Lawson baronets of Isell (1688)

The Lawson baronetcy, of Isell in the County of Cumberland, was created in the Baronetage of England on 31 March 1688 for Wilfrid Lawson. He had been a Member of Parliament for Cumberland and Cockermouth in 1659, 1660 and 1661.[1][2]

Escutcheon of the Lawson baronets of Isell

The 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 8th Baronets were also Members of Parliament.[3][4][5] The title became extinct on the death of the 10th Baronet in 1806.[1]

The Lawson baronets of Brayton (1831) descended from the sister of the 10th Baronet.[6]

Lawson baronets, of Isell (1688)

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cokayne, George Edward (1904). Complete Baronetage. Vol. IV. W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 147–148.
  2. ^ a b Lawson, Sir Wilfred (c.1610-88), of Isel, Cumb., History of Parliament Online.
  3. ^ a b "Lawson, Sir Wilfred, 2nd Bt. (1664-1704), of Isel, Cumb., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  4. ^ a b "Lawson, Sir Wilfred, 3rd Bt. (1697-1737), of Isel, Cumb., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  5. ^ a b "Lawson Sir Wilfrid, 8th Bt. (c.1707-62), of Isell and Brayton, Cumb., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  6. ^ Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. p. 376.