Sir Thomas Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| 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.