Wesleyan minister and benefactor. Born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He entered the Wesleyan ministry in 1860. In 1869 he founded the Children's Home (now known as the charity Action for Children) to provide accommodation for destitute children. Died at his home, Clare Bank, Dollis Hill.
See other memorials in this area
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Thomas Bowman Stephenson
Plaque unveiled by actress Shirley Anne Field (who spent part of her childhoo...
A charity administered by a council of Old Westminsters that provides financi...
Lawson's friends and followers erected the memorial to him in Embankment Gard...
Newspaper proprietor, The News of the World in particular. Chairman of the R...
