William Appleton Lawrence (1889–1968) was the third Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts (1937–57). His father, William Lawrence, was the seventh Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts (1893–1927).
Lawrence was the grandson of the notable abolitionist Amos Adams Lawrence and a member of an influential Boston family, founded by his great-great-grandfather and American revolutionary Samuel Lawrence. His great-grandfather was the noted philanthropist Amos Lawrence.
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