Samuel Lawrason
| Samuel McCutcheon Lawrason | |
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| Louisiana State Senator from East and West Feliciana parishes | |
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In office 1896–1900 |
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| Preceded by | D. W. Pipes |
| Succeeded by | R. Emerson Thompson |
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In office 1920–1924 |
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| Preceded by | D. M. Pipes |
| Succeeded by | J. L. Street |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 31, 1852 New Orleans, Orleans Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | November 8, 1924 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery in St. Francisville, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Mathews "Hattie" Lawrason (married 1875) |
| Children |
Samuel Lawrason, Jr. (died at three months of age in 1891) Zelia Lawrason |
| Residence | St. Francisville West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Tulane University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Samuel Lawrason, Jr. (died at three months of age in 1891) Zelia Lawrason
Annie Mathews Lawrason Butler
George C. Lawrason
Charles Lawrason
Helen Stewart Lawrason Kilpatrick
Margaret Butler Lawrason
Thomas Butler Lawrason
Samuel McCutcheon Lawrason (July 31, 1852 – November 8, 1924) was an attorney who served two nonconsecutive terms in the Louisiana State Senate from West Feliciana Parish, located north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is principally known for the Lawrason Act of 1898, by which municipalities in Louisiana may incorporate into towns or cities without specific clearance from the state legislature.
Lawrason was born in New Orleans to George Carson Lawrason and the former Zelia McCutcheon. He was educated in France and Spain before he received a degree in 1872 in civil engineering from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Two years later he received a LL.D. degree from Tulane University Law School, then part of the institution known as the University of Louisiana at New Orleans, where he subsequently began his law practice. Lawrason also held interests in cotton and sugar planting at different locations along the Mississippi River.
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