Francis Cooper Lawrance Jr. (May 1, 1858 – March 18, 1904) was an American lawyer and clubman who was prominent in New York society.
Francis C. Lawrance Jr. | |
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| Born | Francis Cooper Lawrance Jr. May 1, 1858 |
| Died | March 18, 1904 (aged 45) |
| Alma mater | Yale University Columbia Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Charles Lanier Lawrance Kitty Harriman Pool Princess André Poniatowski |
| Parent(s) | Francis Cooper Lawrance Frances Adelaide Garner |
| Relatives | Frances Venables-Vernon, Lady Vernon (sister) George Venables Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon (brother-in-law) |
Early life edit
Lawrance was born on May 1, 1858, in Manhattan.[1] He was the eldest son, and namesake, of Francis Cooper Lawrance (1829–1911) and Frances Adelaide (née Garner) Lawrance (1835–1908). Among his siblings were Frances Margaret Lawrance (wife of George Venables Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon in 1885),[2] Thomas Garner Lawrance (who died aged 21), and William Garner Lawrance.[1]
His paternal grandparents were Thomas Lawrance and Margaret Lawrence (née Ireland) Lawrance. His maternal grandparents were Thomas Garner of England and Frances Mathilda (née Thorne) Garner.[3]
Lawrance graduated from Yale University in 1877.[4][5] He also studied at Columbia Law School where he received his Bachelor of Laws in 1880 and, afterwards, studied in Stuttgart, Germany.[1]
Career edit
Lawrance was a lawyer with an office at 27 Pine Street in New York City,[4] although he never practiced law.[1]
He was a member of the Metropolitan Club, the New York Yacht Club, the Union Club, the South Side Sportsmen's Club and the Yale Alumni Association.[4][6]
Personal life edit
In 1881, Lawrance was married to Sarah Eggleston Lanier (1862–1893), a daughter of banker Charles D. Lanier and granddaughter of James F. D. Lanier, who founded Winslow, Lanier & Co. Before her death in 1893, they were the parents of:
- Charles Lanier Lawrance (1882–1950),[7] who married Emily Margaret Gordon Dix, a daughter of Rev. Morgan Dix, in 1910.
- Katherine "Kitty" Lanier Lawrance (1893–1936), who married W. Averell Harriman, the Governor of New York, in 1915.[8] They divorced in 1928. After their divorce, he married Marie Norton Whitney, the former wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney,[9] and she married Dr. Eugene H. Pool, President of the New York Academy of Medicine, in 1932.
In 1899, he married Susan Ridgway Willing (1865–1933) at Trinity Church in Newport, Rhode Island.[10][11] Susan, the eldest child of Edward Shippen Willing and Alice Caroline (née Barton) Willing,[12] was the sister of Ava Lowle Willing (who married John Jacob Astor IV).[11][13] Before his death, they were the parents of one daughter:
- Frances Alice Willing Lawrance (1901–1989), who married Prince Andrzej Poniatowski, a son of Prince André Poniatowski, in 1919.[14][15][16]
Lawrance died of Bright's disease on March 18, 1904, aged 45, at Pau, France.[4] After his death, his widow moved to Paris with her daughter and her step-children were looked after by their paternal grandfather.[14] Susan died in Paris on May 2, 1933, and was buried at the American Cathedral in Paris. In her will, she left her estate to their daughter and grandson.[17] Their daughter received all of her jewelry, personal effects, a life estate in a trust of $250,000, a remainder interest in a $40,000 trust and the residuary estate.[17]
Descendants edit
Through his son Charles, he was the grandmother of Emily Lawrance (1911–2004),[18] who married author Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Jr.,[19] and Francis Cooper Lawrance (1916–2004).[20]
Through his youngest daughter Frances, he was the grandfather of Marie-André Poniatowski (1921–1945), a soldier who died during the World War II.[17][21]
References edit
- ^ a b c d University, Yale (1910). Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University ... Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Alumni. Yale University. p. 395. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- ^ Weeks, Lyman Horace (1898). Prominent Families of New York: Being an Account in Biographical Form of Individuals and Families Distinguished as Representatives of the Social, Professional and Civic Life of New York City. Historical Company. p. 560. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary Notes | Francis Cooper Lawrence Jr". The New York Times. March 19, 1904. p. 9. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ of 1905, Yale University Class (1908). History. p. 195. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Club Men of New York: Their Occupations, and Business and Home Addresses: Sketches of Each of the Organizations: College Alumni Associations. Republic Press. 1902. p. 449. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "C.L. LAWRANCE, 67, AN INVENTOR, DIES; Developed Wright Whirlwind Engine That Powered Noted Distance Plane Flights". The New York Times. June 25, 1950. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Staff (July 3, 1915). "MISS LAWRANCE TO WED W. A. HARRIMAN Romance in Match of Late Railroad Magnate's Son and C. Lanier's Granddaughter. FIANCEE A SPORTS DEVOTEE Just Recovered from Injury Received While Horseback Riding with the Young Financier". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Mrs. W. Averell Harriman Dies; Former Governor's Wife Was 67". New York Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ "THE NEWS OF NEWPORT" (PDF). The New York Times. October 17, 1899. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
NEWPORT, R.I., Oct. 16. — Mrs. Edward S. Willing entertained at dinner this evening in honor of her daughter, Miss Susan Willing, whose engagement to Frank C. Lawrance of New York was formally announced. The wedding will occur Nov. 2.
- ^ a b "F.C. LAWRENCE, JR., MARRIED. Bride Was Miss Susan Willing, a Sister of Mrs. J.J. Astor — Ceremony Performed at Newport" (PDF). The New York Times. November 3, 1899. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Klein, Randolph Shipley (1975). Portrait of an Early American Family: The Shippens of Pennsylvania Across Five Generations. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 9780812277005. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Keen, Gregory Bernard (1913). The Descendants of Jöran Kyn of New Sweden. Swedish Colonial Society. p. 188. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ a b Staff (December 5, 1919). "Frances Lawrance Asks 160,000-Franc Allowance to Wed Prince Poniatowski" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "MME. PONIATOWSKA SEEKS MORE INCOME Referee Recommends Additional $19,000 Grant from Francis Lawrence Fund. BRIDE OF FRENCH OFFICER His Means small and She Wishes to Open a House in Paris" (PDF). The New York Times. March 7, 1920. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "MISS LAWRANCE WEDS PRINCE'S SON Daughter of Mrs. Francis C. Lawrance of New York Marries Andre Poniatowski. | CEREMONY HELD IN PARIS | Bride is Sister of Baroness Ribblesdale, Once the Wife of the late Colonel John Jacob Astor" (PDF). The New York Times. December 29, 1919. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "MRS. BLODGETT LEFT $200,000 TO PUBLIC; Eight Religious and Charitable Institutions Receive Funds in Philanthropist's Will. $1,000,000 IN CASH GIFTS Distant Relatives Share Residue -- Mrs. Lawrance's Estate Goes to Daughter and Grandson" (PDF). The New York Times. June 4, 1933. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "FRELINGHUYSEN, EMILY LAWRANCE". The New York Times. December 26, 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ Bayot, Jennifer (January 13, 2005). "Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, Memoirist of Wartime Escape, Dies at 92". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, whose memoir, "Passages to Freedom," chronicled his escape from a prison camp in Italy during World War II, died on Saturday in Morristown, N.J. He was 92 and lived in Far Hills, N.J. The cause was pneumonia, said his daughter Barbara F. Israel.
- ^ Staff (February 15, 1981). "Anne Dunn Bride Of F.C. Lawrance". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Historical Matters: A Parisian prince of Poland who'd never been there, but lived in Burlingame instead". The Mercury News. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018.