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Lawrence Washington (1718 – July 26, 1752) was an American soldier, planter, politician, and prominent landowner in colonial Virginia.As a founding member of the Ohio Company of Virginia, and a member of the colonial legislature representing Fairfax County, Virginia, he founded the town of Alexandria, Virginia on the banks of the Potomac River in 1749.
As the Washington family's eldest son, Lawrence received the benefits of primogeniture.Upon his father's death when Lawrence was 18 years old, he inherited two substantial estates on the Potomac River: Mattox Creek (1,850 acres) and Little Hunting Creek (2,500 acres) [7] (which would eventually be renamed Mount Vernon by Lawrence's grandson and namesake, Lawrence Washington).
Lawrence Washington (1602–1652), great-great-grandfather of George Washington; Lawrence Washington (1659–1698), grandfather of George Washington; Lawrence Washington (1718–1752), George Washington's half-brother and mentor; Lawrence Augustine Washington (1774–1824), nephew of George Washington; Lawrence Berry Washington (1811–1856 ...
Lawrence Washington (1602 – 21 January 1652) [1] [2] was a High Church rector of the Church of England. He was an early ancestor to the Washington family of Virginia , being the paternal great-great-grandfather of U.S. President George Washington .
Lawrence L. Knutson, a longtime Associated Press writer whose deep knowledge of the presidency, Congress and American history made him an institution in his own right, has died. Knutson, who had ...
Lawrence Washington's great-grandson, Lawrence Washington (1602–1652), was a rector. [10] His brother Sir William Washington married the half-sister of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. [1] [14] The Washington family supported the Royalists during the English Civil War and were dispossessed of their lands following their defeat. [13]
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America. ... Washington Hadley, 1869-1872 [1] Fortunatus Gleason, 1873 [1]
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.