Frederick Andrew Laurence

Frederick Andrew Laurence (April 23, 1843 – February 13, 1912) was a Canadian politician.

Frederick Andrew Laurence
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Colchester
In office 1904–1907
Preceded by	Seymour Eugene Gourley
Succeeded by	John Stanfield
MLA for Colchester County
In office 1886–1904
Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
In office 1903–1904
Preceded by	Thomas Robertson
Succeeded by	Edward Matthew Farrell
In office 1894–1901
Preceded by	Michael Joseph Power
Succeeded by	Thomas Robertson
Personal details
Born	April 23, 1843 Port Hood, Nova Scotia
Died	February 13, 1912 (aged 68)
Political party	Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Other political affiliations	Liberal

Born in Port Hood, Nova Scotia, Laurence was educated at the Provincial Normal School of Nova Scotia and at Dalhousie University. A lawyer, he ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Colchester in the 1882 federal election. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Colchester in 1886 and was re-elected in 1890, 1894, 1897 and 1901. A Nova Scotia Liberal, he was Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1895 to 1901 and from 1903 to 1904. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1904 federal election. He resigned in 1907 when he was appointed a judge.

References

• The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
• Frederick Andrew Laurence – Parliament of Canada biography