Robert Means Lawrence

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Robert Means Lawrence
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Born(1847-05-14)May 14, 1847
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 7, 1935(1935-03-07) (aged 87)
Boston, Massachusetts
Burial place Mount Auburn Cemetery
Education Harvard Medical School
Occupation(s)Physician, writer
Spouse
Katherine Lawrence Cleaveland
(m. 1870)
Signature
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Robert Means Lawrence (May 14, 1847 - March 7, 1935) was an American physician and writer.

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Biography

Lawrence was born in Boston. His parents were William Richards Lawrence and Susan Coombs Dana. [1] His grandfather was Amos Adams Lawrence. He attended Harvard Medical School where he received his M.D. in 1873. [1] He worked as a physician at the Boston Dispensary and as an assistant surgeon of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers (1877-1882). [1]

He married Katherine Lawrence Cleaveland on June 30, 1870 and lived in Lexington, Massachusetts. [1] They had two daughters, Madeline and Isabel. He later lived in Washington and then Boston. [1]

Lawrence was interested in genealogy. He was baptized at Cathedral Church of St. Paul and became a warden of the congregation. [1]

He died at his home in Boston on March 7, 1935, and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lawrence, William. (Oct., 1944 - May, 1947). Robert Means Lawrence. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society . Third Series 68: 451-454.
  2. "Funeral Services for Dr Robert M. Lawrence". The Boston Globe . March 9, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved June 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Newell, W. W. (1898). Reviewed Work: The Magic of the Horse-Shoe by Robert Means Lawrence. Journal of American Folklore 11 (43): 305.