Barony Lawrence
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 date3 April 1869[1]
Created byQueen Victoria
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderSir John Lawrence, 1st Baronet
Last holderDavid Lawrence, 5th Baron Lawrence
Remainder toHeirs male of the first baron's body lawfully begotten
Extinction date14 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. He 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.

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)

Baron Lawrence (1869)

Male-line family tree

Male-line family tree, Barons Lawrence
John Lawrence
1st Baron Lawrence
1811–1879
Baron Lawrence
of Kingsgate
John Lawrence
2nd Baron Lawrence
1846–1913		Hon.
Henry Lawrence
1848–1902		Charles Lawrence
1st Baron Lawrence
of Kingsgate
1855–1927		Gen. Sir
Herbert Lawrence
1861–1943
Barony extinct
Unnamed son
died in infancy		Alexander Lawrence
3rd Baron Lawrence
1878–1947		Unnamed son
1883–1883		John Lawrence
1887–1900		Malcolm Lawrence
1889–1915		Christopher Lawrence
1893–1914		Oliver Lawrence
1893–1915		Michael Lawrence
1894–1916
John Lawrence
4th Baron Lawrence
1908–1968
David Lawrence
5th Baron Lawrence
1937–2023
Barony extinct

References

  1. 1 2 Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 2261–2262. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  2. ↑ "No. 23483". The London Gazette. 30 March 1869. p. 2006.
  3. ↑ "No. 22171". The London Gazette. 6 August 1858. p. 3667.
  4. ↑ "David John Downer Lawrence, 5th Baron Lawrence of the Punjab and Grately,". The Times. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

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