Henry F. Lawrence
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Henry Franklin Lawrence was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born near Greensburg, Indiana
, Lawrence attended the public schools, the local high school, and Stanberry (Missouri) Normal School.
He moved to Cameron, Missouri
, and engaged in banking.
He served as clerk of Daviess County 1907-1911.
He served as mayor of Cameron 1914-1918.
Lawrence was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1923).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1924.
He was employed with the State finance department of Missouri.
He died in Cameron, Missouri
, January 12, 1950.
He was interred in Graceland Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
.
Born near Greensburg, Indiana
Greensburg, Indiana
Greensburg is a city in Decatur County, Indiana, United States. The population was counted at 11,492 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Decatur County....
, Lawrence attended the public schools, the local high school, and Stanberry (Missouri) Normal School.
He moved to Cameron, Missouri
Cameron, Missouri
Cameron is a city in Clinton and DeKalb Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 8,312 at the 2000 census.The Clinton County portion of Cameron is part of the Kansas City, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the DeKalb County portion is part of the St...
, and engaged in banking.
He served as clerk of Daviess County 1907-1911.
He served as mayor of Cameron 1914-1918.
Lawrence was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Sixty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1923).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1924.
He was employed with the State finance department of Missouri.
He died in Cameron, Missouri
Cameron, Missouri
Cameron is a city in Clinton and DeKalb Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 8,312 at the 2000 census.The Clinton County portion of Cameron is part of the Kansas City, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the DeKalb County portion is part of the St...
, January 12, 1950.
He was interred in Graceland Cemetery.