John W. Lawson
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John William Lawson was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in James City County, Virginia
, Lawson attended the schools of Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.
He studied medicine.
He was graduated from the University of the City of New York March 4, 1861.
He returned to Virginia, and during the Civil War
enlisted in the Thirty-second Regiment of Virginia Infantry, Confederate States Army
.
He served as assistant surgeon in charge of Artillery battalion.
He was promoted to surgeon March 10, 1864, and served until the surrender at Appomattox April 9, 1865.
He settled in Isle of Wight County, Virginia
, December 1865.
Practiced medicine for ten years, when he engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the State house of delegates 1869-1873.
He served in the State senate 1874-1877.
He was again a member of the State house of delegates in 1883 and 1884.
Lawson was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-second
Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892.
He resumed farming.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1901 and 1902
.
He died in Smithfield, Virginia
, on February 21, 1905.
He was interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Born in James City County, Virginia
James City County, Virginia
James City County is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Its population was 67,009 , and it is often associated with Williamsburg, an independent city, and Jamestown which is within the...
, Lawson attended the schools of Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.
He studied medicine.
He was graduated from the University of the City of New York March 4, 1861.
He returned to Virginia, and during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
enlisted in the Thirty-second Regiment of Virginia Infantry, Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
.
He served as assistant surgeon in charge of Artillery battalion.
He was promoted to surgeon March 10, 1864, and served until the surrender at Appomattox April 9, 1865.
He settled in Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 35,270 people, 11,319 households, and 8,670 families residing in the county. The population density was 94 people per square mile . There were 12,066 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
, December 1865.
Practiced medicine for ten years, when he engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the State house of delegates 1869-1873.
He served in the State senate 1874-1877.
He was again a member of the State house of delegates in 1883 and 1884.
Lawson was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892.
He resumed farming.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1901 and 1902
Constitution of Virginia
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the document that defines and limits the powers of the state government and the basic rights of the citizens of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. Like all other state constitutions, it is supreme over Virginia's laws and acts of government,...
.
He died in Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield is a town in Isle of Wight County, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States. The population was 8,089 at the 2010 census....
, on February 21, 1905.
He was interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery.