Armstrong Lawrence
Came to Nova Scotia as lieutenant-colonel of
General Philipps's regiment. Appointed to the governor's Council, 1720.
Appointed lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, 1724; held office until
1739. Served in America for more than thirty years. Committed suicide,
1739. =Bib.=: Campbell, History of Nova Scotia; Selections from the
Public Documents of Nova Scotia, ed. by Akins.