11 Facts About Cornelius Lawrence

Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence was an American politician from New York.

Cornelius Lawrence became the first popularly elected mayor of New York City after the law was changed in 1834.

Cornelius Lawrence served briefly as a member of the US House of Representatives.

Cornelius Lawrence was a cousin of Effingham Lawrence and was a descendant of John Lawrence and John Bowne, both Quakers and pioneer English settlers of Queens.

Cornelius Lawrence attended the public schools and worked on his father's farm.

Cornelius Lawrence was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress, serving from March 4,1833, to May 14,1834, when he resigned, becoming mayor of New York.

Cornelius Lawrence served as director in several banks and trust companies and, was president of the Bank of the State of New York for more than 20 years.

From 1845 to 1849, Cornelius Lawrence served as Collector of the Port of New York.

Cornelius Lawrence had a son, James Ogden Lawrence.

Cornelius Lawrence died in Flushing on February 20,1861,8 days shy of his 70th birthday.

Cornelius Lawrence was interred in the family burying ground in Bayside, New York.