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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 ...
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Lawrence Washington was the elder half-brother of George Washington, being the oldest living child of Augustine Washington and his first wife Jane Butler.
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 ...
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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.
Sep 28, 2023 · Lawrence Washington (1718–1752) was a soldier 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, he was chiefly responsible for securing the establishment of the town of Alexandria, Virginia on the banks of the Potomac River ...
Feb 1, 2002 · Lawrence Washington (c.1718–1752) was GW’s eldest living half brother, the son of Augustine Washington (1694–1743) and his first wife, Jane Butler Washington.
Scope and Contents. Account, settlement of the estate of Lawrence Washington, and estate documents. Dates: 1752-1755. Found in: Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon / Historic manuscript collection / Series 3.
Portrait of Lawrence Washington. Socially and politically well connected, Lawrence Washington (1718-1752) was destined for greatness, but a lingering illness contracted while serving with the...
Mar 4, 2017 · Lawrence Washington (1718–1752) 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, he also founded the town of Alexandria, Virginia on the banks of the Potomac River in 1749.
Original Author: Unknown. Created: ca. 1743. Medium: Oil on canvas. Lawrence Washington, half brother of George Washington, wears a scarlet jacket in this portrait by an unknown artist. The painting may have been executed at Mount Vernon, perhaps in 1743, the year that Lawrence inherited the estate.
