Jack Lawson
British politician (1881-1965) · United Kingdom · On the map · Politicians · Died at 83
John James Lawson, 1st Baron Lawson, PC was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. A miner and later the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chester-le-Street in County Durham (1919-1949), he served in the governments of Ramsay MacDonald and Clement Attlee.
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About this person
In 1950 he was ennobled as Baron Lawson, of Beamish in the County of Durham, and is sometimes referred to as Lord Lawson of Beamish.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1881 to 1965 · aged 83
