John Laurance

John Laurance
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
December 4, 1798 – December 27, 1798
Preceded byTheodore Sedgwick
Succeeded byJames Ross
United States Senator
from New York
In office
November 9, 1796 – August 1, 1800
Preceded byRufus King
Succeeded byJohn Armstrong Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York
In office
May 6, 1794 – November 8, 1796
Appointed byGeorge Washington
Preceded byJames Duane
Succeeded byRobert Troup
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byJohn Watts
Personal details
Born
John Laurance

1750 (1750)
Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
DiedNovember 11, 1810(1810-11-11) (aged 59–60)
New York City
Resting placeFirst Presbyterian Church
New York City
Political partyFederalist
ResidenceNew York City
Educationread law

John Laurance (sometimes spelled "Lawrence" or "Laurence") (1750 – November 11, 1810) was a delegate to the 6th, 7th, and 8th Congresses of the Confederation, a United States representative and United States Senator from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York.

Laurance briefly served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate in December 1798.