The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . esigned after two years on account ofweak eyes. He studied law in his fathers office andin 1836 was admitted to the bar of New , where he had long intended to locate, bu
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . esigned after two years on account ofweak eyes. He studied law in his fathers office andin 1836 was admitted to the bar of New , where he had long intended to locate, but inthe following year was stricken with yellow feverand returned to Newport to recuperate his health,subsequently practicing law in Providence. In 1839he became translator in the state department atWashington, and in 1833 chief of the departmentalbureau, holding the latter office for fifteen years un-der the ministries of Livingston, Forsyth, Calhoun,Buchanan and Webster. In 1853 Daniel Websterappointed him to succeed William S. Derrick aschief clerk, at that time the highest clerical positionin the department. He declined an appointment asfirst assistant secretary of state in 1853, but in 1866he accepted the position of second assistant secre-tary and retained it until his death. Mr. Hunterdied in Washington, D. C, July 33, 1886. Hisbrother was Charles Hunter, the naval officer. 62 THE NATIONAL CYCLOPAEDIA. \SCA>^^^ ^[l^^^A-vftV-^i.,^ LAWRENCE, Amos, merchant, was born atGroton, Jlass., Apr. 22, 1786. The progenitor ofthe family in this country, John Lawrence, emi-, grated to America from Wissett, Eng., about 1630,and is supposed to have been one of Gov. Winthropscompany. He was one of the original proprietorsof Groton, and from him aredescended the numerous fam-ilies of Lawrences that are nowdistributed throughout theUnited States.^ The Law-rences may be .Iustly proudof their lineage, that can betraced in America for six gen-erations and for sixteen morein England. Coope
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