Wilfrid Lawson (ca. 1636after 1679) of

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, Cumberland was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1659 and 1660. Brayton Hall looking South circa 1900

Lawson was the second son of

Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1st Baronet, of Isell Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1st Baronet, of Isel Hall, Cumberland (c. 1610–1688) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679. Life Lawson was born in 1610, the son of William Lawson, and his wife Judi ...

and his wife Jane Musgrave, daughter of Sir Edward Musgrave, 1st Baronet of Hayton CastleF. J. Field (1937). An Armorial For Cumberland. Kendal. p.196 In 1659, Lawson was elected

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for

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in the

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. History of Parliament Online - Lawson, Wilfred
/ref> In 1660, he was re-elected MP for Cockermouth in the Convention Parliament. In 1678 he was appointed

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Lawson's father conferred the estate of Brayton on him, so founding the Brayton line of Lawsons upon whom the baronetcy later descended in 1743 on the death of Sir Mordaunt Lawson, 5th Baronet of Isell. Lawson died before his father. He had married Sarah, daughter of William James of

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. They had two sons, Gilfrid and

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawson, Wilfred 1636 births English MPs 1659 English MPs 1660 High Sheriffs of Cumberland People from Cockermouth Younger sons of baronets Year of death missing