Samuel Lawrence (Canadian politician)

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Samuel Lawrence
Lawrence, c. 1937
MPP for Hamilton East
In office 1934–1937
Preceded by	William Morrison
Succeeded by	John P. MacKay
Mayor of Hamilton
In office January 1, 1944 – December 31, 1949
Preceded by	William Morrison
Succeeded by	Lloyd Jackson
Personal details
Born	(1879-08-16)August 16, 1879 Norton-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, England
Died	October 25, 1959(1959-10-25) (aged 80) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Resting place	Hamilton Cemetery
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Ontario CCF
Spouse	Isabelle Marshall (1877-1957)
Relations	William Lawrence (father) and Ann Geard (mother)
Children	Arthur William Francis(son), Leonard George (son), Sidney James (son), Marion Isabelle (daughter)
Occupation	Stonemason

Samuel Lawrence (August 16, 1879 – October 25, 1959) was a Canadian politician and trade unionist. He was the first member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and subsequently served as Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario.

Lawrence was born in Somerset, England and went to work in a quarry at the age of 12. He became a shop steward in the Operative Stonemasons' Union at the age of 18. He entered politics, running for election in Battersea in London.

Known as "Mr. Labour",^[1] Sam Lawrence was an alderman, controller, and the Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1944 to 1949.^[2] He was also President of the Stone Cutters' Union, Vice-President of the Hamilton Trades and Labour Council, and leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) party in the Ontario legislature as well as Ontario CCF president in the early 1940s^[3][4]