Lawrence, George Van Eman

Farmer, legislative supporter of Simon Cameron, and three term member of Congress from Pennsylvania's Twenty-Fourth District.

Life Span
to
    Full name
    George Van Eman Lawrence
    Place of Birth
    Burial Place
    Birth Date Certainty
    Exact
    Death Date Certainty
    Exact
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    White
    Sectional choice
    North
    Origins
    Free State
    No. of Siblings
    2
    No. of Spouses
    2
    No. of Children
    2
    Family

    Joseph Lawrence (father), Rebecca Van Eman Lawrence (mother), Elizabeth Welsh (first wife - died 1854 - one child), Mary Reed (second wife)

    Education
    Other
    Other Education
    Washington College (PA)
    Occupation
    Politician
    Farmer or Planter
    Relation to Slavery
    White non-slaveholder
    Political Parties
    Whig
    Republican
    Government
    US House of Representatives
    State legislature
    How to Cite This Page: "Lawrence, George Van Eman," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/47323.