Born in James City County, Virginia, Lawson attended the schools of Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. He studied medicine. He was graduated from the University of the City of New York, March 4, 1861. He returned to Virginia, and during the Civil War enlisted in the Thirty-second Regiment of Virginia Infantry, Confederate States Army. He served as assistant surgeon in charge of Artillery battalion. He was promoted to surgeon March 10, 1864, and served until the surrender at Appomattox April 9, 1865. He settled in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, December 1865. Practiced medicine for ten years, when he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the State house of delegates in 1869–1873. He served in the State senate in 1874–1877. He was again a member of the State house of delegates in 1883 and 1884.
1890; Lawson was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives defeating Republican George Edwin Bowden and Independent Republican C.W. Murdaugh, winning 50.71% of the vote.
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^"Section 9 - Members of the House of Delegates" Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Commonwealth of Virginia. Pg.287. 1882.
john, lawson, john, william, lawson, september, 1837, february, 1905, representative, from, virginia, john, williams, lawsonmember, house, representatives, from, virginia, districtin, office, march, 1891, march, 1893preceded, bygeorge, bowdensucceeded, gardine. John William Lawson September 13 1837 February 21 1905 was a U S Representative from Virginia John Williams LawsonMember of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 2nd districtIn office March 4 1891 March 3 1893Preceded byGeorge E BowdenSucceeded byD Gardiner TylerMember of the Virginia House of Delegates from Isle of Wight CountyIn office 1884 1885Preceded byIrvin W Duck 1 Succeeded byJames ChalmersIn office 1869 1873Preceded byDistrict establishedSucceeded byGeorge JordanMember of the Virginia Senate from Isle of Wight Nansemond and Southampton CountiesIn office 1874 1877Preceded bySamuel BoykinSucceeded byKenneth GriffinPersonal detailsBorn 1837 09 13 September 13 1837James City County VirginiaDiedFebruary 21 1905 1905 02 21 aged 67 Smithfield VirginiaResting placeIvy Hill Cemetery Smithfield VirginiaPolitical partyDemocraticAlma materCollege of William and MaryUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of the City of New YorkProfessionphysician farmerMilitary serviceAllegianceConfederate States of AmericaBranch serviceConfederate ArmyYears of service1861 1865RankSurgeonUnit32nd Virginia Infantry Army of Northern VirginiaBattles warsAmerican Civil WarBiography edit nbsp Lawson s grave at Ivy Hill Cemetery Born in James City County Virginia Lawson attended the schools of Williamsburg College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville He studied medicine He was graduated from the University of the City of New York March 4 1861 He returned to Virginia and during the Civil War enlisted in the Thirty second Regiment of Virginia Infantry Confederate States Army He served as assistant surgeon in charge of Artillery battalion He was promoted to surgeon March 10 1864 and served until the surrender at Appomattox April 9 1865 He settled in Isle of Wight County Virginia December 1865 Practiced medicine for ten years when he engaged in agricultural pursuits He served as member of the State house of delegates in 1869 1873 He served in the State senate in 1874 1877 He was again a member of the State house of delegates in 1883 and 1884 Lawson was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty second Congress March 4 1891 March 3 1893 He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892 He resumed farming He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1901 and 1902 He died in Smithfield Virginia on February 21 1905 He was interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery Electoral history edit1890 Lawson was elected to the U S House of Representatives defeating Republican George Edwin Bowden and Independent Republican C W Murdaugh winning 50 71 of the vote Sources edit Section 9 Members of the House of Delegates Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia Commonwealth of Virginia Pg 287 1882 United States Congress John W Lawson id L000145 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byGeorge E Bowden Member of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 2nd congressional district1891 1893 Succeeded byD Gardiner Tyler Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John W Lawson amp oldid 1216981843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
