John Hamilton Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence (1 October 1846 – 22 August 1913) was a British peer and

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politician. Lawrence was the son of John Laird Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence,

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, and Harriett Katherine Hamilton. Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence and George St Patrick Lawrence were his uncles. He succeeded his father as second Baron Lawrence in 1879 and took his seat on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords. In 1895 he was appointed a

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(government whip in the House of Lords) in the Conservative administration of

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, a post he held until 1905, the last three years under the premiership of

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. Lord Lawrence married Mary Caroline, only daughter of Richard Campbell, in 1872. He died in August 1913, aged 66, and was succeeded in his titles by his son

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. Lady Lawrence died in 1938.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, John Hamilton Lawrence, 2nd Baron 1846 births 1913 deaths 2 Conservative Party (UK) Baronesses- and Lords-in-Waiting

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