Jack Lawson Politician

John James "Jack" Lawson, 1st Baron Lawson PC (16 October 1881 – 3 August 1965), was a British trade unionist and a Labour politician. A miner and later Member of Parliament in County Durham, he served in the governments of Ramsay MacDonald and Clement Attlee. 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 16, 1881
Birth place
Whitehaven , Cumberland
Nationality
British people
Date of deathAugust 03, 1965
Education
Ruskin College

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Office holder

monarch
George VI
party
Labour Party (UK)
prime minister
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