Lawrence Washington

Laurence or Lawrence Washington may refer to:

  • Laurence Washington (MP for Maidstone) (died 1619), MP for Maidstone (UK Parliament constituency)
  • Lawrence Washington (1602–1653), great-great-grandfather of George Washington
  • Lawrence Washington (1659–1698), grandfather of George Washington
  • Lawrence Washington (1718–1752), George Washington's half-brother and mentor
  • Lawrence Augustine Washington (1774–1824), nephew of George Washington
  • Lawrence Berry Washington (1811–1856), great-grandnephew of George Washington

Famous quotes containing the words lawrence and/or washington:

    “Isn’t it remarkable how everyone who knew Lawrence has felt compelled to write about him? Why, he’s had more books written about him than any writer since Byron!”
    —Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)

    “... what a strange time it was! Who knew his neighbor? Who was a traitor and who a patriot? The hero of to-day was the suspected of to-morrow.... There were traitors in the most secret council-chambers. Generals, senators, and secretaries looked at each other with suspicious eyes.... It is a great wonder that the city of Washington was not betrayed, burned, destroyed a half-dozen times.”
    —M. E. W. Sherwood (1826–1903)