Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet may refer to: * Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet, of Isell (1697–1737), MP for Boroughbridge 1718–1722 and Cockermouth *Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet, of Brayton (1862–1937), Liberal Party politician and MP See also *Wilfrid Lawson (other) Wilfrid Lawson may refer to: * Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1st Baronet, of Isell (''c.'' 1610–1688), MP for Cumberland 1659 and 1660 and Cockermouth 1660–1679 * Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet, of Isell (1664–1704), MP for Cockermouth 1690–1695 * S ...

Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet, Of Isell
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet of Isell FRS (1697 – 13 July 1737) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1718 to 1737. Lawson was the son and heir of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet, of Isell, Cumbria, and his wife Elizabeth Preston, daughter of George Preston of Holker, Lancashire. He succeeded his father in 1704, inheriting the baronetcy and Isel Hall. He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford, in 1713, and was admitted to study law at the Inner Temple in 1715. In 1717, Lawson stood for the Cockermouth constituency after Nicholas Lechmere accepted a ministerial position and accordingly resigned the seat. However, the returning officer made a double return, returning both Lord Percy Seymour and Sir Wilfrid Lawson. Both parties immediately petitioned against the result; Lord Percy, on the grounds that Lawson was a minor, (not having attained the age of 21), while Lawson based his petition on the grounds of bribery. Although both petitions were w ...
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Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet, Of Brayton
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet, of Brayton (21 October 1862 – 28 August 1937) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1910 to 1916. He was also a keen sportsman who excelled at cricket and steeplechasing. Early days Sir Wilfrid Lawson, the son of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet, of Brayton and his wife Mary Pocklington-Stenhouse, daughter of Joseph Pocklington-Stenhouse, was born at Brayton Hall, Aspatria, Cumberland on 21 October 1862. Since the family preferred a simple sporting life, they encouraged their children to enjoy a string of outdoor pursuits, including fishing, shooting sports, shooting, ice skating, cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ..., and the family obsession, foxhunting. He began his education at home. In ...
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