Harry John Lawson
British cyclist and industrialist (1852-1925) · Scientists · Died at 73
Henry John Lawson, also known as Harry Lawson, was a British bicycle designer, racing cyclist, motor industry pioneer, and fraudster. As part of his attempt to create and control a British motor industry, Lawson formed and co-floated The Daimler Motor Company Limited in London in 1896.
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It later began to manufacture in Coventry. Lawson organised the 1896 Emancipation Day drive, now commemorated annually by the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, running over the same course.
