Andrew Lawson (MP)

British politician

Andrew Lawson

Member of Parliament
for Knaresborough
In office
29 June 1841 – 29 August 1847

Serving with William Ferrand

Preceded by| Henry Rich
Charles Langdale
Succeeded by| William Lascelles
Joshua Westhead
In office
8 January 1835 – 24 July 1837

Serving with John Richards

Preceded by| John Richards
Benjamin Rotch
Succeeded by| Henry Rich
Charles Langdale
Personal details
Born| 1800
Died| 28 February 1853(1853-02-28) (aged 52–53)
Nationality| British
Political party| Conservative

Andrew Lawson (1800 – 28 February 1853)[1] of Aldborough Lodge and Boroughbridge Hall, both in Yorkshire, and of 26 Pall Mall, London,[2] was a British Conservative politician.[3]

After unsuccessfully contesting the 1832 general election at Knaresborough, Lawson was elected Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the same constituency at the 1835 general election. He, however, lost the seat two years later, before regaining it in 1841 and holding it until 1847, when he was again defeated. Once more, he contested the seat at a by-election in 1851, but was unsuccessful.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "K"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
2. ^ History of Parliament biography [1]
3. ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 150–155. Retrieved 15 November 2018 - via Google Books.150-155&rft.pub=Simpkin,+Marshall,+&+Co.&rft.date=1845&rft.aulast=Stooks+Smith&rft.aufirst=Henry&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=HacQAAAAYAAJ&pg;=PA150&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Andrew+Lawson+(MP)" class="Z3988">
4. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 171\. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

## External links

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* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Andrew Lawson

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

John Richards
Benjamin Rotch

|  Member of Parliament for Knaresborough
1835–1837
With:  John Richards | Succeeded by

Henry Rich
Charles Langdale

Preceded by

Henry Rich
Charles Langdale

|  Member of Parliament for Knaresborough
1841–1847
With:  William Ferrand | Succeeded by

William Lascelles
Joshua Westhead