Baron Lawrence

For other people titled Lord Lawrence, see Lord Lawrence (disambiguation).

Baron Lawrence, of the Punjab and of Grateley in the County of Southampton,^[2] was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1869 for Sir John Lawrence, 1st Baronet, the former Viceroy of India.

Barony Lawrence
Ermine, on a cross raguly gules an eastern crown or, on a chief azure two swords in saltire proper, pommels and hilts gold, between as many leopard's faces argent
Creation date	3 April 1869[1]
Created by	Queen Victoria
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Sir John Lawrence, 1st Baronet
Last holder	David Lawrence, 5th Baron Lawrence
Remainder to	Heirs male of the first baron's body lawfully begotten
Extinction date	14 August 2023
Motto	"Be Ready"

Lawrence had already been created a Baronet, in 1858.^[3] His son, the second Baron, served in the Conservative administrations of Lord Salisbury and Arthur Balfour as a government whip from 1895 to 1905. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baron on 14 August 2023.

Two other members of the Lawrence family may also be mentioned. Sir Henry Lawrence, a military officer and administrator in British India, was the elder brother of the first Baron Lawrence. Charles Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence of Kingsgate, was a younger son of the first Baron.^[1]

Lawrence baronets, of the Army (1858)

• John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baronet (1811–1879) (created Baron Lawrence in 1869)

Baron Lawrence (1869)

• John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811–1879)
• John Hamilton Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence (1846–1913)
• Alexander Graham Lawrence, 3rd Baron Lawrence (1878–1947)
• John Anthony Edward Lawrence, 4th Baron Lawrence (1908–1968)
• David John Downer Lawrence, 5th Baron Lawrence (1937–2023)^[4]

Male-line family tree

Male-line family tree, Barons Lawrence

John Lawrence 1st Baron Lawrence 1811–1879 Baron Lawrence of Kingsgate John Lawrence 2nd Baron Lawrence 1846–1913 Hon. Henry Lawrence 1848–1902 Charles Lawrence 1st Baron Lawrence of Kingsgate 1855–1927 Gen. Sir Herbert Lawrence 1861–1943 Barony extinct Unnamed son died in infancy Alexander Lawrence 3rd Baron Lawrence 1878–1947 Unnamed son 1883–1883 John Lawrence 1887–1900 Malcolm Lawrence 1889–1915 Christopher Lawrence 1893–1914 Oliver Lawrence 1893–1915 Michael Lawrence 1894–1916 John Lawrence 4th Baron Lawrence 1908–1968 David Lawrence 5th Baron Lawrence 1937–2023 Barony extinct