Richard Lawson of High Riggs

Richard Lawson of High Riggs, KC (c. 1450–1507) was the Lord Provost of Edinburgh for the years 1492, 1493 and 1504. He was a creditor for James III of Scotland, and he was the Lord Justice Clerk from 1504, and he was an ambassador for Scotland. He was the father of James Lawson, who was a Member of Parliament for Edinburgh for the years 1526, 1531 and 1532 (elections were annual), and he was the grandfather of James Lawson, Lord Lawson, who became the Lord Provost of Edinburgh in 1532.

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