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George Lawson (UK Politician)
George Lawson may refer to: * George Lawson (MP for York) (1493–1543), English member of parliament * George Lawson (English clergyman) (1598–1678), English divine and writer * George Lawson (Scottish minister) (1749–1820), Scottish minister and biblical scholar * George Lawson (botanist) (1827–1895), Canadian botanist * George Anderson Lawson (1832–1904), British sculptor * George Mervyn Lawson (1865–1945), South African clergyman * George Lawson (Australian politician) (1880–1966), Australian politician * George Lawson (RAF officer) (1899–1922), South African World War I flying ace * George Lawson (MP for Motherwell) (1906–1978), Scottish member of parliament, 1954–1974 * George Lawson (judge), judge in Ceylon * George Lawson, American singer from the vocal group Deep River Boys * George "Yorkey" Lawson, Yorkshire-born fisherman and namesake of Yorkeys Knob, Queensland Yorkeys Knob is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lawson (MP For York)
Sir George Lawson was one of two Members of the Parliament of England for the City of York (UK Parliament constituency), constituency of York on two occasions from 1529 to 1533 and from 1533 to 1536. Life and politics George was born around 1493 to William Lawson of Cramlington and Anne Horsley of Thernham. In 1516 he married Elizabeth and they had at least two sons, one named George, and one daughter named Anne. He was knighted in May 1530. Throughout his life, he held many offices in both the city of York and for the Crown. He was Deputy Captain in the garrison of Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1514. He became a member of the Corpus Christi Guild in 1516 and an alderman from 1527 until his death in 1543. He served one term as Lord Mayor of York in 1530 as well as the two terms as MP for the city, sitting with George Gale. He also held the position of cofferer, or treasurer, in the household of Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset between 1526 and 1534. He was appointed Justic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |