Thomas W. Lawson (businessman)

This article is about an American businessman. For the ship bearing his name, see Thomas W. Lawson (ship).

Thomas W. Lawson
Born
Thomas William Lawson

(1857-02-26)February 26, 1857
Charlestown, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 7, 1925(1925-02-07) (aged 67)[1]
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse
Jeannie Augusta Goodwillie
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(m. 1878; died 1906)​
Children6
RelativesTom McCall (grandson)

Thomas William Lawson (February 26, 1857 – February 7, 1925)[1] was an American businessman and writer. A highly controversial Boston stock promoter, he is known for both his efforts to promote reforms in the stock markets and the fortune he amassed for himself through highly dubious stock manipulations.[2]

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  2. ^ Carol Miles and John J. Galluzzo, Beauty, Strength, Speed: Celebrating 100 Years of Thomas W. Lawson’s Dreamworld (Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co. Publishers, 2002)