Harry C. Lawder
{{short description|American politician}}
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| name = Harry C. Lawder
| image = Harry C. Lawder Sr. (1914) (cropped).png
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| caption = Lawder in 1914 newspaper
| state_delegate = Maryland
| term_start = 1906
| term_end = 1909
| predecessor =
| successor =
| constituency = Harford County
| alongside = Charles A. Andrew, Walter R. McComas, Edmund L. Oldfield, Martin L. Jarrett, Joseph S. Whiteford
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1844|3|4}}
| birth_place = Harford County, Maryland, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1921|3|7|1844|3|4}}
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| party = Democratic
| spouse = {{marriage|Esther Roxanna Moore|1876}}
| children = 7, including Robert R.
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| occupation = {{hlist|Politician and merchant}}
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Harry C. Lawder (March 4, 1844 – March 7, 1921) was an American politician and merchant in Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1906 to 1910.
Early life
Harry C. Lawder was born on March 4, 1844, on a farm in Harford County, Maryland, to Eliza (née Miller) and Samuel Lawder. He attended public schools in Harford County.{{cite book|last=Tilghman|first=Oswald|title=Maryland Manual, 1906–1907|year=|url={{Google books|uOCgAAAAMAAJ|page=312|plainurl=yes}}|pages=277,312|access-date=2022-12-26}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/freestateofmaryl04kumm/page/1274/mode/2up |title=The Free State of Maryland: A History of The State and Its People |last=Kummer |first=Frederic Arnold |publisher=The Historical Record Association |year=1941 |pages=1275–1277 |access-date=2022-12-26}}
Career
Lawder was a meat and produce merchant. Lawder was appointed as officer of registration for Havre de Grace in 1886.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115180961/officer-of-registration-appointed-22/ |title=Officer of Registration Appointed |date=1886-10-22|newspaper=The Aegis and Intelligencer |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2022-12-26}}{{Open access}} He served as engrossing clerk of the Maryland Senate in 1900.
Lawder was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Havre de Grace district of Harford County, from 1906 to 1910.{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/hahouse.html |title=Historical List, House of Delegates, Harford County (1790-1974) |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=1999-04-30 |access-date=2022-12-26}} In May 1914, Lawder was appointed postmaster of Havre de Grace.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115193006/new-postmaster-at-havre-de-grace-13/ |title=New Postmaster at Havre de Grace |date=1914-05-13 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2022-12-26}}{{Open access}} He resigned as postmaster in April 1918.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115193576/postmaster-at-havre-de-grace-appointed/ |title=Postmaster at Havre de Grace Appointed |date=1919-03-07 |newspaper=The Midland Journal |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2022-12-26}}{{Open access}}
Personal life
Lawder married Esther Roxanna Moore, daughter of Captain William Moore and descendant of John O'Neill, on February 29, 1876.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115180868/married-9-jun-1876-the-aegis-and/ |title=Married |date=1876-06-09 |newspaper=The Aegis and Intelligencer |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2022-12-26}}{{Open access}} They had seven children, Frederick C., Bessie M., Harry C. Jr., William M., May J., Murray Vandiver and Robert R. His son Robert R. was a member of the Maryland Senate and Maryland House of Delegates, and mayor of Havre de Grace. Lawder was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church.
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Category:Politicians from Harford County, Maryland
Category:Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
Category:Episcopalians from Maryland
Category:20th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly