Lamson may refer to:

Surname

* Chuck Lamson (1939–2015), American football player * Father Lamson, 19th-century American eccentric, attended abolitionist meetings in a long white beard and white robe, and carrying a large scythe * Fred I. Lamson (1910–1981), American politician, Mayor of Malden, Massachusetts, and member of the Massachusetts Senate *

George Henry Lamson George Henry Lamson (8 September 1852 – 28 April 1882) was an American medical doctor and murderer. Early life Lamson was born on 8 September 1852. He was the son of Julia Wood Schuyler and Rev. William Orne Lamson (1824–1909), who married ...

(1852–1882), American doctor and murderer * Gertrude Lamson, or Nance O'Neil (1874–1965), American actress of stage and silent cinema of the early 20th century *

Justin Lamson Justin Lamson (born November 9, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the Montana State Bobcats. He previously played for the Stanford Cardinal. Career Lamson attended Oak Ridge in El Dorado Hills, California. As quarterback for the Tro ...

(born 2002), American football player *

Laura Lamson Laura Lamson (May 2, 1948 – October 13, 2008) was an American screenwriter and university lecturer who was based in England throughout her career. Her most successful work was her adaptation of '' The Men's Room'' for the BBC. Early life an ...

(1948–2008), American screenwriter and university lecturer, based in England throughout her career *

Lucy Stedman Lamson Lucy Stedman Lamson (June 19, 1857 – September 2, 1926) was an American businesswoman and educator. In 1918, the music in the 30 grade schools of Tacoma, Washington was under the supervision of Lamson, prominently known through the Northwest as ...

(1857–1926), American business woman, educator *

Otis Lamson Otis Floyd Lamson (September 13, 1876 – December 11, 1956) was an American football player and coach, and also a surgeon. Early life Lamson was born in Beetown, Wisconsin, in 1876. Football career Lamson served as the head football coach at ...

(1876–1956), American football player and coach *

Roswell Lamson Roswell Hawkes Lamson (30 March 1838 – 14 August 1903) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Burlington, Iowa, Lamson accompanied his natal family as Oregon Trail pioneers of 1847. He was appoi ...

(1838–1903), officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War * William Lamson (born 1977), American installation, performance and generative artist

Middle name

* Carl Lamson Carmer (1893–1976), American author of nonfiction, memoirs and novels * Mortimer Lamson Earle (1864–1905), American classical scholar * Edward Lamson Henry (1841–1919), American genre painter *

Flora Lamson Hewlett Flora Lamson Hewlett (August 14, 1914 – February 9, 1977) was an American billionaire philanthropist. Early life Flora Lamson was born in 1914 and raised in Berkeley, California, and she summered in the Sierra Nevada.Michael S. MaloneFrom a Ge ...

(1914–1977), American philanthropist *

Nathaniel Lamson Howard Nathaniel Lamson Howard (1884-1949) was an American railroad executive. He graduated from the United States Military Academy and for his meritorious service commanding military railroad engineers during World War I, he was awarded the Légion d'h ...

(1884–1949), American railroad executive *

Thomas Lamson Ludington Thomas Lamson Ludington (born December 28, 1953) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Although the Eastern District of Michigan's other 14 judges cover the Southern Division, ...

(born 1953), United States federal judge * Edwin Lamson Stanton (1814–1869), Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War

Buildings

* Lamson Farm, a working 18th century farm and town-owned conservation land in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire *

Newton Lamson House The Newton Lamson House is a historic house at 33 Chestnut Street in the Nobility Hill section of Stoneham, Massachusetts. Built c. 1887, it is one of Stoneham's finest Queen Anne/Stick style houses. It has a rectangular plan, with a gable ro ...

, historic house at 33 Chestnut Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts *

Rufus Lamson House Rufus Lamson House is a historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, a few blocks from the Lamson Place. The house was apparently built and owned by Rufus Lamson (October 2, 1809 – J ...

, historic house at 72-74 Hampshire Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Ships

* USS ''Lamson'' (DD-18), Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I * USS ''Lamson'' (DD-328), Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I * USS ''Lamson'' (DD-367), Mahan-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Roswell Hawkes Lamson

Engineering

Lamson L-106 Alcor The Lamson L-106 Alcor is an American, high-wing, experimental, pressurized research glider that was designed and built by Bob Lamson. The Alcor was the first pressurized sailplane ever built.Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring ...

, American, high-wing, experimental, pressurized research glider *

Lamson tube Pneumatic tubes (or capsule pipelines, also known as pneumatic tube transport or PTT) are systems that propel cylindrical containers through networks of tubes by compressed air or by partial vacuum. They are used for transporting solid objects, ...

, systems in which cylindrical containers are propelled through a network of tubes by compressed air or by partial vacuum *

Lamson Engineering Company Ltd Lamson Engineering Company Ltd was the name between 1937 and 1976 of the British offshoot of the Lamson Cash Carrier Company (and its successors) of Boston Massachusetts. The Lamson companies were the best-known manufacturers of cash carr ...

, the best known British manufacturer of Cash Ball, Rapid Wire and Pneumatic tube delivery systems from 1937 to 1976 *

Lamson PL-1 Quark The Lamson PL-1 Quark was an American high-wing, single-seat, glider that was designed and constructed by Philip Lamson, first flying in early 1965.Rogers, Bennett: ''1974 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine'', page 45. Soaring Society of A ...

, American high-wing, single-seat, glider that was designed and constructed by Philip Lamson, first flying in early 1965

Other

Battle of Lamson A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force co ...

or Operation Lam Son 719, offensive campaign conducted in Laos by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam in 1971 *

Flora Lamson Hewlett Library The Flora Lamson Hewlett Library is the central library of the Graduate Theological Union. Located on the summit of the "Holy Hill" area of Berkeley, California, its collections comprise one of the largest collections of theological works in ...