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Law, Lyman

lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Aug. 19, 1770, in New London, Conn. After serving in the legislature of Connecticut and being speaker of the house of representatives, he was elected to congress and served from 1811 to 1817. He died Feb. 3, 1842, in New London, Conn.

Law, Richard

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born March 17, 1733, in Milford, Conn. He was president judge of the county court of Connecticut and judge of the supreme court. He was a delegate to the continental congress from 1777 to 1778, and also from 1781 to 1784.

After the adoption of the federal constitution he was appointed United States district judge, which office he held until his death. He died Jan. 26, 1806, in New London, Conn. con-

Lawler, Frank

merchant, gressman, was born June 25, 1842, in Rochester, N. Y. He was elected a member of the Chicago city council in 1870, and re-elected in 1878, 1880, 1882 and 1884.

He was elected a representative from Illinois to the forty-ninth congress; and reelected to the fiftieth and fifty-first congresses as a democrat. He died in 1890 in Chicago, Ill.

Lawler, Michael K

soldier, was born about 1820 in Illinois. At the beginning of the civil war he joined the union army, and was commissioned colonel of the eighteenth Illinois infantry in 1861 .

He was made brigadier-general in 1863.

Lawrance, John

United States senator, was born in 1750 in England. He was a United States senator from New York.

He died in New York city.

Lawrence, Eugene

author, was born Oct. 10, 1823, in New York city. He was an historical writer of New York city; and the author of Lives of the British Historians; Historical Studies; Essays and Papers; Literature Primers; The Jews and their Persecutors; and Columbus and his Contemporaries. He died in 1894.

Lawrence, George V

agriculturist, state senator, congressman, was born in 1818 in Washington county, Pa. He was elected to the state legislature in 1844, 1847, 1858 and 1859; and to the state senate in 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851 and 1860, officiating as speaker during the last term.

He frequently served in the conventions of the state; and in 1864 was elected a representative from Pennsylvania to the thirty-ninth congress. He was re-elected to the fortieth and forty-eighth congresses as a republican.

Lawrence, James

naval officer, was born Oct. 1, 1781, in Burlington, N. J.

He is remembered by every American as the author of those brave words: Don't give up the ship. On this occasion he was wounded while commanding the United States frigate Chesapeake, and the engagement took place in 1814. He died June 6, 1815, at sea.

Lawrence, John W

congressman, was born in New York. He served two years in the assembly of that state from Queen's county; and was a representative in congress from 1845 to 1847. as

Lawrence, Philip K

lawyer, jurist. He was a citizen of Louisiana; and about the year 1838 was appointed United States judge for the two judicial districts of Louisiana, residing at New Orleans.

Lawrence, Samuel

congressman, was born in New York. He served seven years in the assembly of that state; and was a representative in congress from 1823 to 1825.

Lawrence, Sidney

congressman, was born in Vermont. He removed to New York; and was elected a representative in congress from that state from 1847 to 1849.