Lawrence Van Buskirk (June 21,1867 - November 21,1910) was mayor of Bloomington,Indiana for eight years in the late 19th century. He was also postmaster and a bank president.[1][2]
He graduated from Indiana University,having studied philosophy[3][a] and law,and studied law degree one year at University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor,Michigan,having to withdraw due to ill health.[1][2] He was,though,reported by the Royal Arch Masons of Indiana to have been admitted to the bar.[4] Buskirk was mayor of the city for eight years,postmaster,and president of the First National Bank in Bloomington,Indiana.[2] At the time of his death,he was treasurer at Indiana University.[2][5]
Personal life
Born in Bloomington on June 21,1867,he was the son of George A. Buskirk and Martha A. (née Hardesty) Buskirk. His uncle was Samuel Hamilton Buskirk.[1] Both his father and his uncle served as Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives. Van Buskirk had four siblings,George,Phillip,Martha,and a sister who married Nat U. Hill Sr.[1][2] On April 22,1891,Buskirk married Alice Allen,[6][7] and they had three children:Allen,Lawrence Jr.,and Martha.[1]
He was a thirty-third degree Mason,having held the Indiana's second highest position of grand king of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons[4][5] and heir to commercial property in Bloomington.[2]
He died at his home on November 21,1910[1] and his funeral was held at Indiana University.[2][5][b]
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