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George Carson Lawrason and the former Zelia McCutcheon. }}
George Carson Lawrason and the former Zelia McCutcheon. }}
'''Samuel McCutcheon Lawrason''' (July 31, 1852 – 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 – November 8, 1924) was an [[attorney]] who served two nonconsecutive terms in the [[Louisiana]] State Senate for East and 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==