Sir John Grant Lawson, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Grant Lawson, 1st Baronet (28 July 1856-27 May 1919), was a British Unionist politician.
Lawson was returned to Parliament for Thirsk & Malton in the 1892 general election. He served under Lord Salisbury and later Arthur Balfour as Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board from 1900 to 1905. In December the latter year he was created a Baronet, of Knavesmire in the County of York. He was defeated in the 1906 general election and never returned to the House of Commons.
Lawson died in May 1919, aged 62, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Peter.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lewis Payn Dawnay |
Member of Parliament for Thirsk and Malton 1892–1906 |
Succeeded by Viscount Helmsley |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Wallace Russell |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board 1900–1905 |
Succeeded by Arthur Frederick Jeffreys |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Baronet (of Knavesmire) 1905–1919 |
Succeeded by Peter Grant Lawson |
