Sir John Lawson (1610-1665)

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Sir John Lawson

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1610TRN2
First Known Service1642TRN2
Last Known Service25.6.1665TRN2
Date of Death13.6.1665TRN2

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1642	1646	Covenant (12), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1650		Trade's Increase (48), Captain and Commanding Officer	W015
1651		Fairfax (52), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1651	1652	Centurion (34), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1652	21.3.1652/53	Fairfax (52), Vice-Admiral of the Red and Commanding Officer	NRS037
19.5.1652		Battle of Dover
30.11.1652		Battle of Dungeness
14.12.1652		Action of 1652-12-14
1653	1654	George (52), Admiral of the Blue and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
18.2.1652/53	20.2.1652/53	Battle of Portland
2.6.1653	3.6.1653	Commanded the The Blue Squadron - Main body at the Battle of the Gabbard
31.7.1653		Battle of Scheveningen
1654	1655	Fairfax (52), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1656		Resolution (64), Vice-Admiral and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1659	1660	James (48), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1660		Captain	CSORN
1660		Appointed Knight Batchelor
1660		London (64), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1661		Vice-Admiral	CSORN
1.4.1661	15.1.1662/63	Swiftsure (64), Vice-Admiral and Commanding Officer	B051
1662		Admiral	CSORN
30.3.1662	23.11.1663	Resolution (50), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1664		Vice-Admiral of the Red	CSORN
12.11.1664	9.2.1664/65	Swiftsure (64), Vice-Admiral of the Red and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
23.2.1664/65	7.3.1664/65	London (64), Vice-Admiral of the Red and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
27.3.1665	25.6.1665	Royal Oak (76), Vice-Admiral of the Red and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
3.6.1665		Commanded the The Vanguard - Red Squadron at the Battle of Lowestoft

Notes on Officer

From the Royal Navy Vol II (footnote)
John Lawson. Born about 1610. Originally the Anabaptist master of a collier. Served ashore and afloat during the Civil War. Commanded the Centurion in North Sea, 1650. Commanded Fairfax, 1652. Rear-Admiral of England. Vice-Admiral (R.) in the action off Portland, 1653. Admiral (B.) in the actions of June and July, 1653. Vice-Admiral of England, 1653. Knighted, 1660. Reduced the Barbary States, 1661. Vice-Admiral (R.) 1665. Mortally wounded in the action of June 3rd, 1665, and died on June 25th. Buried at St. Dunstan's-in-the-East.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

TRN2William Laid Clowes, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

W015Various, Web Site

NRS037Anderson, Digital Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

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