What is John Lawrence?
[[File:Viceroy John Lawrence 03.JPG|thumb|Statue in Waterloo Place, London]] Sir '''John Laird Mair Lawrence''', 1st Baron Lawrence, GCB, GCSI, PC (4 March 1811 – 27 June 1879), better known as '''Lawrence of the Punjab''' was a famous [[British]] colonial officer, administrator and statesman in [[British India]]. He had the distinction of serving as the Lieutenant-Governor of the [[Punjab]] and later [[Viceroy]] of India from 1864 to 1869. He was the younger brother of [[Sir]] [[Henry Lawrence]]. The [[Lawrence Gardens, Lahore]] (now renamed ''Bagh i Jinnah'') were originally named after John Lawrence. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, John Laird Mair}} [[Category:1811 births]] [[Category:1879 deaths]] [[Category:Colonial officials of British India]] [[Category:Viceroys]]