Career
The family seat was Canwell Hall, Canwell, Staffordshire a thirty nine roomed mansion house built by Sir Francis, 2nd Baronet. He rebuilt the house in grand Georgian style to a design by architect James Wyatt. They had eight children baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield including:
Jane Lawley (c 1767–1852), married on 21 August 1793 Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton
Robert Lawley, 1st Baron Wenlock (1768–1834)
Anne Lawley (d 1790)
Sir Francis Lawley, 7th Baronet (c 1782–1851)
Paul Beilby Lawley (1784–1852)
Despite this, he was not himself a Whig partisan but
Lawley did not vote consistently with either party.
His only two recorded speeches were on matters of constituency interest (on a bill to allow brass to be exported, and supporting a petition of some iron manufacturers).
He retained his seat until his death in 1793.
