Charles Lawson (nurseryman)

Charles Lawson
A portrait of Lawson by John Graham-Gilbert
Born1795 (1795)
Edinburgh
Died1873 (aged 77–78)
Alma materEdinburgh High School
Edinburgh University
OccupationsNurseryman, merchant
SpousePatricia Grant
Parents
  • Peter Lawson (father)
  • Patricia Grant (mother)

Charles Lawson (1795–1873) was a Scottish nurseryman and merchant, noted for the introduction of foreign crops into the United Kingdom. He served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1862 to 1865.

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