Thomas Lawrence (Governor of Maryland)
Sir Thomas Lawrence | |
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| 2nd and 6th Royal Governor of Maryland | |
| In office 1693–1693 | |
| Monarch | William III |
| Preceded by | Lionel Copley |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Andros |
| In office 1694–1694 | |
| Monarch | William III |
| Preceded by | Edmund Andros |
| Succeeded by | Francis Nicholson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1645 Chelsea, Middlesex, England |
| Died | April 25, 1714 (aged 68–69) London, England |
| Profession | Official |
Sir Thomas Lawrence, 3rd Baronet (c. 1645 – 1714) was the 2nd Royal Governor of Maryland in 1693, elected by the Governor's Council following the death of Sir Lionel Copley, (1648-1693). He governed the colony for only a few weeks before the new royally appointed governor, Edmund Andros, (1637-1714), arrived from his trans-Atlantic trip to take over control of the colony. He was briefly the 6th Royal Governor of Maryland a second time when Andros then left the colony in 1694 (later also served as governor in the Dominion of New England and Virginia). Lawrence's successor was Francis Nicholson.
Early life
[edit]Thomas Lawrence was born c. 1645 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England. He was the eldest son of Sir John Lawrence, 2nd Baronet and Mary Hempson.[1][2] He emigrated in 1692 in Province of Maryland, settling in Mary's City (St. Mary's County) and Annapolis, while his family probably stayed in England.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1693 he was President of the Council and acting Royal Governor of Province of Maryland.[3] He governed Maryland for a few weeks and was replaced by Edmund Andros. Lawrence returned to England in 1705/6.
Death
[edit]Lawrence died on April 25, 1714, in London.[1] At his death, the baronetcy became extinct.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Archives of Maryland Online: A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789". Maryland State Archives. p. 519.
- ^ a b Burke, John, and Burke, Bernard "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England" pg. 300
- ^ John Bennett Boddie. Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia: A history of the County of Isle of Wight Virginia. Volume 2. Page 491.
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