Lawrence Grace


Lawrence Marshall Grace was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.
He represented the Tauranga electorate from to 1887, when he retired.
He was the son of missionary Thomas Samuel Grace and Agnes Fearon. Lawrence's twin brother was John Edward.
In 1885 he married Te Kahui Te Heuheu, daughter of Ngāti Tuwharetoa paramount chief Te Heuheu Tūkino IV, and sister of Tureiti Te Heuheu Tukino V.
They had 12 children
As an MP and son-in-law of Te Heuheu Tūkino IV, Grace was involved in the negotiations to establish Tongariro National Park.