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Charles Lawson of Borthwick Hall (1795–1873) was a Scottish nurseryman and merchant, noted for the introduction of foreign crops into the United Kingdom.[1] He served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1862 to 1865.[2]

Life

He was born in Edinburgh, son of the seed merchant Peter Lawson and his wife Patricia Grant. The family live at 19 Blair Street, a street joining the Royal Mile to the Cowgate.[3]

He was educated at Edinburgh High School and Edinburgh University. His father died in 1821, and Charles then took over the family business Peter Lawson & Son.[1]

In Edinburgh he lived at 35 George Square. In 1851 he purchased Borthwick Hall near Gorebridge in Midlothian.[4]

He was connected to the huge Lawson-Donaldson Seed Warehouse off the Shore in Leith.

Successful on a national scale, Lawson became a specialist in grass seeds and conifers. The Cupressus lawsoniana was named after him.[1] Went spectacularly bankrupt by 1873 after unwise investment in guano from San Domingo. [1]

Artistic recognition

He was portrayed in office by John Graham Gilbert.[5]

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 Шаблон:Cite ODNB
  2. Grants Old and New Edinburgh
  3. Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1800
  4. Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1850
  5. Шаблон:Cite web