Hugh McDowall Lawson
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For other persons named Hugh Lawson, see Hugh Lawson (disambiguation).
Hugh McDowall Lawson (13 February 1912 – 23 March 1997) was a politician in the United Kingdom's short-lived Common Wealth Party, which was founded to contest parliamentary by-elections during World War II.
He was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Skipton at a by-election in January 1944, but did not contest the 1945 general election.
[edit] Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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| Preceded by George William Rickards |
Member of Parliament for Skipton 1944–1945 |
Succeeded by Burnaby Drayson |
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