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Thomas Law

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Thomas Law

Birth
City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Death
31 Jul 1834 (aged 77)
District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
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Thomas Law was the son of Edmund Law, Bishop of Carlisle. His career began in India as a policy maker, there were 3 children from a marriage there, and in 1794 he immigrated to Washington DC from England where he was an investor in many land developments He married Elizabeth Parke Custis, constructing and living in the Thomas Law House which still stands and is on the National Register in Washington DC. They divorced 18 January 1811, one daughter Elizabeth Law (1797-1822) who married Lloyd Rogers of Baltimore.

Thomas Law was buried in an unmarked grave in Rock Creek Cemetery in 1834.

Sources: Empire of Mud: The Secret History of Washington DC authored by J.D.Dickey and Wikipedia.
Thomas Law was the son of Edmund Law, Bishop of Carlisle. His career began in India as a policy maker, there were 3 children from a marriage there, and in 1794 he immigrated to Washington DC from England where he was an investor in many land developments He married Elizabeth Parke Custis, constructing and living in the Thomas Law House which still stands and is on the National Register in Washington DC. They divorced 18 January 1811, one daughter Elizabeth Law (1797-1822) who married Lloyd Rogers of Baltimore.

Thomas Law was buried in an unmarked grave in Rock Creek Cemetery in 1834.

Sources: Empire of Mud: The Secret History of Washington DC authored by J.D.Dickey and Wikipedia.


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  • Created by: Belle
  • Added: Dec 2, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173397567/thomas-law: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Law (23 Oct 1756–31 Jul 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 173397567, citing Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Belle (contributor 47079676).