Charles J. Lanman

Charles James Lanman (June 5, 1795 – July 25, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician. Early life Lanman was born on June 5, 1795, in Norwich, Connecticut. He was one of four sons and eight daughters born to James Lanman (1769–1841) and Marian Griswold ( Chandler) Lanman (1774–1817), a granddaughter of Governor Matthew Griswold. His father was a U.S. Senator from Connecticut who was a cousin of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. He attended Yale College, from where he graduated in 1814. Career 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.