What is Henry Lawrence?
Sir '''Henry Lawrence''' (in full Henry Montgomery Lawrence) (28 June 1806-4 July 1857) was a senior British officer and administrator of [[British India]]. He was the first Chief Commissioner of the [[Punjab]] after its annexation by the British, following the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]]. He died whilst defending [[Lucknow]] against a force of rebels, during the [[Indian Mutiny]] (or [[First Indian War of Independence]]) in July 1857. His younger brother, Sir [[John Lawrence]], 1st Baron Lawrence, later succeeded Sir Henry in the Punjab and became the province's first Lieutenant-Governor. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Henry}} [[Category:1806 births]] [[Category:1857 deaths]] [[Category:British military people]] [[Category:Colonial officials of British India]]