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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 ...
Lawrence Washington was the elder half-brother of George Washington, being the oldest living child of Augustine Washington and his first wife Jane Butler.
years owned: 1743 - 1752. Lawrence Washington was George Washington's elder half-brother from their father Augustine's marriage to his first wife, Jane Butler. He inherited Mount Vernon, then known as Little Hunting Creek, upon his father's death in 1743, and renamed it to honor British Admiral Edward Vernon.
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U.S. Presidents. George Washington. The Washington Papers. The Washington brothers abroad. George Washington's only trip overseas was to Barbados with his brother Lawrence. How did the voyage, and his brother, influence him? By Alicia K. Anderson.
May 27, 2016 · Lawrence, George Washington’s elder half-brother by their father’s first marriage, stayed in Barbados that December of 1751. His condition, presumably tuberculosis, was none improved from their seven-week stay on the island, and he was determined to get better—if not in Barbados, then in Bermuda. 1 George, his travel companion, had to get ...
Lawrence Washington: A Neglected Older Brother. Fourteen years older than his half-brother, Lawrence Washington was an active Virginian landowner. J.I. Cooper describes his life, career, and interest in US expansion westwards. Few roles are more discouraging than that of an older brother (or sister) of a celebrity.
Socially and politically well connected, Lawrence Washington (1718-1752) was destined for greatness, but a lingering illness contracted while serving with the British in the Caribbean cut short his promising life.
