Andrew Lawson (MP)

Andrew Lawson (1800 – 28 February 1853)[1] of Aldborough Lodge and Boroughbridge Hall, both in Yorkshire, and of 26 Pall Mall, London,[2] was a British Conservative politician.[3]

Andrew Lawson
Member of Parliament
for Knaresborough
In office
29 June 1841  29 August 1847
Serving with William Ferrand
Preceded byHenry Rich
Charles Langdale
Succeeded byWilliam Lascelles
Joshua Westhead
In office
8 January 1835  24 July 1837
Serving with John Richards
Preceded byJohn Richards
Benjamin Rotch
Succeeded byHenry Rich
Charles Langdale
Personal details
Born1800
Died28 February 1853(1853-02-28) (aged 52–53)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

After unsuccessfully contesting the 1832 general election at Knaresborough, Lawson was elected Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the same constituency at the 1835 general election. He, however, lost the seat two years later, before regaining it in 1841 and holding it until 1847, when he was again defeated. Once more, he contested the seat at a by-election in 1851, but was unsuccessful.[3][4]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "K"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. History of Parliament biography
  3. Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 150–155. Retrieved 15 November 2018 via Google Books.
  4. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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