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Dorothy Bell Lawrence (September 14, 1911 – May 1973) was an American politician from New York. ==Life== She was born Dorothy Fleming Bell on September 14, 1911, in Augusta, Georgia, the daughter of Harry Rushton Bell.〔(''Candid Candidate; Dorothy Bell Lawrence'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on July 18, 1961 (subscription required)〕 She graduated from Augusta Training School for Teachers and then taught school in Augusta.〔(''New York Red Book'' ) (1961–1962; pg. 184)〕 She married Stillson Freeman Lawrence (died 1957), and they had one son.〔(''STILLSON LAWRENCE, AN ENGINEERING AIDE'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on November 16, 1957 (subscription required)〕 She entered politics as a Republican. From 1941 to 1943, she was Congressional Secretary to Congressman William T. Pheiffer. She was an alternate delegate to the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Republican National Conventions. Dorothy Bell Lawrence was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 8th D.) from 1959 to 1963, sitting in the 172nd, 173rd and 174th New York State Legislatures. In November 1961, she ran for Borough President of Manhattan but was defeated by the Democratic incumbent Edward R. Dudley. On May 2, 1963, she was appointed to the New York State Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board.〔(''Assemblywoman Is Named To Jobless Appeal Board'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on May 3, 1963 (subscription required)〕 In 1966, she was appointed to the New York State Commission for Human Rights.〔(''Industrial Bulletin'' ) (NY State Department of Labor, 1967; pg. 28)〕 She died in May 1973.〔(''Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence Dead; Active in G.O.P. Politics Here'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on May 7, 1973 (subscription required)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dorothy Bell Lawrence」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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