Sir John Lawson, 1st Baronet of Knavesmire
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Sir John Grant Lawson, 1st Baronet (28 July 1856 – 27 May 1919) was a British
Unionist
politician
.
At the 1892 general election
, Lawson was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for the Thirsk and Malton division
of the North Riding of Yorkshire
. He previously stood unsuccessfully in two Lancashire constituencies: Bury
in 1885
and in Heywood
1886
.
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 did not contest 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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Unionist
Conservative Party (UK)
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At the 1892 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1892
The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election...
, Lawson was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the Thirsk and Malton division
Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)
Thirsk and Malton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
of the North Riding of Yorkshire
North Riding of Yorkshire
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. He previously stood unsuccessfully in two Lancashire constituencies: Bury
Bury (UK Parliament constituency)
Bury was a borough constituency centred on the town of Bury in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament ) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
in 1885
United Kingdom general election, 1885
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and in Heywood
Heywood (UK Parliament constituency)
Heywood was a county constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, it was represented by one Member of Parliament...
1886
United Kingdom general election, 1886
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He served under Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
and later Arthur Balfour
Arthur Balfour
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician and statesman...
as Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board was, from 1871 – 1919, a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom subordinate to the President of 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 did not contest the 1906 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1906
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
and never returned to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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Lawson died in May 1919, aged 62, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Peter.