Lawrence Van Buskirk (June 21, 1867 - November 21, 1910) was mayor of Bloomington, Indiana for eight years in the late 19th century.

[4] Buskirk was mayor of the city for eight years, postmaster, and president of the First National Bank in Bloomington, Indiana.

[2][5] Born in Bloomington on June 21, 1867, he was the son of George A. Buskirk and Martha A.

Van Buskirk had four siblings, George, Phillip, Martha, and a sister who married Nat U. Hill, Sr.[1][2] On April 22, 1891, Buskirk married Alice Allen,[6][7] and they had three children: Allen, Lawrence, Jr., and Martha.

[1] He was a thirty-third degree Mason, having held the Indiana's second highest position of grand king of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons[4][5] and heir to commercial property in Bloomington.