David L. Lawrence

David Leo Lawrence (June 18, 1889 – November 21, 1966) was an American politician who served as the 37th governor of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1963. The first Catholic elected as Pennsylvania's governor, Lawrence is the only mayor of Pittsburgh to have also been elected as Governor of Pennsylvania. He served four terms as mayor, from 1946 through 1959. A panel of 69 scholars in 1993 ranked him third among the ten best mayors in American history.

This article is about the governor of Pennsylvania, and long-time Pittsburgh mayor. For other people named David Lawrence, see David Lawrence (disambiguation).
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence in 1961
37th Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
January 20, 1959 – January 15, 1963
LieutenantJohn Morgan Davis
Preceded byGeorge M. Leader
Succeeded byWilliam Scranton
51st Mayor of Pittsburgh
In office
January 7, 1946 – January 15, 1959
Preceded byCornelius D. Scully
Succeeded byThomas Gallagher
9th President of the United States Conference of Mayors
In office
1950–1952
Preceded byCooper Green
Succeeded byMartin H. Kennelly
Member of the
Democratic National Committee
from Pennsylvania
In office
May 22, 1940 – November 21, 1966
Preceded byGeorge Howard Earle III
Succeeded byJoseph M. Barr
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
In office
January 15, 1935 – January 17, 1939
GovernorGeorge Earle
Preceded byRichard Beamish
Succeeded bySophia O'Hara
Chair of the
Pennsylvania Democratic Party
In office
June 8, 1934 – May 22, 1940
Preceded byWarren Van Dyke
Succeeded byMeredith Meyers
Personal details
Born
David Leo Lawrence,

(1889-06-18)June 18, 1889
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 21, 1966(1966-11-21) (aged 77)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAlyce Lawrence
ProfessionParty delegate, Civil servant, Politician
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