Effingham Lawrence

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(March 2, 1820 — December 9, 1878) Lawrence was a planter, businessman, and politician. Effingham Lawrence was born in Long Island, New York and moved to Louisiana in 1843. In Louisiana, Lawerence entered the sugar business where he was involved in its planting and refining. He served as a member of the Louisiana State House of Representatives and was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1875. He successfully contested the elect of Jacob Sypher and succeeded the representatives on March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000132]

Member of Louisiana Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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