Effingham Lawrence

Effingham Lawrence (born March 2, 1820 on Long Island , New York , †  December 9, 1878 in Plaquemines Parish , Louisiana ) was an American politician . In 1875 he represented the state of Louisiana in the US House of Representatives for one day .

Career

Effingham Lawrence was a cousin of Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence (1791–1861), who represented New York State in Congress between 1833 and 1834 and then became Mayor of New York City . The younger Lawrence attended his homeland public schools and moved to Louisiana in 1843. There he became a planter . He was also involved in sugar refining. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for several years .

In the congressional elections of 1872 he was defeated by the Republican J. Hale Sypher . Lawrence appealed against the election result. This was granted on the very last day of the following legislative period, March 3, 1875. This allowed Lawrence to serve in Congress for a day. By this time, Randall L. Gibson had long been elected as the next congressman of the first district of Louisiana, who took over the mandate from Lawrence on March 4.

In the following years, Effingham Lawrence returned to his agricultural interests. He died on December 9, 1878 on his magnolia plantation in Plaquemines Parish and was buried in New Orleans .

Web links

• Effingham Lawrence in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Effingham Lawrence in the database of Find a Grave (English)