Charles Lawrence (British Army officer)

Charles Lawrence
Born	(1709-12-14)14 December 1709 Plymouth
Died	19 October 1760(1760-10-19) (aged 50) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Allegiance	British
Rank	Brigadier general
Battles/wars	War of the Austrian Succession Battle of Fontenoy Father Le Loutre's War Battle at Chignecto (1749) French and Indian War Battle of Fort Beausejour Expulsion of the Acadians Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
Other work	Governor of Nova Scotia

Brigadier-General Charles Lawrence (14 December 1709 – 19 October 1760) was a British military officer who, as lieutenant governor and subsequently governor of Nova Scotia, is perhaps best known for overseeing the Expulsion of the Acadians and settling the New England Planters in Nova Scotia. He was born in Plymouth, England, and died in Halifax, Nova Scotia. According to historian Elizabeth Griffiths, Lawrence was seen as a "competent", "efficient" officer with a "service record that had earned him fairly rapid promotion, a person of considerable administrative talent who was trusted by both Cornwallis and Hopson."^[1] He is buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Church (Halifax).