Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet, of Brayton

For other people named Wilfrid Lawson, see Wilfrid Lawson (disambiguation).

Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet, of Brayton (21 October 1862 – 28 August 1937)^[1] was English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1910 to 1916.

Lawson was the son of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet, of Brayton and his wife Mary Pocklington-Stenhouse, daughter of Joseph Pocklington-Stenhouse.

Lawson was elected at the December 1910 general election as Member of Parliament for Cockermouth, a seat previously held by his father,^[2] but resigned from the House of Commons on 23 February 1916.^[3]

He was succeeded by Sir Hilton Lawson, 4th Baronet.

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 244. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
^ Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850". House of Commons Library. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04731.pdf. Retrieved 30 November 2009.

Leigh Rayment's List of Baronets

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Wilfrid Lawson

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir John Randles	Member of Parliament for Cockermouth Dec. 1910–1916	Succeeded by Joseph Bliss
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Wilfrid Lawson	Baronet (of Brayton, Cumberland) 1906–1937	Succeeded by Hilton Lawson

Persondata
Name	Lawson, Wilfrid
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	21 October 1862
Place of birth
Date of death	28 August 1937
Place of death