Family and Education
b. 8 Mar. 1800, 2nd s. of Rev. Marmaduke Lawson (d. 10 Oct. 1815), of Boroughbridge Hall, rect. of Sproatley, Yorks. and preb. of Ripon, and Barbara Isabella, da. of John Wilkinson, of M. Temple; bro. of Marmaduke Lawson MP. educ. Shrewsbury sch. 1808; Merton, Oxf. matric. 1 Feb. 1819. m. 1 Feb. 1823, Marianne Anna Maria, eld. da. of Sir Thomas Sherlock Gooch, 5th bt., MP, of Benacre Hall, Suff., 8s. 3da. (2 d.v.p.) suc. mo. to Wilkinson estates at Boroughbridge 1838. d. 28 Feb. 1853.
Offices Held
Deputy Lt. W. Riding Yorks. J.P. N. Riding Yorks 1825; J.P. W. Riding Yorks. 1846; J.P. liberty of Ripon.
Main residences: Aldborough Lodge, Yorks and Boroughbridge Hall, Yorks and 26 Pall Mall, London, Mdx.