Stringer Lawrence

Stringer Lawrence
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough
Born	February 1698 Hereford, Herefordshire
Died	10 January 1775 (1775-01-11) (aged 76) London, England
Allegiance	Great Britain  East India Company
Service/branch	British Army Presidency armies
Years of service	1727–1766
Rank	Major-General
Commands	India
Battles/wars	Jacobite rising of 1745 Carnatic Wars Battle of Golden Rock

Major-General Stringer Lawrence (February 1698 – 10 January 1775) was a British military officer who served as the first Commander-in-Chief of Fort William from 1748 to 1754.