John or Jack Lawson may refer to:

Military

John Lawson (Royal Navy officer) Sir John Lawson (born ca. 16151665 Scarborough, North Yorkshire) was an English naval officer and republican. Lawson was in command of ships in the parliament's service during and after the English Civil War, 1642–6, 1651–3, 1654–6. He was ...

(c. 1615–1665), English naval officer and republican *

John Lawson (Medal of Honor) John Lawson (June 16, 1837 – May 3, 1919) was a United States Navy sailor who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War. Biography John Lawson was born June 16, 1837. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He enl ...

(1837–1919), U.S. Navy sailor *

John K. Lawson John Kelburne Lawson (27 December 1886 – 19 December 1941) was a Canadian military officer who served as commander of the West Brigade during the Battle of Hong Kong. A brigadier, he was the most senior officer to be killed in action during ...

(1886–1941), Senior Canadian officer during the Battle of Hong Kong, World War II

Politics

John D. Lawson (politician) John Daniel Lawson (February 18, 1816 – January 24, 1896) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York. Born in Montgomery (town), New York, Montgomery, New York, Lawson attended the publ ...

(1816–1896), U.S. Representative from New York * John W. Lawson (1837–1905), U.S. Representative from Virginia *

Sir John Lawson, 1st Baronet, of Knavesmire Lodge Sir John Grant Lawson, 1st Baronet (28 July 1856 – 27 May 1919) was a British Unionist politician. Life He was the second son of Andrew Sherlock Lawson of Aldborough Manor, Yorkshire. He matriculated in 1875 at Christ Church, Oxford, graduati ...

(1856–1919), British Unionist politician *

Jack Lawson John James Lawson, 1st Baron Lawson, PC (16 October 1881 – 3 August 1965) was a British trade unionist and a Labour Party politician. A miner and later Member of Parliament in County Durham, he served in the governments of Ramsay MacDonald ...

(1881–1965), British trade unionist and Labour politician *

John Lawson (Australian politician) John Norman Lawson (24 March 1897 – 14 August 1956) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the United Australia Party (UAP) and served in federal parliament from 1931 to 1940, representing the Division of Macquarie in New South ...

(1897–1956)

Sports

John Lawson (cyclist) 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–c194 ...

(1872–1902), Swedish cycling champion *

John Lawson (baseball) 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, ...

(1887–1964), American baseball player *

Ivor Lawson John Ballantyne "Ivor" Lawson (2 May 1883 – 2 December 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the VFL in 1904, for the St Kilda Football Club from 1905 to 1907 and then for the Richmond Footba ...

(John Ballantyne Lawson, 1883–1958), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood, St Kilda and Richmond *

John Lawson (footballer) John Richard Lawson (3 February 1925 – 1990) was an English footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American foot ...

(1925–1990), English footballer

Others

* John Lawson (explorer) (1674–1711), English explorer in colony of North Carolina *

John Lawson (theologian) John Lawson (1709–1759) was an Irish academic. Lawson was born in Magherafelt and educated at Trinity College Dublin. He became a Fellow of Trinity College in 1735, a lecturer in 1746 and Regius Professor of Divinity there in 1753. Referen ...

(1709–1759), Irish academic *

John Parker Lawson John Parker Lawson (died 1852) was a minister or deacon of the Episcopal Church of Scotland and an ecclesiastical historian. Life Ordained a minister in the Episcopal Church of Scotland, he was for some time a chaplain in the British Army. Later ...

(died 1852), clergyman of the Episcopal Church of Scotland and historian *

John Lawson (actor) John Ennis Lawson (9 January 1865 – 25 November 1920), known as "Humanity" Lawson, was a British actor who wrote, performed and directed dramatic sketches in music halls and silent films. Life and career Born in Hollinwood near Manchest ...

(1865–1920), English actor known as "Humanity" Lawson * John Howard Lawson (1894–1977), American writer *

John R. Lawson John Rankin Lawson (March 5, 1871 – May 12, 1945) was a Colorado union leader and businessman. He was the leader of District 15 of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) at the time of the Colorado Coalfield War and the Ludlow Massacre. He w ...

(died 1945), Colorado union leader * John Lawson (children's author) (1923–1993), also known as John S. "Jack" Lawson, of New York and Virginia *

John D. Lawson (scientist) John David Lawson FRS (4 April 1923 – 15 January 2008) was a British engineer and physicist. Early life He was born in Coventry and educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School before going on to St John's College, Cambridge, to study for th ...

(1923–2008), British engineer and physicist *

John K. Lawson (artist) John K. Lawson aka JKL (born 1962 in Birmingham, England) is an American Contemporary visual artist and poet, also known as the "Hieronymus Bosch of Beads," and is known for using salvaged Mardi Gras beads and items reclaimed from the destruction le ...

(born 1962), British-American artist *

Jack Lawson (Blue Heelers) Jack Lawson is a fictional character from Australia's police series, '' Blue Heelers.'' He came into the show in 1999 and was taken off in 2001, his character arrested for murder. Character's role Jack arrived in Mount Thomas with his horse Matil ...

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