William Lawrence (Conservative politician)
William Frederic Lawrence | |
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| Member of Parliament for Liverpool Abercromby | |
| In office 1885–1906 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | J. E. B. Seely |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 December 1844 |
| Died | 15 January 1935 (aged 90) |
| Political party | Conservative |
William Frederic Lawrence (29 December 1844 – 15 January 1935) was a British politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1906.
He was the eldest son of the Rev. Charles Washington Lawrence of
Justice of the Peace of Wiltshire
.
Lawrence was first elected to Parliament in the 1885 general election for the new constituency of Liverpool Abercromby. He held the seat in the next four general elections. In the 1906 general election, he lost the seat by 199 votes to the Liberal candidate J. E. B. Seely. He died in Salisbury aged 90.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Lawrence
Foster, Joseph (1885). . (second ed.). London: Hazell, Watson, and Viney. p. 270.- Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
