Background
Lawrence, Robert Means was born on May 14, 1847 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Richards and Susan Coombs (Dana) Lawrence.
Lawrence, Robert Means was born on May 14, 1847 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Richards and Susan Coombs (Dana) Lawrence.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1869, Doctor of Medicine 1873. Continued studies in Vienna and Paris, 1874-1876.
Physician Boston Dispensary, 1876-1886 (board of managers 1910-1912). Assistant surgeon and surgeon 1st M.V.M., 1877-1882. Selectman, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1884-1886.
Member School Committee, 1888-1890. Senior warden, St. Paul’s Church, Boston, 1912. Trustee of St. Luke’s Home for Convalescents.
Treasurer Episcopal Church Association, 1880-1893 (president 1919). Member Chapter St. Paul’s Cathedral, 1914-1919. Author: Historical Sketches of Some.
Member School Committee, 1888-1890. Senior warden, St. Paul’s Church, Boston, 1912. Member Chapter St. Paul’s Cathedral, 1914-1919.
Married Katharine Lawrence Cleaveland, June 30, 1870. Children: Madeleine, Isabel Cleaveland (Mistress George B. de Gersdorff), Helen Atherton (deceased), Robert Means (deceased).