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'''Samuel McCutcheon Lawrason''' (July 31, 1852 &ndash; November 8, 1924) was an [[attorney]] who served two nonconsecutive terms in the [[Louisiana]] State Senate from West Feliciana Parish, located north of the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He is principally known for the Lawrason Act of 1898, by which municipalities in Louisiana may incorporate into towns or cities without specific clearance from the state legislature.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-l/|title=Lawrason, Samuel McCutcheon|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''; Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses 1909-1924 files from the law firm Lawrason & Kilbourne in St. Francisville, Louisiana, and certain West Feliciana Parish records in writing its biography of Samuel Lawrason.</ref>​

'''Samuel McCutcheon Lawrason''' (July 31, 1852 &ndash; November 8, 1924) was an [[attorney]] who served two nonconsecutive terms in the [[Louisiana]] State Senate from West Feliciana Parish, located north of the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He is principally known for the Lawrason Act of 1898, by which municipalities in Louisiana may incorporate into towns or cities without specific clearance from the state legislature.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-l/|title=Lawrason, Samuel McCutcheon|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''; Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses 1909-1924 files from the law firm Lawrason & Kilbourne in St. Francisville, Louisiana, and certain West Feliciana Parish records in writing its biography of Samuel Lawrason.</ref>​

 

==Background==​

==Background==

 

Lawrason was born in [[New Orleans]] to George Carson Lawrason and the former Zelia McCutcheon, hence his middle name. He was educated in [[France]] and [[Spain]] before he received a degree in 1872 in [[civil engineering]] from the [[University of Virginia]] in Charlottesville, [[Virginia]]. Two years later he received an [[LL.D.]] degree from [[Tulane University]] Law Schoo], then part of the institution known as the University of Louisiana at New Orleans, where he subsequently launched his law practice.<ref name=lahist/> Lawrason also held interests in [[cotton]] and [[sugar]] planting at different locations along the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name=liblsu/>​

Lawrason was born in [[New Orleans]] to George Carson Lawrason and the former Zelia McCutcheon, hence his middle name. He was educated in [[France]] and [[Spain]] before he received a degree in 1872 in [[civil engineering]] from the [[University of Virginia]] in Charlottesville, [[Virginia]]. Two years later he received an [[LL.D.]] degree from [[Tulane University]] Law Schoo], then part of the institution known as the University of Louisiana at New Orleans, where he subsequently launched his law practice.<ref name=lahist/> Lawrason also held interests in [[cotton]] and [[sugar]] planting at different locations along the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name=liblsu/>​

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Lawrason was affiliated with the Grace [[Episcopal]] in St. Francisville, the parish seat of West Feliciana Parish. He was also a member of the Masonic lodge.<ref name=lahist/>​

Lawrason was affiliated with the Grace [[Episcopal]] in St. Francisville, the parish seat of West Feliciana Parish. He was also a member of the Masonic lodge.<ref name=lahist/>​

==Careere==​

==Career==​

In 1876, Lawrason was elected as parish judge and served until 1879, when the position was abolished. He was active in the Ballot Reform League and served on the West Feliciana Parish School Board from 1884 to 1905. From 1887 to 1923, he was a member of the board of supervisors of [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge, through which forum he became an early advocate of co-education.<ref name=lahist/>​

In 1876, Lawrason was elected as parish judge and served until 1879, when the position was abolished. He was active in the Ballot Reform League and served on the West Feliciana Parish School Board from 1884 to 1905. From 1887 to 1923, he was a member of the board of supervisors of [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge, through which forum he became an early advocate of co-education.<ref name=lahist/>​

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