Cause of death Pneumonia | Name John Lawson | |
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Full Name Jon Anton Larsson Born May 13, 1872 ( 1872-05-13 ) Norrkoping, Sweden Died March 14, 1902(1902-03-14) (aged 29)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Relatives Iver Lawson, brother
Gus Lawson, brother | ||
John Lawson (May 13, 1872 – March 14, 1902) was a Swedish-American professional cyclist known as "The Terrible Swede".
Biography
John Lawson was born Jon Anton Larsson on May 13, 1872 in Norrköping, Sweden to Lars Gustaf Larsson (1847–c1940) and Emma Sofia Sundberg (1845–1888). He had brothers Iver Lawson and Gus Lawson, both also professional cyclists. In 1897 he contracted typhoid. He was hospitalized with pneumonia and he died on March 14, 1902 at St. Joseph Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at age 29.
References
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