John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence

The Right Honourable
The Lord Lawrence
Bt GCB GCSI PC
The Right Honourable The Lord Lawrence Bt GCB GCSI PC
	The then Sir John Lawrence photographed by Maull & Polybank, c. 1850s
Viceroy and Governor-General of India
	In office; 12 January 1864 – 12 January 1869
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	See list The Viscount Palmerston; The Earl Russell; The Earl of Derby; Benjamin Disraeli; William Ewart Gladstone;
Preceded by	Sir William Denison; As Acting Viceroy and Governor-General
Succeeded by	The Earl of Mayo
Lieutenant Governor of Punjab
	In office; 1 January 1859 – 25 February 1859
Governor General	The Earl Canning
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Sir Robert Montgomery
Chief Commissioner of Punjab
	In office; 18 January 1853 – 31 December 1858
Governors General	The Marquess of Dalhousie; The Earl Canning
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	4 March 1811; Richmond, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	27 June 1879 (aged 68); London, United Kingdom
Spouse	Harriette Hamilton; (m. 1841)
Alma mater	East India Company College

John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, GCB GCSI PC (4 March 1811 – 27 June 1879), known as Sir John Lawrence, Bt., between 1858 and 1869, was a prominent British Imperial statesman and served as the Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869.

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