George Van Eman Lawrence

George Van Eman Lawrence ( born November 13, 1818 Washington County, Pennsylvania, † October 2, 1904 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1865 and 1869, and again from 1883 to 1885, he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

George Lawrence was the son of Congressman Joseph Lawrence ( 1786-1842 ). He attended the common schools and then the Washington College, now Washington & Jefferson College. Thereafter, he worked in agriculture. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In the years 1844, 1847, 1858 and 1859 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania; 1849-1851 and 1861-1863 he was a member of the State Senate. In 1863 he was president of that body. Politically, he joined the Republican Party, founded in 1854.

In the congressional elections of 1864 Lawrence was in the 24th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrats Jesse Lazear on March 4, 1865. After a re-election he was able to initially complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1869. During this time the Civil War ended. Since 1865 the work of the Congress of the tensions between the Republicans and President Andrew Johnson was charged, which culminated in a narrowly failed impeachment.

1868 George Lawrence waived on a bid again. After the end of his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives, he remained active in politics at the state level. In 1872 he was a delegate to a constitutional convention of his home state; in the years 1875, 1876 and 1878, he was again at the Senate of Pennsylvania. For the 1882 elections, he was re-elected in the 24th district of his state in Congress, where he replaced on March 4 William Shadrack Shallenberger. Since he did not stand for election in 1884, he could spend just one more term in Congress until March 3, 1885. Between 1893 and 1896 he was again a member of the State Senate. George Lawrence died on October 2, 1904 in Monongahela, where he was also buried.