Luther Lawrence (September 28, 1778 – April 17, 1839) was the Mayor of

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(1838–1839). In 1818, Lawrence purchased 25

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of the Suffolk Bank, a clearinghouse bank on State Street in

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Early life and family

Lawrence was the son of

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ary, Samuel Lawrence, patriarch of the

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from Boston. Luther's brothers, William, Abbott, and

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, all became influential figures in

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Death

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

References

1778 births 1839 deaths Harvard College alumni Massachusetts lawyers Mayors of Lowell, Massachusetts Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Massachusetts Federalists People from Groton, Massachusetts 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court {{Massachusetts-MARepresentative-stub