Frederick Newbold Lawrence (February 28, 1834 – December 24, 1916) was an American financier who served as president of the
Union Club of the City of New York and president of the
New York Stock Exchange .
Early life
Lawrence was born on February 28, 1834, in
Bayside, Queens . He was a son of Edward Newbold Lawrence (1805–1839) and Lydia Ann (
née Lawrence) Lawrence (1811–1879). After his father's death, his mother married her cousin
Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence , who served successively as a
U.S. Representative ,
mayor of New York City , and
Collector of the Port of New York .
[1] From his mother's second marriage, he had several half-siblings, including Van Wyck Lawrence and James Ogden Lawrence.
[2]
He was a descendant of
mayor of New York City
John Lawrence and
John Bowne , both
Quakers and pioneer English settlers of Queens. His paternal grandparents were Hannah (née Newbold) Lawrence and merchant John Burling Lawrence,
[3] and his maternal grandparents were Anna (née Townsend) Lawrence and Effingham Lawrence.
[4] His uncle
Effingham Lawrence is known for serving for the shortest term in congressional history, serving for just one day in the
U.S. House of Representatives .
[5]
Career
After a few years of schooling,
[6] he entered the brokerage business at an early age.
[3] He was the senior partner in the stock exchange firm of Lawrence & Smith, which dissolved about twenty-five years before his death.
[6]
Lawrence was the
President of the New York Stock Exchange from 1882 to 1883.
[7]
[8]
[9] Lawrence was also prominent in
Democratic politics and served as Supervisor of the town of Flushing.
[9]
During the
U.S. Civil War , he commanded the
15th Regiment of the
New York National Guard . After being elected a member of the
Union Club in October 1881, he served as president from February 13, 1907, until February 14, 1912.
[6]
Personal life
In 1855, Lawrence was married to Elizabeth Boyce (1835–1894).
[10] Elizabeth was a daughter of Lee Boyce, a merchant from
Charleston, South Carolina .
[11] In 1847, Lawrence built a mansion in Queens called the Oaks which fronted Oakland Pond in modern-day
Alley Pond Park . Today, the neighborhood is known as
Oakland Gardens which derives its name from estate.
[12] Together, they were the parents of "the four Lawrence sisters, famous for their beauty, who have always been great favorites in society."
[13] They were:
Lillie Lawrence (1857–1920),
[14] who married
Brig. Gen.
Charles Hedges McKinstry , an engineer and army officer.
[14]
Mary "Tibbie" Lawrence (1859–1942),
[15] who married stockbroker Frank Worth White (1856–1887) in 1878.
[16] After his death, she married
Foxhall Parker Keene in 1892.
[13]
[17] Keene was the son of
James Robert Keene , a former president of the
San Francisco Stock Exchange .
[18] They divorced in 1909.
[19]
Elizabeth Lawrence (1862–1906),
[20] who married J. Henry Alexandre (1848–1912),
[21] a son of Francis Alexandre, in 1887.
[22] Alexandre was prominent in steamship circles (the Alexandre Line was bought out by rival
Ward Line in 1888).
[20]
Virginia Lee Lawrence (1864–1891),
[23] who married Lewis Meredith Howland, a son of Edgar Howland of
Howland & Aspinwall , in 1883.
Samuel M. Roosevelt , Howland's business partner, was his best man.
[24] After her death, Lewis married
Leonora von Stosch (they later divorced and Leonora married Sir
Edgar Speyer ).
[25]
His wife died at their residence in Bayside on June 26, 1894.
[10] Lawrence died in his townhouse at 57
West 52nd Street , which he had built shortly before his death, on December 24, 1916.
[6] He was buried at Lawrence Burying Ground in Bayside.
[3]
Descendants
Through his daughter Virginia, he was a grandfather of Elizabeth "Elsie" Lawrence Howland (1885–1973), who married Justice Frederic Kernochan (son of
J. Frederic Kernochan and
Mary Stuart Whitney Kernochan ), in 1910.
[26]
[27]
References
^ Thompson-Stahr, Jane (2001).
The Burling Books: Ancestors and Descendants of Edward and Grace Burling, Quakers (1600-2000) . Jane K Thompson. p. 518.
ISBN
978-0-9613104-0-0 . Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
^ The New York Times ,
James O. Lawrence Dead , August 5, 1904
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"COL. F. N. LAWRENCE DIES IN 83D YEAR--Was President of Union Club and of N. Y. Stock Exchange for Many Years" .
New York Herald . 25 December 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
^ Lawrence, Thomas (1858).
Historical Genealogy of the Lawrence Family: From Their First Landing in this Country A.D. 1635, to the Present Date, July 4th, 1858 . Edward O. Jenkins. p. 48. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
^ Washington, Eric K. (2002).
Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem .
Arcadia Publishing . p. 27.
ISBN
978-0-7385-0986-0 . Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"F. N. LAWRENCE DIES AT AGE OF 82 Former N. Y. Stock Exchange President Was Head of Union Club. NOTED BREEDER AND RACER OF HORSES Retired from Business 25 Years Ago--Interest in Turf Continued" .
New-York Tribune . 25 December 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
^ James R. Hansen (8 May 2014).
A Difficult Par: Robert Trent Jones Sr. and the Making of Modern Golf . Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 387–.
ISBN
978-0-698-15700-2 .
^ Salvador A. Ramirez (2007).
The Inside Man: The Life and Times of Mark Hopkins of New York, Michigan, and California . Salvador A. Ramirez. pp. 753–.
ISBN
978-0-615-28315-9 .
^
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"COL. F. N. LAWRENCE DIES AT AGE OF 82 -- Financier, Patron of Art and Music, and Owner of Speedy Horses TWICE STOCK EXCHANGE HEAD Was Commander of the Fifteenth Regiment of New York in the Civil War" .
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . 26 December 1916. p. 10. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
^
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"DIED" (PDF) .
The New York Times . 28 June 1894. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"THE OBITUARY RECORD; Mrs. Elizabeth Boyce Lawrence" (PDF) .
The New York Times . 27 June 1894. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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Oakland Gardens ,
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation . Accessed September 23, 2007.
^
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"In and About the City; Creates No Surprise. Engagement of Foxhall Keene to Mrs. White Has Been Expected" (PDF) .
The New York Times . 2 December 1892. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"Mrs. Charles H. McKinstry" (PDF) .
The New York Times . 12 January 1920. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"MRS. MARY L. KEENE; Daughter Ex-Head of Exchange Once Wife of Foxhall P. Keene" (PDF) .
The New York Times . 20 April 1942. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"Frank Worth White" (PDF) .
The New York Times . 19 January 1887. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"Society Topics of the Week" (PDF) .
The New York Times . 11 December 1892. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"Foxhall P. Keene, Famous Poloist. Captain of the 1913 American Team That Went to England Is Dead in Canada" (PDF) .
The New York Times . September 26, 1941. Retrieved 2011-04-13 .
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"Foxhall Keene, gentleman sportsman of a gilded age, became a living legend in America at the turn of the century. Here is the amazing story of the man who would never stay down" .
Sports Illustrated . February 16, 1959. Retrieved 2011-04-13 .
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"MRS. J. HENRY ALEXANDRE DEAD" .
New-York Tribune . 4 January 1906. p. 7. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"James Henry Alexandre" .
The Sun . 2 July 1912. p. 11. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"LONG ISLAND WEDDINGS. A Great Season for Matrimonial Ventures Is This" .
Brooklyn Times-Union . 2 June 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"Died" (PDF) .
The New York Times . 6 January 1891. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"Events in the Metropolis; Two Fashionable Weddings. a Brilliant Ceremony on Flushing, Long Island" (PDF) .
The New York Times . 20 December 1883. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"MISS ENID HOWLAND TO WED J.R. HEWITT; Lady Edgar Speyer's Daughter Betrothed to J. Robert Hewitt, Ensign in the U.S. Navy" (PDF) .
The New York Times . 13 August 1919. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"FREDERIC KERNOCHAN TO WED; City Magistrate to Take Miss Elsie L. Howland as Bride" (PDF) .
The New York Times . 3 December 1909. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"Judge Kernochan Weds Miss Howland" (PDF) .
The New York Times . 27 January 1910. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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