Baron Lawrence
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Ermine, on a cross raguly gules an eastern crown or, on a chief azure two swords in saltire proper, pommels and hilts gold, between as many leopard's faces argent | |
Creation date | 3 April 1869[1] |
Created by | Queen Victoria |
Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
First holder | Sir John Lawrence, 1st Baronet |
Last holder | David Lawrence, 5th Baron Lawrence |
Remainder to | Heirs male of the first baron's body lawfully begotten |
Extinction date | 14 August 2023 |
Motto | "Be Ready" |
Baron Lawrence, of the Punjab and of Grateley in the County of Southampton,[2] was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1869 for Sir John Lawrence, 1st Baronet, the former Viceroy of India.
Lawrence had already been created a Baronet, in 1858.[3] His son, the second Baron, served in the Conservative administrations of Lord Salisbury and Arthur Balfour as a government whip from 1895 to 1905. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baron on 14 August 2023.[citation needed]
Two other members of the Lawrence family may also be mentioned. Sir Henry Lawrence, a military officer and administrator in British India, was the elder brother of the first Baron Lawrence. Charles Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence of Kingsgate, was a younger son of the first Baron.[1]
Lawrence baronets, of the Army (1858)
- John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baronet (1811–1879) (created Baron Lawrence in 1869)
Baron Lawrence (1869)
- John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811–1879)
- John Hamilton Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence (1846–1913)
- Alexander Graham Lawrence, 3rd Baron Lawrence (1878–1947)
- John Anthony Edward Lawrence, 4th Baron Lawrence (1908–1968)
- David John Downer Lawrence, 5th Baron Lawrence (1937–2023)[4]
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References
- ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 2261–2262. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "No. 23483". The London Gazette. 30 March 1869. p. 2006.
- ^ "No. 22171". The London Gazette. 6 August 1858. p. 3667.
- ^ "David John Downer Lawrence, 5th Baron Lawrence of the Punjab and Grately,". The Times. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
Sources
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet Street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 547.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - Kidd, Charles, ed. (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: Dean & Son. p. 542.