- John Laurance
John Laurance (
1750 -November 11 ,1810 ) was an American lawyer, statesman, and speculator fromNew York .John Laurance was born in 1750 near Falmouth,
England . He read law and entered private practice in 1772 inNew York City . He entered the Continental Army in 1775. He served as the Judge Advocate General from 1777 to 1782, and was a member of the board that convicted Major John André of spying and sentenced André to be executed by hanging. He was a New York state representative in 1783 and again in 1785.He served as a delegate to the
Continental Congress from 1785 to 1787, U.S. Congressman for New York fromMarch 4 ,1789 toMarch 3 ,1793 , U.S. Attorney.Judge Laurance was nominated by
George Washington to the federal bench onMay 5 ,1794 to take a seat vacated byJames Duane in theUnited States District Court for the District of New York . He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate onMay 6 ,1794 and received his commission on May 6, 1794. He resigned his position onNovember 8 ,1796 and then served as U.S. Senator for New York from 1796 to 1800.John Laurance died on
November 11 ,1810 inNew York City .External links
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NAME=Laurance, John
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=American statesman
DATE OF BIRTH=1750
PLACE OF BIRTH=Falmouth, Cornwall ,England
DATE OF DEATH=November 11 1810
PLACE OF DEATH=New York City
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