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George Van Eman Lawrence (November 13, 1818 – October 2, 1904) was a
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member of the
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from
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.


Biography

George Van Eman Lawrence (son of Joseph Lawrence) was born in
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. He attended the common schools and Washington College (now
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) in
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. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits. Lawrence was a member of the
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in 1844, 1847, 1858, and 1859. He served in the
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from 1849 to 1851 and 1861 to 1863. He presided over the senate in 1863. Lawrence was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in
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. He was a member of the State Senate under the new constitution in 1875, 1876, and 1878. He was again elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in
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. He was again served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1893 to 1896. He died in
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in 1904, aged 85, and was interred in the City Cemetery.


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* 1818 births 1904 deaths Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Washington & Jefferson College alumni Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators People from Washington County, Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 19th-century American politicians {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub