Cornelius Lawrence
Cornelius Lawrence | |
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61st Mayor of New York City | |
In office 1834–1837 |
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Preceded by | Gideon Lee |
Succeeded by | Aaron Clark |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1833 – May 14, 1834 |
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Preceded by | Seat added |
Succeeded by | Charles G. Ferris |
Personal details | |
Born | February 28, 1791 Flushing, New York |
Died | February 20, 1861 (aged 69) Flushing, New York |
Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence (February 28, 1791 – February 20, 1861) was a politician from New York. He became the first popularly elected Mayor of New York City after the law was changed in 1834.[1]
Biography
He was born in Flushing, New York on February 28, 1791. Lawrence attended the public schools and moved to New York City in 1812, he engaged in mercantile pursuits. He had a son, James Ogden Lawrence (died August 1, 1904).[2]
Lawrence was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress, serving from March 4, 1833, to May 14, 1834, when he resigned, becoming mayor of New York (1834–1837). He also served as director in several banks and trust companies and Collector of the Port of New York (1845–1849).
Lawrence died in Flushing on February 20, 1861. He was interred in the family burying ground in Bayside, New York.[3]
Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence was a cousin of Effingham Lawrence.[4]
Notes
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- ↑ New York Times, James O. Lawrence Dead, August 5, 1904
- ↑ The Lawrence Cemetery, Home page, accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ Andrew R. Dodge, Betty K. Koed, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005, 2005, page 1425
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd congressional district 1833–1834 with Churchill C. Cambreleng, Campbell P. White, and Dudley Selden |
Succeeded by Churchill C. Cambreleng Campbell P. White John J. Morgan Charles G. Ferris |
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