Abbott Lawrence | |
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United States Minister to the United Kingdom | |
In office October 20, 1849 – October 12, 1852 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
President | Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore |
Preceded by | George Bancroft |
Succeeded by | Joseph R. Ingersoll |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1839 – September 18, 1840 | |
Preceded by | Richard Fletcher |
Succeeded by | Robert Charles Winthrop |
In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Gorham |
Succeeded by | Richard Fletcher |
Personal details | |
Born | Groton, Massachusetts, U.S. | December 16, 1792
Died | August 18, 1855 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 62)
Political party | National Republican and Whig |
Relations | Samuel Lawrence (father) Amos Lawrence (brother) Amos Adams Lawrence (nephew) |
Profession | Industrialist, merchant |
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Abbott Lawrence (December 16, 1792, Groton, Massachusetts – August 18, 1855) was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was among the group of industrialists that founded a settlement on the Merrimack River that would later be named for him, Lawrence, Massachusetts.