Dorothy Bell Lawrence

She was born Dorothy Fleming Bell on September 14, 1911, in Augusta, Georgia, the daughter of Harry Rushton Bell.[https://www.nytimes.com/1961/07/18/archives/candid-candidate-dorothy-bell-lawrence.html Candid Candidate; Dorothy Bell Lawrence] in The New York Times on July 18, 1961 (subscription required) She graduated from Augusta Training School for Teachers and then taught school in Augusta.[https://books.google.com/books?id=QqBWAAAAYAAJ&q=red+book+dorothy+bell+lawrence+born New York Red Book] (1961–1962; pg. 184) She married Stillson Freeman Lawrence (died 1957), and they had one son.[https://www.nytimes.com/1957/11/16/archives/stillson-lawrence-an-engineering-aide.html STILLSON LAWRENCE, AN ENGINEERING AIDE] in The New York Times on November 16, 1957 (subscription required)

She entered politics as a Republican. From 1941 to 1943, she was Congressional Secretary to Congressman William T. Pheiffer. She was an alternate delegate to the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Republican National Conventions.

Dorothy Bell Lawrence was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 8th D.) from 1959 to 1963, sitting in the 172nd, 173rd and 174th New York State Legislatures. In November 1961, she ran for Borough President of Manhattan but was defeated by the Democratic incumbent Edward R. Dudley. On May 2, 1963, she was appointed to the New York State Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board.[https://www.nytimes.com/1963/05/03/archives/assemblywoman-is-named-to-jobless-appeal-board.html Assemblywoman Is Named To Jobless Appeal Board] in The New York Times on May 3, 1963 (subscription required) In 1966, she was appointed to the New York State Commission for Human Rights.[https://books.google.com/books?id=HEHRAAAAMAAJ&q=dorothy+bell+lawrence+commission+human+rights Industrial Bulletin] (NY State Department of Labor, 1967; pg. 28)

She lived at Sutton House as of 1960{{cite book |title=Oficial Proceedings of the ... National Republican Convention |date=1960 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dv-xAAAAIAAJ&q=%22415+East+52nd%22 |access-date=24 July 2024}}

She died in May 1973.[https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/07/archives/mrs-dorothy-lawrence-dead-active-in-gop-politics-here.html Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence Dead; Active in G.O.P. Politics Here] in The New York Times on May 7, 1973 (subscription required)

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