William Dawson Lawrence
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For other people named William Lawrence, see William Lawrence (disambiguation).
William Dawson Lawrence (16 July 1817 – 8 December 1886) was a successful shipbuilder, businessman and politician. He built the William D. Lawrence, which is reported to be the largest wooden ship ever built in Canada.[1]
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William Dawson Lawrence | |
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Born | (1817-07-16)16 July 1817 |
Died | 8 December 1886(1886-12-08) (aged 69) |
Resting place | Oak Island Cemetery, Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia |
Occupation(s) | Shipbuilder, Businessman, Politician |
Spouse | Mary Hayes |
Parent(s) | William Dawson Lawrence and Mary Jane Lockhart |
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In 1874, W.D. Lawrence's great ship was reported to have been the largest wooden sailing ship in the world.[2] The William D. Lawrence represents the pinnacle of W.D.'s career as a marine architect, businessman, and politician. He built the ship in Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia. The vessel was 263 feet long.
The renowned historian Frederick William Wallace wrote,
- "It was a memorable event in Canadian ship-building annals when his big ship took the water, and had it been elsewhere but in a quiet little Nova Scotia town on the banks of the Shubenacadie River, there would have been a great furor, and Lawrence's genius and skill would have been proclaimed to the four corners of the earth."[3]