Charles Lanier Lawrance

Charles Lanier Lawrance

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Charles L. Lawrance (1882-1950) was an American aeronautical engineer and socialite who designed the Lawrance J-1 air-cooled aircraft engine, the direct ancestor of the extremely successful Wright Whirlwind series of engines. Long-distance flights of Admiral Byrd, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart and Clarence Chamberlin were all made possible by these engines, which could operate continuously for 33.5 hours. Despite sensational publicity that Lindbergh's flight attracted, Lawrance himself remained in relative obscurity - upon which he commented: “Who remembers Paul Revere’s horse?”

He resided at an 116-acre East Islip estate believed to be purchased from the H. B. Hollins after his bankruptcy. Lawrance died on June 24, 1950. Some years after his death, his estate was sold to a developer, William Miller who created The Moorings. This luxury and premier gated community is border by the Great South Bay and Champlin Creek, catering to a distinguishly opulent lifestyle.

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* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9047410 Charles Lawrance ]


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