Friday, 7 March 2014
440 James Lawrence
Constituency : Lambeth 1865, 1868-85
James came in unopposed at Lambeth in May 1865 after the death of William Williams.
James was a London alderman and the president of two Royal Hospitals. He was a Unitarian and along with his brother donated a site in Kensington for a new church.
James was defeated in the general election of 1865, being squeezed out by two other Liberal candidates. In 1868 he became Lord Mayor of London shortly before winning his seat back. Later in the year he was persuaded to issue summonses against the directors of Overend Gurney for company fraud. It was a very popular decision. He was created a baronet the following year.
James left Parliament when the seat was abolished in 1885.
He died in 1897 aged 77. Two brothers and a nephew were also MPs.
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