LAURANCE, John (1750-1810)
Federalist of New York 
0th congressional district
Served in Senate 1795-1800
Served in House 1789-1793
Biography
a Delegate, Representative, and a Senator from New York; born near Falmouth, England, in 1750; immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City in 1767; pursued academic studies; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1772 and practiced in New York City; served in the Revolutionary War, as a commissioned officer; appointed judge advocate-general in 1777 and presided at the trial of Maj. John Andre; regent of the University of the State of New York, 1784; trustee of Columbia College, 1784-1810; Delegate to the Confederation Congress, 1785-1787; member of the New York state senate, 1789-1790; elected to the First and Second Congresses (March 4, 1789-March 3, 1793); appointed by President George Washington to be United States judge of the district of New York in May 1794, and served until November 8, 1796, when he resigned, having been elected Senator; elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rufus King and served from November 9, 1796, until August 1800, when he resigned; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Fifth Congress; died on November 11, 1810, in New York, N.Y.; interment in the First Presbyterian Churchyard, Fifth Avenue and Twelfth Street.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
