About Edward B. Lawson
Lived 1895 – 1962 (aged 67). Edward B. Lawson was an American diplomat.
Edward Burnett Lawson (September 26, 1895 – November 19, 1962) was a US Ambassador to Israel (1954–1959) and Iceland (1949–54). He was a World War I veteran.
Biography Lawson was born on September 26, 1895, in Newport, Tennessee. He graduated from Georgetown University with a BS in foreign service (1924) and later MS (1925). He fought in World War I and later joined the US State Department.
Diplomatic career After many posts such as Economic Counselor, Ankara, Turkey (1944–47), Commercial Attache, Managua, Nicaragua (1940–44), Commercial Attache, Prague, Czechoslovakia (1935–39), Trade Commissioner, Johannesburg, South Africa (1927–35), and Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce (1926–27), he served as ambassador to Iceland (1949–54) and the newly formed state of Israel. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Personnel in 1959–60.
He was married to Jean McDonald Lawson and died of heart failure on November 19, 1962.
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American diplomat (1895-1962)
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Edward B. Lawson was born on 26 September 1895 in Newport.
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Edward B. Lawson died on 19 November 1962 in Washington, D.C..
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