Modern English biography

LAWSON, JOHN JOSEPH (2 son of James Lawson of Norwood). _b._ 1802; publisher of the Times newspaper to death. _d._ Downshire hill, Hampstead 24 March 1852. _The Times testimonial. Report of the trial Bogle versus Lawson_ 1841; _The Nelson sword v. Lord Denman’s law_. _The summing up of the judge in Evans versus Lawson for libel_ 1848. LAWSON, JOHN PARKER. Minister in episcopal church of Scotland; chaplain in the army; lived in Edinburgh; author of The life of George Wishart of Pitarrow. Edinb. 1827; Life and times of William Laud, archbishop of Canterbury 2 vols. 1829; The Roman Catholic church in Scotland 1836; History of the Scottish episcopal church from the revolution to the present time. Edinb. 1843; Scotland delineated in a series of views, with letter press by J. P. Lawson 2 vols. 1847–54, 2 ed. 1858. _d._ 1852. LAWSON, LIONEL. _b._ 1824; ed. in Germany; inherited a fortune from his father; established a manufactory of printing ink at St. Ouen, France, where he made a fortune, and then sold business; printing ink manufacturer at 1 Bouverie st. Fleet st. and at Old Ford, Bow; purchased a large share in The Daily Telegraph, but never took any active part in management of the paper. _d._ 2 Brook st. Hanover sq. London 20 Sep. 1879, personalty sworn under £900,000, 11 Oct. 1879. _I.L.N. lxxv_ 361, 362 (1879), _portrait_. LAWSON, SIR WILFRID, 1 Baronet (5 son of Thomas Wybergh of Clifton hall, Westmoreland 1757–1827). _b._ Bramhope hall, Yorkshire 5 Oct. 1795; ed. at Trin. coll. Camb.; assumed name of Lawson by r.l. 26 Sep. 1812 on inheriting estate of his maternal uncle sir W. Lawson; sheriff of Cumberland 1820; cr. baronet 30 Sep. 1831. _d._ Brayton, Cumberland 12 June 1867. LAWSON, WILLIAM. _b._ Lanark; a ploughboy; entered the army 1837; a non-commissioned officer 1839–54; served through Crimean war 1854–6; ensign 42nd (Royal Highland) foot 5 Nov. 1854, captain 10 Aug. 1858 to death, instructor of musketry to his regiment 1856; left England for Calcutta, Aug. 1857; commanded the picket of 37 men which defended themselves against 2000 rebels on the banks of the Suarda 15 Jany. 1858. _d._ Nynee Tal, Bengal 18 Aug. 1859. LAWSON, SIR WILLIAM, 1 Baronet (2 son of John Wright of Kelvedon hall, Essex 1763–1826). _b._ Middleton lodge, Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire 8 May 1796; assumed by r.l. name of Lawson in lieu of Wright 5 May 1834; cr. a baronet 8 Sep. 1841; received order of Christ from Pope Gregory XVI. 1844. _d._ Brough hall, Catterick, Yorkshire 22 June 1865. LAWSON, WILLIAM JOHN. Ed. at Christ’s hospital, London till 16 years old; clerk in banking house of Barclay, Bevan & Co. 15 years; a founder of The Bank of London 1855; established Lawson’s Merchant’s magazine, statist and commercial review 1852; author of History of banking in Scotland 1845; The history of banking 1850, 2 ed. 1855; A handy-book on the law of banking 1859, this work was suppressed and 1500 copies destroyed, 16th thousand of an altered edition 1871; The bank of England as it is and as it ought to be 1865; living in London in March 1865. LAWTON, GEORGE. _b._ Manchester, Feb. 1808; a scholar in Bennett st. Sunday sch., a teacher, a superintendent, senior visitor and manager March 1848 to death; librarian Manchester mechanics’ institution 1832–45; collector of Manchester royal infirmary 1845 to death; director of Mechanics’ institution 1850. _d._ Stretford, Manchester 7 Sep. 1853. _G. Milner’s ed. of B. Braidley’s Bennett st. memorials. Manchester_ (1880) 194–228, _portrait_. LAWTON, GEORGE. _b._ York 6 May 1779; admitted a proctor 3 Nov. 1808; a solicitor and notary public at York to 1863; registrar of archdeaconry of East Riding of Yorkshire; author of The Marriage act 4 George IV. c. 76, 1823; A brief treatise of Bona Notabilia 1825; Collectio rerum ecclesiasticarum 2 vols. 1840, 2 ed. 1842; The religious houses of Yorkshire 1853. _d._ Nunthorpe near York 2 Dec. 1869. LAXTON, WILLIAM (son of Wm. Robert Laxton, surveyor). _b._ London 30 March 1802; ed. at Christ hospital; surveyed and laid down several lines of railway; constructed water works at Falmouth 1848 and at Stonehouse; joint engineer with Robert Stephenson of the Watford water company for supplying London with water from the chalk formation; projected and edited The civil engineer and architect’s journal a monthly periodical Oct. 1837, purchased a weekly journal called The architect and building gazette which he united to The civil engineer; laid out large part of Hove, Brighton; surveyor to the Farmers’ and General fire and life insurance company 1840 to death; author of The improved builder’s price book 1828; The builder’s price book