Francis Cooper Lawrance Jr.

Francis Cooper Lawrance Jr. (May 1, 1858 – March 18, 1904) was an American lawyer and clubman who was prominent in New York society. Early life Lawrance was born on May 1, 1858, in Manhattan. He was the eldest son, and namesake, of Francis Cooper Lawrance (1829–1911) and Frances Adelaide ( Garner) Lawrance (1835–1908). Among his siblings were Frances Margaret Lawrance (wife of George Venables Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon in 1885), Thomas Garner Lawrance (who died aged 21), and William Garner Lawrance. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Lawrance and Margaret Lawrence ( Ireland) Lawrance. His maternal grandparents were Thomas Garner of England and Frances Mathilda ( Thorne) Garner. Lawrance graduated from Yale University in 1877. He also studied at Columbia Law School where he received his Bachelor of Laws in 1880 and, afterwards, studied in Stuttgart, Germany.