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Edward B. Lawson | |
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| United States Ambassador toIceland | |
| In office September 22, 1949 – May 29, 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Richard P. Butrick |
| Succeeded by | John J. Muccio |
| United States Ambassador toIsrael | |
| In office November 12, 1954 – February 17, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Monnett Bain Davis |
| Succeeded by | Ogden Rogers Reid |
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| Born | Edward Burnett Lawson (1895-09-26)September 26, 1895 Newport, Tennessee, US |
| Died | November 19, 1962(1962-11-19) (aged 67) Washington, D.C., US |
| Spouse | Jean McDonald Lawson |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1918–19 |
Edward Burnett Lawson (September 26, 1895 – November 19, 1962) was a US Ambassador toIsrael (1954–1959) andIceland (1949–54). He was a World War I veteran.
Lawson was born on September 26, 1895, inNewport, Tennessee. He graduated fromGeorgetown University with a BS in foreign service (1924) and later MS (1925). He fought inWorld War I and later joined theUS State Department.
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 toIceland (1949–54) and the newly formed state ofIsrael.[1] 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.[2]
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| Preceded by | U.S. Ambassador to Iceland 1949–1954 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | U.S. Ambassador to Israel 1954–1959 | Succeeded by |
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