Charles Lawson | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Charles_Lawson_portrait_(cropped).jpg) A portrait of Lawson by John Graham-Gilbert | |
| Born | 1795 |
| Died | 1873 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh High School Edinburgh University |
| Occupation(s) | Nurseryman, merchant |
| Spouse | Patricia Grant |
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Charles Lawson (1795–1873) was a Scottish nurseryman and merchant, noted for the introduction of foreign crops into the United Kingdom.[1] He served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1862 to 1865.[2]
- ^ Curthoys, M. C. "Lawson, Charles". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/96787. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Grants Old and New Edinburgh