Education
University of Toronto.
University of Toronto.
He represented Sunbury County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1944 to 1952 as a Liberal member. He was born in North Head, Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, the son of John James Lawson and Annie C. Upham, a direct descendant of Joshua Upham. Lawson was educated at the University of Toronto.
Lawson served as warden for Sunbury County from 1927 to 1931.
He was a member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.