Harry Lawson

Honourable Harry Lawson Webster Lawson

Rush ID: 2884

Details

Born:
18 December 1862
Died:
20 July 1933
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
true
Formative occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Election occupation:
Company director
Parentage:
Edward Levy Lawson (1st Baron Burnham)
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
2
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
2884
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q5590514
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
683
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. LAWSON, Hon. Harry (1862-1933)

Peerages

  1. 1st Viscount Burnham

    New hereditary

    1919

  2. 2nd Baron Burnham

    Hereditary

    1916

Constituencies

  1. Tower Hamlets Mile End

    Party: LU
    Year of election: 1910ยน
    Date of election: 15 January 1910
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1916*
    Date of exit: 9 January 1916
    Party: LU
    Nature of exit: Succession to peerage
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None
  2. Tower Hamlets Mile End

    Party: LU
    Year of election: 1905*
    Date of election: 12 January 1905
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1906
    Date of exit: 12 January 1906
    Party: LU
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None
  3. Cirencester

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1893*
    Date of election: 23 February 1893
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1895
    Date of exit: 13 July 1895
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None
  4. St Pancras West

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: 24 November 1885
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1892
    Date of exit: 4 July 1892
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Bury

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1902*
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  2. Unknown

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1900
    Date of election: Mon 1st Oct 1900
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  3. St Pancras West

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1892*
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  4. Cirencester

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1892
    Date of election: Mon 4th Jul 1892
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:

Higher education

  1. Balliol College

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Eton College

Marriages

  1. de Bathe, Olive

    Year: 1884

Parties

  1. Liberal Party Member

Clubs

  1. Athenaeum

  2. Marlborough Club

  3. Garrick Club

  4. Oxford and Cambridge Club