Edward W. Lawton

Edward W. Lawton was an American politician . Between 1847 and 1849 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island .

There are virtually no usable sources on Edward Lawton. He lived at least temporarily in Newport . Between 1847 and 1849 he was Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island on the side of Elisha Harris . He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party founded in 1854 . In the presidential election of 1856 , he served as one of four electors in his state who elected the nationwide defeated Republican candidate John C. Frémont .

In Find a Grave one is Edward Wing Lawton mentioned, who lived between October 1, 1786 March 16, 1867 and was buried in Newport. It is uncertain whether this is the lieutenant governor of Rhode Island.

Web links

The Political Graveyard

Individual evidence

^ Edward Wing Lawton (possibly) in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved June 3, 2014.

personal data
SURNAME	Lawton, Edward W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	18th century or 19th century
DATE OF DEATH	19th century

[1] Edward Wing Lawton (possibly) in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved June 3, 2014.