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Peter Lawson (politician)

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For the English cricketer, see Peter Lawson (cricketer).
Peter Lawson
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Peter Lawson (January 10, 1821 – March 22, 1911) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Norfolk South in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Liberal member.[1]

He was born in Woodstock, Connecticut in 1821,[1] the son of Thomas Lawson and Lucy Johnson,[2] and came to Upper Canada with his family in 1830. He worked as a tanner in Port Dover.[3] In 1842, he married Sarah Ladd.[2] Lawson served as reeve for Woodhouse Township in Norfolk County.[1] He died in Port Dover at the age of 90.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Peter Lawson (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)
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