Education
Born in Montgomery, New York, Lawson attended the public schools, moved to New York City and was employed as a clerk in a dry-goods store.
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Career
He became a successful merchant, and was active in politics as a Republican. Lawson served as a delegate to every Republican state, county, and district convention for thirty years, as well as the national conventions from 1868 to 1892. Lawson was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875).
After his unsuccessful bid for reelection, he resumed his former business pursuits.
He died in New York City on January 24, 1896, and was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Membership
In 1884 he succeeded Thomas C. Platt as New York"s member of the Republican National Committee.
