Harry John Lawson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harry John Lawson

British cyclist and industrialist

Date of Birth: 23-Feb-1852

Place of Birth: London Borough of Islington, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: businessperson, engineer, inventor

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Not to be confused with Henry Lawson, Australian writer and poet.Henry John Lawson, also known as Harry Lawson, (1852–1925) was a British bicycle designer, racing cyclist, motor industry pioneer, and fraudster.
As part of his attempt to create and control a British motor industry Lawson formed and floated The Daimler Motor Company Limited in London in 1896.
It later began manufacture in Coventry.
Lawson organised the 1896 Emancipation Day drive now commemorated annually by the London to Brighton car run on the same course.