The Lord Lawson | |
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| Secretary of State for War | |
| In office 3 August 1945 – 4 October 1946 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Sir P. J. Grigg |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Bellenger |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office | |
| In office 23 January 1924 – 11 November 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Rupert Gwynne |
| Succeeded by | Douglas King |
| Member of Parliament for Chester-le-Street | |
| In office 13 November 1919 – 19 December 1949 | |
| Preceded by | John Wilkinson Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Bartley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1881 Whitehaven, Cumberland |
| Died | 3 August 1965 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Ruskin College, Oxford |
John James Lawson, 1st Baron Lawson, PC (16 October 1881 – 3 August 1965) was a British trade unionist and a Labour Party politician. A miner and later Member of Parliament in County Durham, he served in the governments of Ramsay MacDonald and Clement Attlee. In 1950 he was ennobled as Baron Lawson, of Beamish in the County of Durham, and is sometimes referred to as Lord Lawson of Beamish.