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James Robbins Lawrence (September 11, 1790 – March 21, 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge from New York.
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] [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] 1825 , 1838 , 1839 , and 1840 .[5] 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] 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] 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]
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^ a b Stockwell, Mary LeBaron (1904). Descendants of Francis LeBaron of Plymouth, Mass Internet Archive .
^ "New York 1824 Assembly, Onondaga County" . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 . Retrieved 2021-03-13 .
^ Hough, Franklin B. (1858). The New York Civil List Google Books .
^ Livingston, John (1852). Biographical Sketches of Eminent American Lawyers Internet Archive .
^ 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.
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