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Vincent Lawrence, community leader and Mohandas Gandhi’s confidential clerk, dies in Durban. He was born in Madras, India, in 1
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2, Pretoria: Vista.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Vincent Lawrence, community leader and Mohandas Gandhi’s confidential clerk, dies in Durban. He was born in Madras, India, in 1. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090922
South African History Online (2012) 'Vincent Lawrence, community leader and Mohandas Gandhi’s confidential clerk, dies in Durban. He was born in Madras, India, in 1', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090922 (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
South African History Online, Vincent Lawrence, community leader and Mohandas Gandhi’s confidential clerk, dies in Durban. He was born in Madras, India, in 1 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090922, (accessed 14 October 2026).
"Vincent Lawrence, community leader and Mohandas Gandhi’s confidential clerk, dies in Durban. He was born in Madras, India, in 1." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090922. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Vincent Lawrence, community leader and Mohandas Gandhi’s confidential clerk, dies in Durban. He was born in Madras, India, in 1." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090922.
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