James Lawrence - Namesakes and Honors

Namesakes and Honors

He was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal and the Thanks of Congress.

Many places are named for Captain Lawrence, including:

• Lawrence County, Alabama
• Lawrence County, Arkansas
• Lawrence County, Illinois
• Lawrence County, Indiana
• Lawrence County, Kentucky
• Lawrence County, Missouri
• Lawrence County, Mississippi
• Lawrence County, Ohio
• Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
• Lawrence County, Tennessee
• Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
• Lawrenceville, Georgia
• Lawrenceville, Illinois
• Lawrenceville, a neighborhood of Pittsburgh
• Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey and its Lawrenceville neighborhood.
• Captain Lawrence Drive in South Salem, NY, from which the Captain Lawrence Brewing Company of nearby Pleasantville takes its name.

His birthplace of Burlington, New Jersey, has a Captain James Lawrence Elementary School.

In addition, the U.S. Navy has named five ships USS Lawrence.

• The first USS Lawrence was a brig which acted as then-Master Commandant Oliver Perry's flagship during the Battle of Lake Erie until she was destroyed in that action.
• The second USS Lawrence was also a brig, serving from 1843-1846.
• The third USS Lawrence (DD-8) was a 400-ton destroyer, commissioned in 1903 and serving until 1920.
• The fourth USS Lawrence (DD-250) was a Clemson-class destroyer, serving from 1921 to 1945
• The fifth USS Lawrence (DDG-4) was a Charles F. Adams-class destroyer. Commissioned in 1962, she served until 1994. This ship was christened by Mrs. Dorothy Redmond Hubbard, Capt. Lawrence's great-great-grand-daughter, who at the time was his oldest living descendant.