Background
He was the eldest son of the Review Charles Washington Lawrence of Liverpool.
He was the eldest son of the Review Charles Washington Lawrence of Liverpool.
He went to Eton College, and received a Bachelor of Arts from Christ Church, Oxford in 1867 and an Master of Arts in 1872. He began the study of law at Lincoln"s Inn in 1867 and was called to the bar in 1871. He was a Justice of the Peace of Wiltshire.
Lawrence was first elected to Parliament in the 1885 general election for the new constituency of Liverpool Abercromby.
He held the seat in the next four general elections. In the 1906 general election, he lost the seat by 199 votes to the Liberal candidate J. East. B. Seely.
He died in Salisbury aged 90.
23rd United Kingdom Parliament. 24th United Kingdom Parliament. 25th United Kingdom Parliament.
26th United Kingdom Parliament.
27th United Kingdom Parliament.
He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) from 1885 to 1906.