. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . ional brethren he isdistinguished for his profound knowledge of the law ofreal property and for his skill in the drawing and inter-pretation of wills. While devoting much of his time tolegal studies he has yet found leisure to range throughother fields of knowledge, and in the gratification of astrong passion for reading he has gathered around him alibrary rich in almost every department of literature andnot surpassed, if equaled, by any other collection in thecounty. He is c
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . ional brethren he isdistinguished for his profound knowledge of the law ofreal property and for his skill in the drawing and inter-pretation of wills. While devoting much of his time tolegal studies he has yet found leisure to range throughother fields of knowledge, and in the gratification of astrong passion for reading he has gathered around him alibrary rich in almost every department of literature andnot surpassed, if equaled, by any other collection in thecounty. He is characterized by great independence ofthought, and has little respect for opinions resting ontradition or authority merely and not on reason. Hisconduct is regulated and governed by principle and not,by expediency, and hence is always consistent. In thecommunity in which he dwells absolute confidence is re-posed in his integrity. In 1865 he married a great-granddaughter of Major Jonathan Lawrence, of Revo-lutionary memory, the friend and companion of hisgrandfather. He has never held nor sought a publicoffice. 37°. W<:Jl^ (2 ^(2<y<^lUxjc^^ JOSEPH A. LAWRENCE. Joseph A. Lawrence was born in Newtown, N. Y.,March i6th 1817. He is a son of Joseph Lawrence, anda grandson of Jonathan Lawrence, who was very prom-inent in local affairs in his time, and one of the most con-spicuous and devoted of those who have passed into his-tory as having identified themselves with the cause offreedom at the time of the struggle for American inde-pendence. A particular account of the career of this re-markable man may be found in the Annals of Newtown and Thompsons History of Long Island. Mr. Lawrences father died when the son was onlyabout six weeks old, and the latter was early thrown in agreat measure on his own resources, and has made hisway in the world so satisfactorily that he is now knownas one of the most enterprising and useful citizens of thetown. At the age of 16 he entered the s
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