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Lawrence moved to [[Oneida County, New York]] when he was five. He attended [[Hamilton College]], graduating from there in 1810. He then began studying law with Medad Curtis in [[Onondaga Hill, New York|Onondaga Hill]]. After he was admitted to the bar, he moved to [[Camillus, New York|Camillus]] and began practicing law with his brother Grove. In 1840, he moved to [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] and practiced law there.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Memorial_History_of_Syracuse_N_Y/4ygsgrB-lVYC?hl=en&gbpv=1|title=Memorial History of Syracuse, N. Y.: From Its Settlement To The Present Time|publisher=H. P. Smith & Co.|year=1891|editor-last=Bruce|editor-first=Dwight H.|location=Syracuse, N.Y.|pages=429–430|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> At one point, he was a commissioned officer of the New York State militia and held the rank of Brigadier-General.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Stockwell|first=Mary LeBaron|url=https://archive.org/details/descendantsoffra00byustoc/page/149/mode/1up|title=Descendants of Francis LeBaron of Plymouth, Mass.|publisher=T. R. Marvin & Son|year=1904|location=Boston, M.A.|pages=149–150|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
Lawrence moved to [[Oneida County, New York]] when he was five. He attended [[Hamilton College]], graduating from there in 1810. He then began studying law with Medad Curtis in [[Onondaga Hill, New York|Onondaga Hill]]. After he was admitted to the bar, he moved to [[Camillus, New York|Camillus]] and began practicing law with his brother Grove. In 1840, he moved to [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] and practiced law there.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Memorial_History_of_Syracuse_N_Y/4ygsgrB-lVYC?hl=en&gbpv=1|title=Memorial History of Syracuse, N. Y.: From Its Settlement To The Present Time|publisher=H. P. Smith & Co.|year=1891|editor-last=Bruce|editor-first=Dwight H.|location=Syracuse, N.Y.|pages=429–430|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> At one point, he was a commissioned officer of the New York State militia and held the rank of Brigadier-General.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Stockwell|first=Mary LeBaron|url=https://archive.org/details/descendantsoffra00byustoc/page/149/mode/1up|title=Descendants of Francis LeBaron of Plymouth, Mass.|publisher=T. R. Marvin & Son|year=1904|location=Boston, M.A.|pages=149–150|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>


In 1824, Lawrence was elected to the [[New York State Assembly]] as one of representatives for [[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga County]] and a member of the Clintonian faction.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New York 1824 Assembly, Onondaga County|url=https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/8p58pd562|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-13|website=A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825}}</ref> He served in the Assembly in [[48th New York State Legislature|1825]], [[61st New York State Legislature|1838]], [[62nd New York State Legislature|1839]], and [[63rd New York State Legislature|1840]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hough|first=Franklin B.|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_New_York_Civil_List/E3sFAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1|title=The New York Civil List|publisher=Weed, Parsons & Co.|year=1858|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=202, 221–224|author-link=Franklin B. Hough|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> He was a prominent member of the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]]. Upon the adoption of the [[Constitution of New York#Constitutional Convention of 1846|1846 New York Constitution]], he was elected [[New York County Court|County Judge]] of Onondaga County, resigning from the office in 1849.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Livingston|first=John|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalsket02livi/page/58/mode/2up|title=Biographical Sketches of Eminent American Lawyers|volume=1|pages=58–60|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> In September 1850, [[Millard Fillmore|President Fillmore]] appointed him [[United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York]]. He joined the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] once it was formed. In the last seven years of his life, he was blind.<ref name=":0" />
In 1824, Lawrence was elected to the [[New York State Assembly]] as one of representatives for [[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga County]] and a member of the Clintonian faction.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New York 1824 Assembly, Onondaga County|url=https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/8p58pd562|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-13|website=A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825}}</ref> He served in the Assembly in [[48th New York State Legislature|1825]], [[61st New York State Legislature|1838]], [[62nd New York State Legislature|1839]], and [[63rd New York State Legislature|1840]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hough|first=Franklin B.|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_New_York_Civil_List/E3sFAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1|title=The New York Civil List|publisher=Weed, Parsons & Co.|year=1858|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=202, 221–224|author-link=Franklin B. Hough|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> He was a prominent member of the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]]. Upon the adoption of the [[Constitution of New York#Constitutional Convention of 1846|1846 New York Constitution]], he was elected [[New York County Court|County Judge]] of Onondaga County, resigning from the office in 1849.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Livingston|first=John|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalsket02livi/page/58/mode/2up|title=Biographical Sketches of Eminent American Lawyers|year=1852 |volume=1|pages=58–60|publisher=[New York |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> In September 1850, [[Millard Fillmore|President Fillmore]] appointed him [[United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York]]. He joined the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] once it was formed. In the last seven years of his life, he was blind.<ref name=":0" />


Lawrence was a member of the [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian Church]].<ref name=":2" /> In 1810, he married Christine McLaren of [[Edinburgh|Edinburgh, Scotland]]. Their children were Elizabeth, Margaret, James Robbins, Christine, Irene Battell, and Sarah Urania. His wife Christine died in 1835, and in 1841 he married his second wife, Eureka Spofford. Their children were Eureka Spofford, William Horatio, and Mary Florida.<ref name=":1" />
Lawrence was a member of the [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian Church]].<ref name=":2" /> In 1810, he married Christine McLaren of [[Edinburgh|Edinburgh, Scotland]]. Their children were Elizabeth, Margaret, James Robbins, Christine, Irene Battell, and Sarah Urania. His wife Christine died in 1835, and in 1841 he married his second wife, Eureka Spofford. Their children were Eureka Spofford, William Horatio, and Mary Florida.<ref name=":1" />

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James Robbins Lawrence (September 11, 1790 – March 21, 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge from New York.

Life

Lawrence was born on September 11, 1790 in Norfolk, Connecticut, the son of Grove Lawrence and Elizabeth Robbins.[1]

Lawrence moved to Oneida County, New York when he was five. He attended Hamilton College, graduating from there in 1810. He then began studying law with Medad Curtis in Onondaga Hill. After he was admitted to the bar, he moved to Camillus and began practicing law with his brother Grove. In 1840, he moved to Syracuse and practiced law there.[2] At one point, he was a commissioned officer of the New York State militia and held the rank of Brigadier-General.[3]

In 1824, Lawrence was elected to the New York State Assembly as one of representatives for Onondaga County and a member of the Clintonian faction.[4] He served in the Assembly in 1825, 1838, 1839, and 1840.[5] He was a prominent member of the Whig Party. Upon the adoption of the 1846 New York Constitution, he was elected County Judge of Onondaga County, resigning from the office in 1849.[6] In September 1850, President Fillmore appointed him United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York. He joined the Republican Party once it was formed. In the last seven years of his life, he was blind.[2]

Lawrence was a member of the Presbyterian Church.[7] In 1810, he married Christine McLaren of Edinburgh, Scotland. Their children were Elizabeth, Margaret, James Robbins, Christine, Irene Battell, and Sarah Urania. His wife Christine died in 1835, and in 1841 he married his second wife, Eureka Spofford. Their children were Eureka Spofford, William Horatio, and Mary Florida.[3]

Lawrence died in Syracuse from lung congestion on March 21, 1874.[7] He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse.[8]

References

  1. ^ Dickerman, Edward Dwight; Dickerman, George Sherwood (1897). Families of Dickerman Ancestry: Descendants of Thomas Dickerman, an Early Settler of Dorchester, Massachusetts. New Haven, C.T.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press. pp. 545–547 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Bruce, Dwight H., ed. (1891). Memorial History of Syracuse, N. Y.: From Its Settlement To The Present Time. Syracuse, N.Y.: H. P. Smith & Co. pp. 429–430 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b Stockwell, Mary LeBaron (1904). Descendants of Francis LeBaron of Plymouth, Mass. Boston, M.A.: T. R. Marvin & Son. pp. 149–150 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "New York 1824 Assembly, Onondaga County". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved 2021-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Hough, Franklin B. (1858). The New York Civil List. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. pp. 202, 221–224 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Livingston, John (1852). Biographical Sketches of Eminent American Lawyers. Vol. 1. [New York. pp. 58–60 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ a b "State Items: Hon. James R. Lawrence". Evening Courier & Republic. Vol. XV, no. 68. Buffalo, N.Y. 23 March 1874. p. 1 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "James Robbins Lawrence (1790-1874)". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2021-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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