Preceded by Richard P. Butrick Name Edward Lawson Preceded by Monnett Bain Davis Spouse Jean Lawson | Profession Diplomat Succeeded by John J. Muccio Years of service 1918–19 | |
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Born September 26, 1895
Newport, Tennessee ( 1895-09-26 ) Died November 19, 1962, Washington, D.C., United States | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Edward B. Lawson (September 26, 1895 – November 19, 1962) was a US Ambassador to Israel (1954–1959) and Iceland (1949–54). He was a World War I veteran.
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Biography
Lawson was born on September 26, 1895 in Newport, Tennessee. He graduated from Georgetown University with a BS in foreign service (1924) and later MS (1925). He fought in World War I and later joined the US State Department.
Diplomatic career
After many posts such as Economic Counselor, Ankara, Turkey (1944–47), Commercial Attache, Managua, Nicaragua (1940–44), Commercial Attache, Prague, Czechoslovakia (1935–39), Trade Commissioner, Johannesburg, South Africa (1927–35), and Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce (1926–27), he served as ambassador to Iceland (1949–54) and the newly formed state of Israel. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Personnel in 1959–60.
He was married to Jean McDonald Lawson and died of heart failure on November 19, 1962.