Alfred Clive Lawrence,

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(October 1876 – 13 March 1926), commonly known by his middle name, was a British

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, who was

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from 1923 until his death in 1926.

Career

Lawrence was born in October 1876, the eldest son of Sir Alfred Tristram Lawrence and his wife Jessie Elizabeth, daughter of George Lawrence; when Alfred Lawrence became

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in 1921 he was created

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, and Clive Lawrence was thereafter styled

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; he was also heir to the

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. Educated at

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, Lawrence went up to

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, and captained the university's golf club.

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in 1902, he practised on the South Wales Circuit. During the

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, he directed the Intelligence Branch of the Procurator-General's Department (now the

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), and became a Junior Counsel to the

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in 1919, and then its solicitor that August. Then, in 1923, he was appointed

, succeeding Sir John Mellor. He served in that post until his death. In recognition of his wartime service, he had been appointed a

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in 1918."Mr. Clive Lawrence", ''The Times'' (London), 15 March 1926, p. 16."Lawrence, Hon. (Alfred) Clive"
''Who Was Who'' (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 31 October 2018.''Burke's Peerage'' (2003), vol. 2, p. 2964. Lawrence was taken ill after a meeting of the

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, where his aunt lived; his condition quickly worsened and he died, on 13 March 1926, aged 49 He left behind a widow, Mildred Margaret, daughter of Rev. Edward Parker Dew of Breamore, and their daughter, Domini Margaret (b. 1925).

Likenesses

Three photographic portraits
in the

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, taken in 1924 by Bassano (reference numbers NPG x122875, NPG x122876, NPG x122877).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Clive 1876 births 1926 deaths British barristers Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Heirs apparent who never acceded