Person:John Lawrence (145)

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John Lawrence
b.1618 England
d.1699 New York
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  • H.  John Lawrence1618 - 1699
  • W.  Susanna (add)
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  1. Mary LawrenceAbt 1640 -
  2. Susanna Lawrence
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Name John Lawrence
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1618 England
Marriage probably New Yorkto Susanna (add)
Death[1][2] 1699 New York
Reference Number? Q6244173?
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Lawrence (New York), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.

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    John Lawrence (1618–1699) was Mayor of New York City from 1672 to 1674, and again in 1691.

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  2. ↑ Lanier, Henry Wysham. A century of banking in New York, 1822-1922. (New York: The Gilliss Press, 1922)
    88.

    LAWRENCE, John
    An Englishman who was one of the earliest established merchants during the Dutch rule. He was highly respected among the Dutch and held several positions. After the capture of New York by the British he was Alderman for several years, and was Mayor in 1673 and 1691; also a member of the Provincial Council and one of the Judges of the Supreme Court. He died in 1699, over eighty years of age. His wife and several children survived him. In 1676 he was assessed ~5. on property valued at ~800.

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