Hugh Lawson (British politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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British politician
Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1912
Date of Death: 23-Mar-1997
Profession: politician
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Hugh Lawson (British politician)
- Hugh McDowall Lawson (13 February 1912 – 23 March 1997) was a politician in the United Kingdom's short-lived Common Wealth Party, which was founded to contest parliamentary by-elections during World War II. He was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Skipton at a by-election in January 1944, then contested Harrow West in the 1945 general election, where he lost.
- Lawson later contested the Rushcliffe constituency in Nottinghamshire in 1950 for the Labour Party, but was not elected; he likewise was unsuccessful in standing for the King's Lynn seat in Norfolk in 1955. His sister was Faith Lawson, a housing officer and campaigner, and chairman of the Pedestrians Association from 1991 to 1997.
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