John Alden Lawson Jr. (September 10, 1887 – March 9, 1964) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1900s. A native of

Belvidere, Illinois Belvidere is a city in Boone County, settled on the Kishwaukee River in far northern Illinois, United States. Known as the 'City of Murals', Belvidere is home to several public art installations throughout the North and South State Street histo ...

, Lawson played for the Leland Giants in 1909. He died in Belvidere in 1964 at age 76.

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