in which state where John Laurance (f) as a vacator?
CREATE TABLE "table1_224840_3" (
  "state_class" text,
  "vacator" text,
  "reason_for_change" text,
  "successor" text,
  "date_of_successors_formal_installation" text
);
SELECT "state_class" FROM "table1_224840_3" WHERE "vacator"='John Laurance (F)';