William Beach Lawrence was an American politician and jurist who served as lieutenant governor of Rhode Island from 1851 to 1852 under Governor Philip Allen. Wikipedia
Born: October 23, 1800, New York, NY
Died: March 26, 1881 (age 80 years), New York, NY
Grandparents: Abraham Beach, Anna Brinckerhoff, and William Lawrence
Great-grandparents: Diana (Gerardina) Brinckerhoff, Hannah Bull, Isaac Brinckerhoff, and more
Previous offices: Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island (1851–1852) and Acting United States Minister to the United Kingdom (1827–1828)
Children: Albert G. Lawrence
Books
Visitation and Search: Or, an Historical Sketch of the British Claim to Exercise a Maritime Police Over the Vessels of All Nations in Peace as Well as in War with an Inquiry Into the Expediency of Terminating the Eighth Article of the Ashburton Treaty
1858
The Treaty of Washington: Letters from Hon. William Beach Lawrence, LL. D.
1871
The Origin And Nature Of The Representative And Federative Institutions Of The United States Of America
The Colonization and Subsequent History of New-Jersey: A Discourse
An Inquiry Into the Causes of the Public Distress
1834
Catalogue of the ... Library of the Late William Beach Lawrence ... Comprising a Large and Select Collection of Books ... to be Sold by Auction ...
1881