Lamson may refer to:

Surname

Chuck Lamson Charles Watt Lamson (March 14, 1939 – November 23, 2015) was a professional American football player who played defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League The National Football League ...

(1939–2015), American football player * Father Lamson, 19th-century American eccentric, attended abolitionist meetings in a long white beard and white robe, and carrying a large scythe * Fred I. Lamson (1910–1981), American politician, Mayor of Malden, Massachusetts, and member of the Massachusetts Senate * George Henry Lamson (1852–1882), American doctor and murderer * Gertrude Lamson, or Nance O'Neil (1874–1965), American actress of stage and silent cinema of the early 20th century *

Laura Lamson Laura Lamson (May 2, 1948 – October 13, 2008) was an American screenwriter and university lecturer who was based in England throughout her career. Her most successful work was her adaptation of ''The Men's Room'' for the BBC. Early life an ...

(1948–2008), American screenwriter and university lecturer, based in England throughout her career *

Lucy Stedman Lamson Lucy Stedman Lamson (June 19, 1857 – September 2, 1926) was an American business woman and educator. In 1918, the music in the 30 grade schools of Tacoma, Washington was under the supervision of Lamson, prominently known through the Northwest a ...

(1857–1926), American business woman, educator * Otis Lamson (1876–1956), American football player and coach *

Roswell Lamson Roswell Hawkes Lamson (30 March 1838 – 14 August 1903) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Burlington, Iowa, Lamson accompanied his natal family as Oregon Trail pioneers of 1847. He was appoi ...

(1838–1903), officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War *

William Lamson William Lamson (born 1977) is an American installation artist, performance artist, and generative artist. He was born in Arlington, Virginia, and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Within his artistic career, he works both in the n ...

(born 1977), American installation, performance and generative artist

Middle name

* Carl Lamson Carmer (1893–1976), American author of nonfiction, memoirs and novels *

Mortimer Lamson Earle Mortimer Lamson Earle, Ph. D. (1864–1905) was an American classical scholar. Biography He was born in New York City on October 14, 1864, the only child of Mortimer Lent Earle and Mercy Josephine Allen. He received his early education from Ash ...

(1864–1905), American classical scholar *

Edward Lamson Henry Edward Lamson Henry (January 12, 1841May 9, 1919), commonly known as E.L. Henry, was an American genre painter, born in Charleston, South Carolina. Early life Though born in Charleston, by age seven his parents had died and Henry moved to live ...

(1841–1919), American genre painter *

Flora Lamson Hewlett Flora Lamson Hewlett (August 14, 1914 – February 9, 1977) was an American billionaire philanthropist. Early life and education Flora Lamson was born in 1914 and raised in Berkeley, California, and she summered in the Sierra Nevada.Michael S. ...

(1914–1977), American philanthropist *

Nathaniel Lamson Howard Nathaniel Lamson Howard (1884-1949) was an American railroad executive. He graduated from the United States Military Academy and for his meritorious service commanding military railroad engineers during World War I, he was awarded the Légion d'h ...

(1884–1949), American railroad executive *

Thomas Lamson Ludington Thomas Lamson Ludington (born December 28, 1953) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Although the Eastern District of Michigan's other 14 judges cover the Southern Division, ...

(born 1953), United States federal judge *

Edwin Lamson Stanton Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's management helped organize ...

(1814–1869), Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War

Buildings

Lamson Farm Lamson Farm is a historic farm property on Lamson Road in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire. Founded in the 1770s and operated as a farm until 1975, it is one of the few surviving intact 19th-century farm properties in the community. Its land, over in ...

, a working 18th century farm and town-owned conservation land in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire * Newton Lamson House, historic house at 33 Chestnut Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts * Rufus Lamson House, historic house at 72-74 Hampshire Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Ships

* USS ''Lamson'' (DD-18), Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I * USS ''Lamson'' (DD-328), Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I * USS ''Lamson'' (DD-367), Mahan-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Roswell Hawkes Lamson

Engineering

Lamson L-106 Alcor The Lamson L-106 Alcor is an American, high-wing, experimental, pressurized research glider that was designed and built by Bob Lamson. The Alcor was the first pressurized sailplane ever built.Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Maga ...

, American, high-wing, experimental, pressurized research glider *

Lamson tube Pneumatic tubes (or capsule pipelines, also known as pneumatic tube transport or PTT) are systems that propel cylindrical containers through networks of tubes by compressed air or by partial vacuum. They are used for transporting solid objects, a ...

, systems in which cylindrical containers are propelled through a network of tubes by compressed air or by partial vacuum *

Lamson Engineering Company Ltd Lamson Engineering Company Ltd was the name between 1937 and 1976 of the British offshoot of the Lamson Cash Carrier Company (and its successors) of Boston Massachusetts. The Lamson companies were the best-known manufacturers of cash carr ...

, the best known British manufacturer of Cash Ball, Rapid Wire and Pneumatic tube delivery systems from 1937 to 1976 *

Lamson PL-1 Quark The Lamson PL-1 Quark was an American high-wing, single-seat, glider that was designed and constructed by Philip Lamson, first flying in early 1965.Rogers, Bennett: ''1974 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine'', page 45. Soaring Society of Am ...

, American high-wing, single-seat, glider that was designed and constructed by Philip Lamson, first flying in early 1965

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