Charles Brush Lawrence (December 17, 1820 – April 9, 1883) was an American jurist. Born in Vergennes, Vermont, Lawrence received his bachelor's degree from

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in 1841. Lawrence served as an Illinois circuit court judge. From 1864 until 1873, Lawrence served on the

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and was chief justice of the court. He lived in

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. Lawrence died in Decatur, Alabama.'Dead, Justice C. B. Lawrence of Illinois Passes Away-Death of Rev. D. F. Crocker,' The Monmouth Evening Gazette, April 10, 1883, pg. 1

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