Elisha Lawrence (loyalist)
Elisha Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of Monmouth County | |
| In office May 22, 1772 – May 22, 1775 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Leonard |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Leonard |
| MLA for Kings County | |
| In office 1785–1793 Serving with Jonathan Crane | |
| Preceded by | Henry Denny Denson |
| Succeeded by | Elisha DeWolf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1740 Cardigan, Wales |
| Spouse | Mary Ashfield |
Elisha Lawrence (1740 - 1811) was a political figure in New Jersey and Nova Scotia. He represented King's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1793.
He was born in
Parrsboro area. Lawrence later moved to England and died in Cardigan, Wales.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, John E. Stillwell, M. D., Vol. III; New York, 1914, p. 421