John Lawson

Sir John Grant Lawson

Rush ID: 1769

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Details

Born:
c. 1 January 1856
Died:
27 May 1919
Birth place:
U.K.
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Landowner
Election occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
True
HighestOffice:
Speaker/Deputy
Who's Who volume:
2

References

Rush ID:
1769
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q7527882
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. LAWSON, Sir John (1856-1919)

Constituencies

  1. Thirsk and Malton

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1892
    Date of election: 4 July 1892
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1906
    Date of exit: 12 January 1906
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Heywood

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1886
    Date of election: Thu 1st Jul 1886
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

  2. Bury

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: Tue 24th Nov 1885
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Parliamentary Secretary 1900-1905

  2. Deputy Speaker 1905

Higher education

  1. Christ Church

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Harrow School, London

Marriages

  1. Hunter, unknown

    Year: 1902

Parties

  1. Conservative Party member

Clubs

  1. Carlton Club

  2. Bachelors' Club

  3. White's Club

  4. Yorkshire Club