About Edward Lawn
Lived 1879 – 1961 (aged 81). Edward Lawn was a Canadian politician.
Edward Charles Lawn (July 18, 1879 – May 15, 1961) was a Canadian merchant and politician in Quebec. He represented Pontiac in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1935 to 1948 as a Liberal.
The son of John Lawn, farmer, and Jane Kenshaly, he was born in L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet and was educated in Bryson, in L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet and at business college in Ottawa. Lawn was a general merchant and lumber merchant in Campbell's Bay. He was a school trustee for 35 years and served as mayor of Campbell's Bay from 1920 to 1946. He served as prefect for Pontiac County from 1926 to 1928.
He died in Campbell's Bay at the age of 81.
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Canadian politician
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Edward Lawn was born on 18 July 1879 in L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet.
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Edward Lawn died on 15 May 1961 in Campbell's Bay.
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Edward Lawn was a politician.
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