David L. Lawrence | |
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.jpg) circa 1955 | |
| 37th Governor of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 20, 1959 – January 15, 1963 | |
| Lieutenant | John Morgan Davis |
| Preceded by | George M. Leader |
| Succeeded by | William Scranton |
| 51st Mayor of Pittsburgh | |
| In office January 7, 1946[1] – January 15, 1959[2] | |
| Preceded by | Cornelius D. Scully |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Gallagher |
| 9th President of the United States Conference of Mayors | |
| In office 1950–1952 | |
| Preceded by | Cooper Green |
| Succeeded by | Martin H. Kennelly |
| Member of the Democratic National Committee from Pennsylvania | |
| In office May 22, 1940 – November 21, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | George Howard Earle III |
| Succeeded by | Joseph M. Barr |
| Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 15, 1935 – January 17, 1939 | |
| Governor | George Earle |
| Preceded by | Richard Beamish |
| Succeeded by | Sophia O'Hara[3] |
| Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party | |
| In office June 8, 1934[4] – May 22, 1940[5] | |
| Preceded by | Warren Van Dyke |
| Succeeded by | Meredith Meyers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Leo Lawrence, June 18, 1889 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 1966 (aged 77) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Alyce Lawrence |
| Profession | Party delegate, Civil servant, Politician |
David Leo Lawrence (June 18, 1889 – November 21, 1966) was an American politician who served as the 37th governor of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1963. The first Catholic elected as Pennsylvania's governor, Lawrence is the only mayor of Pittsburgh to have also been elected as Governor of Pennsylvania. He served four terms as mayor, from 1946 through 1959. A panel of 69 scholars in 1993 ranked him third among the ten best mayors in American history.[6]
- ^ Kirk, Rachel (January 7, 1946). "Wives Sit In Background As City Officials Take Oath". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ Allan, William (January 15, 1959). "Gallagher 'Crowned' as Mayor". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 1.
- ^ "James Picks Miss S.M.R. O'Hara To Be Secretary of Pennsylvania". The New York Times. January 12, 1939. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ Townley, John B. (June 8, 1934). "Martin Gives Up Chairman Post, Recommends Taylor". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ^ "Meyers Gets Party Post". Reading Eagle. May 22, 1940. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ^ Melvin G. Holli, The American Mayor: The Best and the Worst Big-City Leaders (Pennsylvania State UP, 1999), p. 4–11.