 – December 31, 1839 Serving with Eliphalet Williams (1835); William Clark Jr. (1838–39)
Preceded by	John Leland
Succeeded by	William Bowdoin; Timothy A. Phelps
	In office; January 3, 1844 – January 6, 1846 Serving with Benjamin Burrett (1844–45)
Preceded by	Edward Dickinson; Samuel Williston
Succeeded by	Chauncey B. Rising; Joseph B. Woods
	In office; 1852
Member of the; Massachusetts House of Representatives
	In office; 1827–1828
Personal details
Born	May 18, 1799; Middlebury, Vermont
Died	November 7, 1852 (aged 53); Belchertown, Massachusetts
Spouse	Clarissa Dwight
Children	Sarah T. D. Lawrence
Alma mater	Middlebury College
Profession	Lawyer

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.

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

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