Samuel C. Lawrence

Samuel Crocker Lawrence
Samuel Crocker Lawrence
1st Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts
	In office; 1893–1894
Preceded by	Board of Selectmen
Succeeded by	Baxter E. Perry
Personal details
Born	November 22, 1832[1]; Medford, Massachusetts[2]
Died	September 24, 1911 (aged 78)[3]; Medford, Massachusetts[3]
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Carrie Rebecca Badger, m. 1859
Alma mater	Lawrence Academy,[2] Harvard College, 1855[1]
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Branch/service	Union Army
Rank	Colonel
Commands	5th Massachusetts Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War[3] First Battle of Bull Run[2];

Samuel Crocker Lawrence (November 22, 1832 – September 24, 1911) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the first Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts. Lawrence was born in Medford on November 22, 1832 to Daniel and Elizabeth (Crocker) Lawrence.[2]

Colonel Lawrence

During the American Civil War, he served as colonel of the 5th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. After the war he became a Veteran Companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.

In 1869 he was elected captain of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.

A highly active Freemason, Lawrence served as Most Worshipful Grand Master of Massachusetts from 1881-1883.[4] In 1884 he was installed as a 33rd Degree Mason.

He was a director of the Eastern, Maine Central and Boston and Maine railroads.

References

The Medford Historical Register, Vol XIV No. 4., Medford, MA: Medford Historical Society, October 1911, p. 102.
Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 537.
Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society For the Year 1911 Part I, Boston, MA: Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1911, p. 187.
Grand Lodge Proceedings, Page 1911-195

Political offices
Preceded by Board of Selectmen	1st Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts 1895 – January 4, 1897	Succeeded by Baxter E. Perry

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[MedfordTranMaHstSoc_1911_p102-1] The Medford Historical Register, Vol XIV No. 4., Medford, MA: Medford Historical Society, October 1911, p. 102.

[Toomey_pg537-2] Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 537.

[TranMaHstSoc_1911_p187-3] Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society For the Year 1911 Part I, Boston, MA: Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1911, p. 187.

[4] Grand Lodge Proceedings, Page 1911-195