Nathaniel Lawrence

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Nathaniel Lawrence (born July 11, 1761 in New York City , † July 5 or July 15, 1797 in Hempstead , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician .

Career

Nathaniel Lawrence, son of Elizabeth Fish and Thomas Lawrence (1733-1816), was born during the reign of King George III. Born in the then still independent city of Newtown (New York), which is now a district in Queens . Nothing is known about his youth. He attended Princeton College but stopped studying to serve as a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War.

In 1788 he took part as a delegate at the New York State Convention , which ratified the United States Constitution. Lawrence was Secretary of the Board of Regents at the University of the State of New York from 1790 to 1794 . He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1791, 1792, 1795, and 1796 . From 1792 to 1795 he was Attorney General of New York.

On February 16, 1796, he was appointed Assistant Attorney General in the First District, which included Suffolk County , Queens, Kings County , Richmond County and Westchester County - a post he held until his death.

He was married to Elizabeth Berrien (1762-1800). She was the aunt of US Senator John MacPherson Berrien . The couple had two daughters: Margaret Elizabeth Lawrence, who was married to Philip Lindsley, and Elizabeth Lawrence, who died in childhood.

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SURNAME Lawrence, Nathaniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1761
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH July 5, 1797 or July 15, 1797
Place of death Hempstead , New York