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John Lawson (May 13, 1872 – March 14, 1902) was a Swedish-American professional cyclist known as "The Terrible Swede".


Biography

John Lawson was born Jon Anton Larsson on May 13, 1872, in Norrköping, Sweden to Lars Gustaf Larsson (1847–c1940) and Emma Sofia Sundberg (1845–1888). He had brothers Iver Lawson and Gus Lawson, both also professional cyclists. In 1897 he contracted typhoid. He was hospitalized with pneumonia and he died on March 14, 1902, at St. Joseph Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at age 29.


See also

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Tillie Anderson Tillie Anderson (April 23, 1875 – April 29, 1965) was a road and track cyclist. Tillie, a Swedish immigrant and, from all accounts, an extremely strong-willed individual, outpaced the best of the best on the wheel, with times that are still impr ...
, a female cyclist also known as the "Terrible Swede"


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawson, John 1872 births 1902 deaths American male cyclists Sportspeople from Norrköping Swedish male cyclists Swedish emigrants to the United States