Laurence Hawley Watres

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Laurence Hawley Watres (July 18, 1882–February 6, 1964) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Military Service 3 Congressional Service 4 Sources

[edit] Early Life and Education

Laurence H. Watres was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Princeton University in 1904 and from Harvard Law School in 1907. He was admitted to the bar in 1907 and commenced practice in Scranton.

[edit] Military Service

During the First World War, Watres served as acaptain in the One Hundred and Eighth Machine Gun Battalion of the Twenty-eighth Division. He was promoted to major and discharged May 28, 1919. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart Medal. After the war, Watres assisted in reorganizing the One Hundred and Ninth Infantry Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard and served as lieutenant colonel.

[edit] Congressional Service

Watres was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1930. He resumed the practice of law in Scranton until 1951 when he moved to East Orange, New Jersey. He died while vacationing in Puerto Rico, and is interred in Glenwood Mausoleum, South Abington Township, Pennsylvania.

[edit] Sources

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

Preceded by: Clarence D. Coughlin

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1923 - 1931

Succeeded by: Patrick J. Boland