Luther Lawrence

Luther Lawrence
Portrait c. 19th century
2nd Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
In office 1838 – April 17, 1839[1]
Preceded by	Elisha Bartlett
Succeeded by	Elisha Huntington
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office 1830[1]–1830[1]
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1][2]
In office 1822–1822
Preceded by	Josiah Quincy III
Succeeded by	Levi Lincoln Jr.
Delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820[1]
In office 1820[1]–1820[1]
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office 1812[1]–1822[1]
Personal details
Born	September 28, 1778[3] Groton, Massachusetts[3]
Died	April 17, 1839 (aged 60)
Political party	Federalist Party
Spouse(s)	Lucy Bigelow,[3] m. June 2, 1805[3]
Alma mater	Groton Academy, Harvard College[3]
Occupation	Attorney[3]

Luther Lawrence (September 28, 1778 – April 17, 1839) was the Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts (1838–1839). In 1818, Lawrence purchased 25 shares of the Suffolk Bank, a clearinghouse bank on State Street in Boston.[4]

Early life and family

Lawrence was the son of American Revolutionary, Samuel Lawrence, patriarch of the Lawrence family from Boston. Luther's brothers, William, Abbott, and Amos, all became influential figures in United States history.

Death

Lawrence died on April 17, 1839, when he fell into a wheel pit while showing a visitor around his mill.[5]

References

1. Green, Samuel Abbott (1892), An Account of the Lawyers of Groton, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Massachusetts: University Press, p. 42
2. Boston Daily Centinel and Gazette (April 18, 1839), Melancholy Event, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Daily Centinel and Gazette
3. Green, Samuel Abbott (1892), An Account of the Lawyers of Groton, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Massachusetts: University Press, p. 41
4. Whitney, David R. (1878), The Suffolk Bank, Cambridge, MA: Riverside Press, pp. 4–5
5. Green, Samuel Abbott (1892), An Account of the Lawyers of Groton, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Massachusetts: University Press, p. 43

Political offices
Preceded by Josiah Quincy III	Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1822	Succeeded by Levi Lincoln Jr.
Preceded by Elisha Bartlett	2nd Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts 1838 – April 17, 1839	Succeeded by Elisha Huntington