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.Dictionary of Irish Biography
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18th-century Irish Anglican priests
Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
Academics of Trinity College Dublin
1709 births
1759 deaths
Regius Professors of Divinity (University of Dublin)
People from Magherafelt
Christian clergy from County Londonderry

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