Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Winfield:

George F Lawson, farmer, See. 15 P. 0. Reedsburg; son of George and Susan (Riley) Lawson: was born in Nottingham, England, May 30, 1808; came to Canada in June, 1831; remained there about two years, then went to Kennebec Co., Me.; stopped there about a year, and then went to Boston, Mass.; in 1835, he enlisted in the Ist U. S. Artillery; served in Florida in the Seminole war, till wounded in the fall of 1836; his horse was killed under him and fell, shatttering his right leg; was in the hospital all winter, and was discharged in the spring of 1837. He stopped a short time in Washington, then went to Boston, and from there to New Hampshire, where he learned the shoemaking business. It) 1848, he went to England, and was married in Nottingham, in June, 1848, to Susan, dautghter of James and Lydia Lawson. In about two months he returned to the United States and stopped at Lawrence, Mass., about one and a half years, then came to Sauk Co., Wis., in May, 1851, and settled on Sec. 15, town of Winfield; he had 160 acres, has now 80; they have six children- Susan (now Mrs. Joseph McIntosh, of Winfield), George J., Lydia and Elizabeth. Mr. Lawson has been Superintendent of Schools of Winfield two years, Supervisor one term, Justice of the Peace two terms, CIerk of School District No. 3 two terms, and Director one term; in politics, he is a Republican.

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