Samuel C. Lawrence

Samuel Crocker Lawrence
1st Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts
In office
1893–1894
Preceded by Board of Selectmen
Succeeded by Baxter E. Perry
Personal details
Born November 22, 1832[1]
Medford, Massachusetts[2]
Died September 24, 1911[3]
Medford, Massachusetts[3]
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Carrie Rebecca Badger, m. 1859
Alma mater Lawrence Academy,[2] Harvard College, 1855[1]
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Union
Battles/wars American Civil War[3]
First Battle of Bull Run[2]

Samuel Crocker Lawrence (November 22, 1832 – September 24, 1911) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the first Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts.

Lawrence, was born in Medford on November 22, 1832 to Daniel and Elizabeth (Crocker) Lawrence.[2]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b The Medford Historical Register, Vol XIV No. 4., Medford, MA: Medford Historical Society, October 1911, p. 102. 
  2. ^ a b c d Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 537. 
  3. ^ a b c Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society For the Year 1911 Part I, Boston, MA: Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1911, p. 187. 
Political offices
Preceded by
Board of Selectmen
1st Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts
1895 – January 4, 1897
Succeeded by
Baxter E. Perry