Background
Lawes was born in Petersham, New South Wales. His father, Doctor Charles Lawes, was a medical graduate of the University of Sydney and John was one of four brothers with one sister.
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John Lawes
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Lawes was one of Sydneys longest playing first grade cricketers. Lawes was the founding chairman of QBE Insurance (1973–1978) and served as chairman of Fibre Containers and London Australia Investment. He was deputy chairman – Allied Manufacturing and Trading Industries and of British Tobacco (Australia), where he worked for forty-six years.
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Australia