Nelson Lawson

Nelson Simmons Lawson (1 May 1806 – 3 February 1849) was an Australian politician.

Nelson Lawson
Member for County of Cumberland in the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office August 1848 – February 1849 Serving with Charles Cowper
Preceded by	William Lawson
Succeeded by	Robert Fitzgerald
Personal details
Born	Nelson Simmons Lawson 1 May 1806 HMS Lady Nelson
Died	3 February 1849 (aged 42) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse(s)	Honoria Mary Dickinson (m. 1836) Sarah Anne Kirke
Children	6
Parents	William Lawson (father)

He was born at sea on the Lady Nelson, the son of William Lawson and Sarah Leadbeater. His first wife was Honoria Mary Dickinson whom he married on 7 January 1836 with whom he had six children. His second wife was Sarah Anne Kirke.[1]

In August 1848 he was elected one of two members for the County of Cumberland in the New South Wales Legislative Council, succeeding his father.[2]

Lawson died near Prospect in 1849, aged 42.[1]

See also

• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1843–1851
• Results of the 1848 New South Wales colonial election

References

1. "Mr Nelson Simmons Lawson (1806-1849)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
2. "County of Cumberland". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 9 August 1848. p. 4. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Trove.