Luther Lawrence Explained

Luther Lawrence
Office:2nd Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts
Term Start:1838
Term End:April 17, 1839
Predecessor:Elisha Bartlett
Successor:Elisha Huntington
Office2:Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Term Start2:1830
Term End2:1830
Office3:Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Term Start3:1822
Term End3:1822
Predecessor3:Josiah Quincy III
Successor3:Levi Lincoln, Jr.
Office4:Delegate to the
Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820
Term Start4:1820
Term End4:1820
Office5:Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Term Start5:1812
Term End5:1822
Birth Date:September 28, 1778
Birth Place:Groton, Massachusetts
Party:Federalist Party
Death Date:April 17, 1839 (aged 60)
Occupation:Attorney
Alma Mater:Groton Academy, Harvard College
Spouse:Lucy Bigelow, m. June 2, 1805

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.

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.