Ambrose Lawrence (1816-1893) was a dentist who served as the eleventh mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Ambrose Lawrence | |
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_-_H540_-_Harvard_Art_Museums.jpg) Portrait by Thomas B. Lawson, 1876 | |
| 11th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1855–1855 | |
| Preceded by | Sewall G. Mack |
| Succeeded by | Elisha Huntington |
| Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[1] | |
| In office 1851[1]–1851 | |
| Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Common Council[1] | |
| In office 1849[1]–1849 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1816 Boscawen, New Hampshire[1] |
| Died | 1893 |
| Residence(s) | John Street, Lowell, Massachusetts[1] |
| Profession | Dentist[1] |
Lawrence was elected mayor in December 1854 as a member of the Know Nothings.[2] He had previously been a member of the Whig Party.[3] He was also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,[4] serving as Grand Patriarch for Massachusetts during the 1880s.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Cpburn, Frederick W. (1920), History of Lowell and its People, Volume 1, Vol. I., New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 223
- ^ "Lowell". Boston Evening Transcript. December 12, 1854. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Municipal Elections". New England Farmer. December 16, 1854. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "The Odd Fellows of Lowell". Boston Evening Transcript. April 28, 1868. p. 4. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "An Odd Fellows Convention". Fitchburg Sentinel. November 3, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2021.