Jack Lawson

Jack Lawson

John James "Jack" Lawson, 1st Baron Lawson PC (16 October 1881 – 3 August 1965), was a British trade unionist and a Labour politician. A miner and later Member of Parliament in County Durham, he served in the governments of Ramsay MacDonald and Clement Attlee.

Read more about Jack Lawson:  Background, Trade Unionist, Member of Parliament, Elder Statesman

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