Biography
Lawson was born on September 26, 1895, in Newport, Tennessee. He graduated from Georgetown University with a BS in foreign service (1924) and later MS (1925). He fought in World War I and later joined the US State Department.Diplomatic career
After many posts such as Economic Counselor, Ankara, Turkey (1944–47), Commercial Attache, Managua, Nicaragua (1940–44), Commercial Attache, Prague, Czechoslovakia (1935–39), Trade Commissioner, Johannesburg, South Africa (1927–35), and Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce (1926–27), he served as ambassador to Iceland (1949–54) and the newly formed state of Israel. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Personnel in 1959–60. He was married to Jean McDonald Lawson and died of heart failure on November 19, 1962.References
Ambassadors of the United States to Israel Ambassadors of the United States to Iceland 1895 births 1962 deaths Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni People from Newport, Tennessee United States Foreign Service personnel Military personnel from Tennessee American military personnel of World War I {{US-diplomat-stub