Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

	Jonathan Lawrence (1737-1812) — of Newtown (now part of Queens), Queens County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Newtown (now part of Queens), Queens County, N.Y., October 4, 1737. Merchant; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1776-77; major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1777-83; member of New York council of appointment, 1779, 1782. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 1, 1812 (age 74 years, 333 days). Interment at Lawrence Cemetery, Astoria, Queens, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of John Lawrence and Patience (Sackett) Lawrence; brother of Daniel Lawrence; married, March 16, 1766, to Judith Fish; married to Ruth Riker; father of Samuel Lawrence, John L. Lawrence and William Thomas Lawrence; uncle of Nathaniel Lawrence; grandfather of Abraham Riker Lawrence; granduncle of Richard Riker and James Lent.   Political family: Lawrence #1 family of Astoria and New York City, New York.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Daniel Lawrence (1739-1807) — of Queens County, N.Y. Born in 1739. Member of New York state assembly from Queens County, 1777-83. Died November 7, 1807 (age about 68 years). Interment at Lawrence Cemetery, Astoria, Queens, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of John Lawrence and Patience (Sackett) Lawrence; brother of Jonathan Lawrence; married to Eve Van Horn; uncle of Nathaniel Lawrence, Samuel Lawrence, John L. Lawrence and William Thomas Lawrence; granduncle of Richard Riker, James Lent and Abraham Riker Lawrence.   Political family: Lawrence #1 family of Astoria and New York City, New York.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Samuel Riker (1743-1823) — of Newtown, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in New York, April 8, 1743. Member of New York state assembly from Queens County, 1783-84; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1804-05, 1807-09. Slaveowner. Died in Newtown (now part of Queens), Queens County, N.Y., May 19, 1823 (age 80 years, 41 days). Interment at Dutch Reformed Cemetery, Newtown, Queens, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Riker and Jane (Berrien) Riker; married to Anna Lawrence; father of Richard Riker.   Political family: Lawrence #1 family of Astoria and New York City, New York.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Nathaniel Lawrence (1761-1797) — of Hempstead, Queens County (now Nassau County), Long Island, N.Y. Born in Newtown, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., July 11, 1761. Lawyer; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Queens County, 1788; member of New York state assembly from Queens County, 1790-92, 1794-96; New York state attorney general, 1792-95; appointed 1792. Died in Hempstead, Queens County (now Nassau County), Long Island, N.Y., July 14, 1797 (age 36 years, 3 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Lawrence and Elizabeth (Fish) Lawrence; married to Elisabeth Berrien; nephew of Jonathan Lawrence and Daniel Lawrence; first cousin of Samuel Lawrence, John L. Lawrence and William Thomas Lawrence; first cousin once removed of Richard Riker, James Lent and Abraham Riker Lawrence.   Political family: Lawrence #1 family of Astoria and New York City, New York.   See also Wikipedia article
	Samuel Lawrence (1773-1837) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Cayuta Lake, Tioga County (now Schuyler County), N.Y. Born in Newtown, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., May 23, 1773. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1808-09, 1810-11, 1817-18, 1820-21 (Ontario County 1808-09, New York County 1810-11, Ontario County 1817-18, Tioga County 1820-21); U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1823-25. Slaveowner. Died in Cayuta Lake, Tioga County (now Schuyler County), N.Y., October 20, 1837 (age 64 years, 150 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Schuyler County, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Jonathan Lawrence and Ruth (Riker) Lawrence; brother of John L. Lawrence and William Thomas Lawrence; nephew of Daniel Lawrence; uncle of Abraham Riker Lawrence; first cousin of Nathaniel Lawrence; first cousin once removed of Richard Riker and James Lent.   Political family: Lawrence #1 family of Astoria and New York City, New York.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Richard Riker (1773-1842) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Newtown (now part of Queens), Queens County, N.Y., September 9, 1773. Conservative. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1805-06; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1838. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 26, 1842 (age 69 years, 17 days). Interment at Riker-Lent Burial Ground, Astoria, Queens, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Riker and Anna (Lawrence) Riker; grandnephew of Jonathan Lawrence and Daniel Lawrence; first cousin once removed of Nathaniel Lawrence, Samuel Lawrence, John L. Lawrence and William Thomas Lawrence; second cousin of James Lent and Abraham Riker Lawrence.   Political family: Lawrence #1 family of Astoria and New York City, New York.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
	James Lent (1782-1833) — of Newtown, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Newtown, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., 1782. Queens County Judge, 1823-29; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1829-33; died in office 1833. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1833 (age about 50 years). Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; subsequent interment at First Presbyterian Cemetery, Newtown, Queens, N.Y.; reinterment in 1958 at The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Abraham Lent and Diana (Lawrence) Lent; grandnephew of Jonathan Lawrence and Daniel Lawrence; first cousin once removed of Nathaniel Lawrence, Samuel Lawrence, John L. Lawrence and William Thomas Lawrence; second cousin of Richard Riker and Abraham Riker Lawrence.   Political family: Lawrence #1 family of Astoria and New York City, New York.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	John L. Lawrence (1785-1849) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 2, 1785. Whig. Member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1816-17; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; Whig Presidential Elector for New York, 1840; member of New York state senate 4th District, 1848-49; died in office 1849. Died, from cholera, in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 24, 1849 (age 63 years, 295 days). Interment at Lawrence Cemetery, Astoria, Queens, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Jonathan Lawrence and Ruth (Riker) Lawrence; brother of Samuel Lawrence and William Thomas Lawrence; married, June 2, 1816, to Sarah Augusta Smith; father of Abraham Riker Lawrence; nephew of Daniel Lawrence; first cousin of Nathaniel Lawrence; first cousin once removed of Richard Riker and James Lent.   Political family: Lawrence #1 family of Astoria and New York City, New York.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	William Thomas Lawrence (1788-1859) — also known as William T. Lawrence — of New York. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 7, 1788. U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1847-49. Died in Cayuta Lake, Schuyler County, N.Y., October 25, 1859 (age 71 years, 171 days). Interment at Lawrence Cemetery, Astoria, Queens, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Jonathan Lawrence; brother of Samuel Lawrence and John L. Lawrence; nephew of Daniel Lawrence; uncle of Abraham Riker Lawrence; first cousin of Nathaniel Lawrence; first cousin once removed of Richard Riker and James Lent.   Political family: Lawrence #1 family of Astoria and New York City, New York.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Abraham Riker Lawrence (1832-1917) — also known as Abraham R. Lawrence — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 19, 1832. Democrat. Candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1872; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1874-1901. Died February 14, 1917 (age 84 years, 148 days). Interment at Lawrence Cemetery, Astoria, Queens, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of John L. Lawrence and Sarah Augusta (Smith) Lawrence; nephew of Samuel Lawrence and William Thomas Lawrence; grandson of Jonathan Lawrence; grandnephew of Daniel Lawrence; first cousin once removed of Nathaniel Lawrence; second cousin of Richard Riker and James Lent.   Political family: Lawrence #1 family of Astoria and New York City, New York.   Epitaph: "A Just Man made perfect."   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail