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 HBRRINOSHAW'S LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. Lawson, Albert Gallatin, cU-igyiuun, uutiior, was born June 5, 1842, in FouglikoopIn

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wa-* cli'ftfd cluiplnin

niul graiitl wurtliy patriurcli of tlic state of

New fclil

Jer-« v. (I'ld;

Work;

the author of The Three*

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the Ministry; and other works. Lawson, Alexander, «»n{rrav«'r. was born )fv. IK, ITTiI, ill Scnlliin«i. His lirst important worlca were four platc:^ for riioiiisoil's Seasons, i-xrciilfil for Thomas I)oli-,on, booksellers; ami tlu-v ultract«-ii favoruMe notice. He died Aug. 22. 1846, in Phihtdelphia. Ta. Lawson, Edward M., a^'riculturiHt. edu-

was 1m»i (i ill Fur many ^earn he wnA enini};<^ in a^icultural pnrtinitM; and ISS.'i s'.t nwnni a ill homestead and timlM-r ilaiiii ill e(«teni Kansas. In 18UU he was given ehnrge of the farming departmi^nt of cator.

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iiiti'iiili'iit.

18U1 in Detroit, .Mich.

Indn-lrial scliool for

the

at

Kaiwin);.

Mich.; in iSUii wan upiMiiiited. superintendent; and in 1906 became superintendent.

Lawson, James,

born Nov. 9, i7Uy» in Scotland. Bocinte e<!itor of the Mercantile

New York

Ho was

as-

Advertiwr

1829 :13; and afiward purHUed the business of murine iii!$urHe was the author of Tales and ance. Sketches liy a ("nsmDjiolite; Poems and <!i ordana, a tragedy. He died March 2(1, ISSH, in Yonkers. N.Y. of

city,

sur;i<

was the

years; and in 1801-03 he was a representative from Vir^iinia to the lifly seeond con-

journalist,

was

nntlior,

liorii He was the >ureyorin Si'otlaiul. ffeneral of Xorth Carolina; and was Immed

m

author, was born Hept. 10. 1812. NirlKiliis county, Ky. Hf was the earliest writer of acknowledged ability on medical subjeels in the vnlley of the MisAlmippi. He

>«ician.

puMi^lnd iiii iiiitii'ii of Dr. .laiiit', Ho|ii''-, Morbid .Vmitoiiiy and Fracticul Treatise on PhthtsH IHtlmonalis. He died .Ian. 24. 1864,

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Lawson, John D., mereliant, eonnn-ssman, was iMirn Feb. 18. iHlii. in Mont.L">tiii ry. N.Y. H<" was a niercliant in New York for more than twenty five years, and retired from business in 18tirf.'. Fa. lie .selitHds of his native slate; ami in 1800 was admitted to the practice of law. He is i

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Lawson, Louise, artist, She in Cincinnati. Ohio.

circles of

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Lawson, Leonidas Moreau, educator, phy>

cnftT taitiing travels wen- iiuliii-licil with the title arolina. He died in of Hfstory of N'ortli af

He died

us a ih-moerat. the Uh- of i;,dl1. ;l.
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Lawson, James,

on in charge of artillery (mtlalioii. He elerted to the housc of delegates, and He was eleeted to a si'cond term. ir;^iiiia siale st-nale and served four

ri'-ei<>iti'd

was

autlu)r,

jtairnalist.

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geon, titatc senator, congressman, was born Stpt. 13, 1837, in James county, Va. He enlisted as a priv;it<- soldier in the tlurlie ty-!H*cond regiatent irgiuia infantry, then entered the medical department Con* fidrratc States of America; and served as

a

and

iiiity

member

of Liberty,

of

Mo.

the

He

and educational

religious

state.

Lawson, Mary Lockhart, |)oet, was horn l*hilad«d|diia. Fa. She pulili-tied poeina the Knickerhocker and (Jraham's Magazine that were eliaraeterized by temler finding and pleasing fancy. She died in Phila' in

(lelphia, Pn.

Lawson, Oscar horn

All}.'.

7.

A., t^ngraver.

ISi:{. in

artist,

Fhiladelphia. Fn.

was He

the national republican conventions of 1868 and 1872: ami in 187M-7o he wan a nuresentntivc from New ^'ork to the fortythird congress as a republican. He died in

waLs in the ollice of the L'nited States coast survey until 1851. His engravings, chiofly I«)ok-plates, were .xciiiie.l uitli taste and

TCew York city. Lawson, John Davison, lawyer,

delphia, Pa.

to

jurist, au-

thor, wa.H born Mareli 20, 1852, in Canada. In 1800-9.5 he was jndge of the civil court ; ind iiit^ is now professor of coiiimi 'ii national law; and dean of the law department at the univerHlty of Missouri. He Is

and

'

the autlmr of 1 ii iuri< < f rnm I nf i>ica1 in;; Li(jnors; Kailroail Fires; Contraets of Common Carriers; UsagiHi and Customs; The

Power

of r>a«;t' and ("iistoni: Ilitil-- <>n <1Ciineordaiu »• of Legal Wutk- ;ui(l Law of I'rtsiimptive Kvil-iife;

vocncy;

I'lirases;

LeadiiiL' i'iii ^.

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Kvperf and

iU'inedies

War; and

Lawson, John W.,

aiitl

(

tpiii-

ability.

He

died Sept.

U,

lSo4,

in

Fhila-

manufaeturer, a'u* Lawaon, PaMius thor. was bom Nov. 1, 1853, in Corning, N.Y. Since 1888 he has been a manufacturer i»f wood split pulleys. For six terms he wu.s mayor of Menasiia. tis.; and has been a din«etor and vice president of the pulilic library; he was also a park commissioner, and president of the Fox river valley association. Tie is the author of Bravest of the I?rave; Life of Chjul.s Ijinglade Frinee of ( reole; History of Louis XVII; Rocks and Minerals of Wisconsin; Rocks and ^liiierals of Michigan; and Family Geneal* V.,

I'rae-

the American

Lawson, Ricbard FraokUn, jonrnalist. lecwa- horn May 22. IStiO. in 'anIII. He is the editor and owner of

lur<'r. p'l.t,

soldier, physician, sur-

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