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52 he waa United States minister to Great Britnin. lie founded a scientific school at Cambridge; and his gifts and bequests to various charitable and religious societies proved him to be a man of many noble qualHe died Aug. 18, 18o5, in Boston. ities. Lawrance, William V., lawyer, author, poet, was born Nov. 10, 1834, in Greene county, Ohio. In 1861 he enlisted as a private soldier in the array; and union served until the close of the war. In 1865 he began the practice of

hiH

profeHsinn

Waverly,

in

and

Ohio;

three years later settled permanently in Chillic<»the. For several years he was as-

quartermas-

sistant ter-gi'neral

of

t)ie

de-

partment of the Ohio grand army of the republic, lie is the author of two volumes of poems entitled Ellina; and The Story of Judith. Lawrence, Abraham Riker, lawyer, jurist, was born Sept. 19, 1832, in New York city. In 1887-1001 he was associate justice of the state supreme court of New York: and is now engaged in the practice of law. Lawrence, Albert Gallatin, soldier, diploborn in 1834 in Now York IHoS he b?gnn the practiw of law

m.it. W.I 8

city. in

In

New

York city; but soon afterward went to Vienna as an attache of the American legation. He served throughout the civil war; and was brevettc<l brigadier-general of volunteers. In 1806 08 he was United States minister to Costa Rico; and subse<]uently served as a commissioner to investigate the grievances of Sitting Bull and other difticultios with the Indians. He died Jan. 1, 1887. Lawrence, Albert Lathrop, writer, author, wa.s Isirn Nov. 14. ISO.'i. in Coldwater, Mich. Since 1803 he has lieen engaged in writing short stories for the press. Me is the author of .luell Deinming; and Th** Wolverine.

Lawrence,

Amos Adams,

tive in the California state legislature; and in 1904 was delegate-at- large from Illinois

democratic national convention. Lawrence, Charles Brush, lawyer, jurist, l>ec. 17, 1820, in Vergennes, Vt. In 1850 he was elected judge of the tenth circuit; and in 1864 was chosen to the supreme court of Illinois, where he was chief justice for three years. He then practicinl law in Chicago; and was president of the bar association. He died April 19, 1883, in to the

was Uirn

Decatur. Ala. Lawrence, Cornelius Van Wyck, lawyer, banker, congressman, was born Feb. 28, 1791, in Flushing. N.Y. In 18.33-35 he was a representative from New York to the twentythird congress; for two years succeeding was mayor of the city of New Y'ork and in 1830 was president of the electorate college. For twenty years he held the honorable position of president of the bank of the state of New York. He died Feb. 20, 1801, in Flushing, N.Y. Lawrence, Edwin, lawyer, jurist. In 185157 he was an associate justice of the supreme court of Michigan. He died in Michigan.

Lawrence,

Effingham,

was l)orn July 31. 1814. in BosHe was twice nominated by the whigs and unionists for governc»r of Massa-

in Ix)uisiana.





New York

city.

Lawrence,

Egbert

clerfryman, author,

In the Ix'ginning of the civil war he aided in recruiting the second Massachuseiis cavalry regiment. He built Lawrence hall, the episcopal theological school in Cambridge, and was its treasurer for many years. The town of I^wrence, Kan., was named in his honor. He died Aug. 22, 1886, in

Nahant, Mass. Lawrence, Andrew Middleton, journalist,

was born Dec. 4, 1804. in San Francisco, Cal. In 1884 he began journalistic work: became editor of the San Francism Examiner; and subsefjuently became president and publisher of the Chicago Examiner. In 1887-88 he was a representalegislator, publisher,

Charles, educator, 26, 1845. In 1869 he graduated with honors from the Union college ; graduated from Princeton

was bom June

and

from

Auburn

theological seminaries; took a physical science course at the

anthropist,

chusetts.

He

Lawrence, Eugene, historian, author, was born Oct. 10. 182.3. in New York city. He was the author of Lives of the British Historians Historical Studies; Essays and Papers; Literature Primers; The Jews and Their Persecutors and Columbus and His ('onteraporaries. He died Aug. 17, 1894, in

merchant, phil-

ton. Mass.

congressman.

successfully conteste*! the seat of Jay Hale Sypher in the forty-third congress and was 8eate«l the last day of the session as a representative from Louisiana. He dietl in 1878

Syracuse university and has received the degree Ph.D. In 1875 he was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry; and in 18971902 was corresponding secretary of the Long Island bible society. In 1870 he began educational work; and in 1878-82 was instructor in latin and mathematics and adjunct profes.sor of history in Union college. He is an eminent pastor-at-large treasurer of the humane society at Schenectady, N.Y. ; and a life director of the American bible society. He is the author of Historical Recreations; as;

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