Abram William Lauder

Abram William Lauder (June 6, 1834 – February 20, 1884) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure.

Lauder was born at Bewcastle in England in 1834, studied in Scotland and later came to Canada West.

He taught school for a while, then moved to Toronto, articled in law and was called to the bar in 1864.

Lauder later proved that a government land valuator, John L. Lewis had influenced voters in Proton by promising benefits from a Liberal government; also implicated were Archibald McKellar, Adam Oliver and James Kirkpatrick Kerr, the law partner of Ontario Premier Edward Blake.

In 1872, Lauder defended the strike committee of the Toronto Typographical Union against charges brought forward by the Master Printers' Association; Canadian law at the time was not clear on the status of labour organizations.