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was named in liis liunor. He was married in 1842 to Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of the Hon. William Ap[)letou (4. v.), and their son, William, became seventh P. E. bishop of Massachusetts. He died in Nahaiit. Mass., Aug. 22, 18S6.

LAWRENCE, Arthur, clergyman, was born in Brookline, Mass., Aug. 22, 1842 ; son of William Riciiards and Susan Coombs (Dana) Lawrence, and grandson of Amos and Sarah (Richards) Lawrence and of Samuel and Henrietta (Bridge) Dana. His ancestor, Richard Dana, of French descent, immigrated to Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay colony, in 1640. Arthur attended Lawrence academy, Groton, Mass., a school in France, the Boston Latin school and the Boston private Latin school, and was graduated from Harvard univer- sity, A.B., 1863, A.M., 1866. He engaged in busi- ness in Boston, ]Mass., 1863-64 ; was a member of the U.S. Christian commission, 1864-65, and served as a volunteer aide on the staff of Gen. O. O. Howard during Sherman's march to the sea in 1864. He was graduated from the Episcopal Theological school at Cambridge, Mass., B.D., 1869, and was chosen rector of St. Paul's church, Stockbridge, Mass., in 1872. He was married, June 12, 1877, to Allison TurnbuU, daughter of Samuel and Alison Lawrence. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from "Williams college in 1893.

LAWRENCE, Cornelius Van Wyck, repre- sentative, was boi'n in Flushing, L.L, N.Y., Feb. 28, 1791. He removed to New York city in 1812 and engaged in the mercantile business. He was a Democratic representative from New York city in the 23d congress, serving 1833-34, and re- signed in 1834 to accept the position of mayor of New York city, having been the first elected under the popular suffrage law, and served 1834- 36. He was presidential elector on the Van Buren ticket in 1836, and collector of the port of New York, 1837-39. He was president of the Bank of the State of New York, 1836-56 ; director of the Bank of the United States, New York branch, and director of the Bank of America ; trustee of the New York Life and Trust company, and of numerous fire and marine insurance companies. He retired to the family homestead at Flush- ing. L.L. in 1856, where he died. Feb. 20, 1861.

LAWRENCE, Egbert Charles, educator and clergy-man, was born in Borodino, N.Y., June 25, 1845 : son of Silas Rensselaer and Lucinda (Hull) Lawrence ; gi-andson of Peter and Margaret (Robins) Lawrence, and of David and Charlotte (Alvord) Hull, of Homer, N.Y, ; great-granilson of Joseph Lawrence, of Joseph and Zilpali Hull, and of Charles and Eunice (Learning) Alvord ; and a descendant of Jacob Lawrence, who was born in England and settled in Clinton, N.Y. ; and of Alexander and Mary (Vore) Alvord, who

came from England to America in 1638. Egbert Charles Lawrence was prepared for college at the Owego, N.Y. .academy ; was graduated at Union college, A.B., 1869, with the Warner prize and Latin oration, A.M., 1872. He was professor in Meclianicsville, N.Y., academy, 1869-70 ; tutor in mathematics. Union college, 1870-72 ; graduated at Princeton Theological seminary, 1875 : pastor of Grace Presbyterian church, Brooklyn. N.Y., 1875-77, when he assisted Dr. James B. Thompson in the preparation of his series of mathematics ; post-graduate student at Auburn Theological seminary, and pastor of Owasco Outlet Reformed church, 1877-78 ; pastor of the Second Reformed church. Schenectady, N.Y., 1878-80 ; instructor in Latin and mathematics and assistant professor of history. Union college, 1878-82 ; pastor of the Reformed church, Thoasand Islands, N.Y., 1882- 86 ; pastor of the Presbyterian church, Vernon, N.Y., 1886-90 ; and in 1890 became pastor of the Presbyterian church, Westhampton Beach, L.L, N.Y. " He was married at Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 27, 1877, to Sarah Jean, daughter of the Rev. Arthur Burtis, D.D., who at the time of his death was professor of Greek in Miami university. Oxford, Ohio. Mrs. Lawrence died in 1892, and he mar- ried secondly in 1896, Mary Sylvester, daughter of Dr. Henry Sylvester and Harriet Eliza (Ilulse) Dering ; granddaughter of Gen. Sylvester Dering and a descendant of Nathaniel Sylvester, who in 1673 was sole owner of Shelter Island, N.Y., and lord of Sylvester Manor, where Dr. Dering was born. Dr. Lawrence was the corresponding sec- retary of the Long Island Bible society. He re- ceived the degree of Ph.D. from the National University of Chicago in 1889, having pursued the post-graduate course in physical science under the direction of Syracuse university. He is the author of Historical Recreations (1884), and con- tributions to church and educational journals.

LAWRENCE, Eugene, historian, was born in New York city, Oct. 4, 1823 ; son of Samuel A. and Catharine (Remsen) Lawrence. He was a student at the College of New Jersey, 1837-40, and was graduated at the University of the City of New York, A.B., and English salu- tatorian. 1841, A.M., 1844. He studied law at Harvard and was admitted to the bar, practising in Boston and subsequently in New York city. For the purpose of studying historical literature, he visited the libraries of London and Paris, and contributed historical articles to the maga- zines and cyclopedias, edited Smith's " Smaller History of Rome," and read intere.sting historical papers before the New York Historical so- ciety, of which he was made a member. He received the honorary degree of A.M. from the College of New Jersey in 1891. He is the author of : Lives of British Historians (1855) ; His-