HON F W LAWLER

HON. F. W. LAWLER

Hon. F. W. Lawler, Judge of the Superior Court, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1850. His father, James Lawler, upon the breaking out of the Rebellion entered the military services of his country, and his little son, the subject of this sketch, went and remained in the field with him until his death in 1863; then returned home and for several years attended school in Paterson, New Jersey. He came to the Pacific coast in 1866, and attended school in San Francisco; afterward entered the law office of the late Judge Daingerfield, where he pursued his legal studies; was admitted to the bar in 1873, and engaged in practice. He was appointed Court Commissioner for Judge Daingerfield, and held that position seven years, until 1880, when he was elected Judge of the Superior Court. After serving six years with ability and credit to himself and the legal profession, his record on the bench was endorsed by renomination in 1886, and he was re-elected for another term of six years.

Judge Lawler in his political faith is a Democrat, and though not an office-seeker is active in the counsel of his party. He was a delegate in 1888 to the National Democratic Convention.

Transcribed by Donna L. Becker

Source: "The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 1, page 610, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.