Background
Lawton, Alexander Rudolf was born on August 9, 1858 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Alexander Robert and Sarah Hillhouse (Alexander) Lawton.
Lawton, Alexander Rudolf was born on August 9, 1858 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Alexander Robert and Sarah Hillhouse (Alexander) Lawton.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Georgia, 1877 (Phi Beta Kappa). Student Eastman Business College, 1877, University of Virginia Law School, 1878-1879, Harvard Law School, 1879-1880.
Bishop Beckwith, April 27, 1882. Children—Alexander Robert, Beckwith. Admitted to bar, 1880, and practiced at Savannah.
Member firm Lawton & Cunningham, since 1882.
Counsel, since 1887, director, since 1896, vice president, since 1904, Central Georgia Railway Company. Director Ocean South.S. Company, of Savannah (vice president, since 1920).
President Central of Georgia Railway Company and Ocean Steamship Company, during period of federal control.
Served private to colonel 1st Regiment Georgia National Guard, 1881-1900. Member Georgia History Society (president 1907-1914 and 1918-1920), American Bar Association (Vice-President for Georgia, 1919), Georgia Bar Association (president 1920-1921. Member Commission Inter-racial Coöperation.
Married Ella Stanly, daughter Children: Alexander Robert, Beckwith.