Charles J. Lanman

[3] Following his graduation from Yale, he studied law with his kinsman, Roger Griswold (the former Governor of Connecticut), and with his father before being admitted to the bar in 1817.

Ambassador to France under Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler and Secretary of State under Buchanan),[4] making the journey from Buffalo to Detroit largely on horseback.

He was also an extensive dealer in public lands; owning at one time the entire site upon which the city of Grand Rapids was built, and was one of the founders of the town of Tecumseh.

Together, they were the parents of nine children, seven daughters and two sons, of whom the following survived to adulthood:[7] Lanman died in New London on July 25, 1870.

[15] His widow died at their daughter Susan's residence in East Orange, New Jersey, in 1879 and was buried with Lanman in Norwich.