Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-29
reom the New York Evening Post.
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rs sj.soatcI frnm Boston this morning hfings
IL OF The death IT Abiati Laufehcr,
AZ, event which the recent sccafnss OF hts ftc-
Bile heath and failing siren IA Rave rendered
every a.y more probable lie d. q az ciesen
O'Clock this IN fi,iBg. His srase 's reported
TO have been congestion Of the liver. As
we'll 1t own member Of an eai-sp,isips, wealthy
and tn,tiaifc-Ei family, his loss will be deeply
felt 10 lis swu State ard will attrar, attention
III gu boat the coua,ry, ;hrotga, WHICH he was
extensively known as one of the chief supports
ers OF the great manufacturing interest, and IN
lesser degree as pabi.c man. y.
Mr. La -yreHee was hor'' in 1872 IN the village
OF Groton, Massachusetts,, and was therefore
about SO years of age at thr lime of his de
cease, and probably in the prime OK his mental
powers His father was respectable farmer
Of Miadiescx County, of limited means, who
wa too poor to give his large fam y Of chill
dfen any better education than the village COM
mon school afforded. In 1903 he wet 10 Bos-
ton. whittier his elder brother Amos had prece-
aed him, and engaged in business Oh a limited
sc ale as retail merchant. Having been sue
cessful in this undertaking. in the course OF a
few years he went into partnership with Amos
as an importing merchant. The firm did large
business in British fabrics, and For several
years Mr.. Lawrence resided in England as pur-
chasing partner.
He Continued in this branch of trade, with a
pacity, until the establishment OF manufacto-
ries IN New England, when he lett the inn
porting business, and invested largely in the cal
leo mills of Lowell, with which he continued
ever afterwards to b. intimately identified =
In this business, in VIII CHI be amassed princely
fortune, and aided largely in building up the
city of Lowell to its present prosperous eondi-
ton, he was for m.ny years the head OF the
great firm Of A. &, A. Lawrence Il Co.
In 1885, Mr.. Lawrence frs. entered public
life, and until 1899 served as representative
from Boston, in the twenty fourth and twenty
fifth Congress.
In 1s43 he was appointed one of the COM
missioners for the settlement of the Northeast
ern Boundary question In politics he was an
ardent Wing, and. after the rise of manufactures
in New England, strong advocate of protec-
ton, and for long time iibei al friend and
firm supporter of Mr.. Webster, from whom,
however, he separated upon the question of the
s.fitncss" Of the nomination of Gen. Taylor
Winch the latter never could heartily adopt.
but which Mr., Lawrence advocated, during the
canvass of 1913. with great energy.
In acknowledgment, of his services and sup
port, General Taylor appointed him Minister 10
the Court of st. James, post which Mr. Law
renee filled with general acceptance. Stree his
return from England he has been almost exclu
syeiy devoted to the extensive business in which
his immense fortune is employed.
Mr.. Lawrence was married many years ago
TO daughter of Colonel Bigelow, Of Middle
sex county, and leaves, besides his widow.
three sons and two daughters, all of whom are
married.
He was man of remarkably fine personal
appearance of frank and cordial address, and
unbounded hospitality. His iberality has also
been exemplfied in the magnificent donation OF
100000 to establish the Lawrence Scientific
School, connected with Harvard University
Without displaying any marked ability as pub.
lie man, he occupied respectable position, and
in tie management of his private business, was
active and generally successful.