John Laurance

Judge John Laurance

Personal

Birthday:

1750

Birthplace:

near Falmouth, England

Date of Death:

11/11/1810

Place of Death:

New York, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New York City, 1772-1776, 1782-1785, 1800-1810
Continental Army, 1775-1782; judge advocate, 1776-1782
State assemblyman, New York, 1783, 1785
Delegate, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Confederation Congresses, 1785-1787
State senator, New York, 1788-1790
U.S. representative from New York, 1789-1793
U.S. senator from New York, 1796-1800

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1772

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New York

President Nominating:

George Washington

Commission Date:

05/06/1794

Termination Date:

11/08/1796

Termination Reason:

Resignation