Jesse Lawson | |
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 Lawson at the Washington Conference on the Race Problem in the United States in 1903 | |
| Born | May 18, 1856 Nanjemoy, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | November 8, 1927 (aged 71) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Howard University (BA, LLB, MA) |
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| Known for | Political activism, co-founding Frelinghuysen University |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | Four |
Jesse Lawson (May 18, 1856 – November 8, 1927) was an American lawyer, educator, and activist. He served as an officer of the Afro-American Council, where he promoted racial justice and anti-Jim Crow legislation to the public and before Congress. He was the founder of the National Sociological Society and co-founded Frelinghuysen University with his wife, educator and activist Rosetta Lawson. Lawson received a Master of Arts from Howard University School of Law and served as a legal examiner for the Bureau of Pensions for 44 years. A Republican, he served as legal counsel for John Mercer Langston before the United States House of Representatives, successfully challenging the results of the 1888 elections in Virginia. He was also the editor of The Colored American and authored several works on political topics.