Background
Lawson, Joseph Albert was born on December 13, 1859 in at Albany, New York, United States. Son of Isaac and Eliazbeth L. (Steere) Lawson.
Lawson, Joseph Albert was born on December 13, 1859 in at Albany, New York, United States. Son of Isaac and Eliazbeth L. (Steere) Lawson.
Graduate Albany Academy, 1878. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia Law School, 1882.
Began practice, Albany, 1882. Private secretary to mayor of Albany, 1898. State miscellaneous court reporter by appointment of governor of New York, 1912-1917.
Democratic candidate for justice Supreme Court, New York, 1905, 1910, for State Senate, 1908, for Congress, 28th District, 1918.
Noted as after-dinner speaker at banquets in New York from 1885. Trustee and secretary Albany Academy for Girls.
Member American Bar assosiation, New York State Bar Association, Albany Company Bar Association, South.R. Mason (33°). Clubs: Fort Orange, Elks.
Married Harriette C. Morgan, of Syracuse, New York, June 3, 1885.