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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 ...
Will of Lawrence Washington, 1752 June 20. Mount Vernon Ladies Association, 1752. Lawrence Washington was the elder half-brother of George Washington, being the oldest living child of Augustine Washington and his first wife Jane Butler.
Lawrence Washington was the older half-brother of George Washington, being the oldest living child of Augustine Washington and his first wife Jane Butler. George Washington idolized his older brother from a young age.
May 31, 2023 · By 1751, Lawrence had exhausted any hope of finding a cure at home and his doctors recommended visiting a warmer climate. Following this advice, Lawrence and George sailed for Barbados on 25 September and arrived on 2 November.
Lawrence Washington was a significant figure in the early American colonial elite, whose education and leadership were foundational to his character and subsequently influenced his family, especially George Washington.
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 was ill. Leaving his family behind—a wife and infant daughter—and willing to risk weeks on the open sea during hurricane season—he would try the air of Barbados, or perish. Thankfully, Lawrence did not have to travel alone.
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