George P. Lawrence
George Pelton Lawrence (May 19, 1859 – November 21, 1917) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Adams, Massachusetts, Lawrence graduated from Drury Academy in 1876 and from Amherst College in 1880. He studied law at the Columbia Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice in North Adams. Lawrence was appointed judge of the judicial district of northern Berkshire, County in 1885. Lawrence resigned his judgeship in 1894 upon being elected to the Massachusetts Senate. He served in the senate from 1895 to 1897 and was its President, in 1896 and 1897.
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