Alfred Lawson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Lawson

Baseball player, author, aircraft manufacturer, philosopher

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1869

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 29-Nov-1954

Profession: writer, economist, author, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alfred William Lawson (March 24, 1869 – November 29, 1954) was a professional baseball player, manager, and league promoter from 1887 through 1916 and went on to play a pioneering role in the U.S.
aircraft industry.
He published two early aviation trade journals. He is frequently cited as the inventor of the airliner and was awarded several of the first air mail contracts, which he ultimately could not fulfill.
He founded the Lawson Aircraft Company in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to build military training aircraft and later the Lawson Airplane Company in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to build airliners.The crash of his ambitious Lawson L-4 "Midnight Liner" during its trial flight takeoff on May 8, 1921, ended his best chance for commercial aviation success. In 1904 he wrote a novel, Born Again, in which he developed the philosophy which later became Lawsonomy.