Lawson House

Lawson House is a property in Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom. It was acquired in 1756 by Francis Hamilton and was owned by the Earl of Nelson. It was built by Thomas Scott. 
The House was usually the home of any relation of the Earl of Nelson who was either the Colonel or Regimental adjutant of the Duke of Lancashire's Regiment or commander of First Battalion. The Regimental Colonel always took the place over anyone else, unless the Colonel was Earl of Nelson at the same time. 
== Main Resident ==
Name 	Year Become	Year Unbecome
Richard Hamilton	1776 	1781
Edmund Hamilton 	1781 	1794
Gerald Hamilton 	1794 	1803
Dudley Hamilton 	1803 	1806
Garret Hamilton 	1806 	1813
George Hamilton 	1813 	1814
Garret Hamilton 	1814 	1850
Jeffery Hamilton	1850 	1853
Philip Hamilton 	1853 	1861
Mark Hamilton 	1865 	1874
Horatio Hamilton	1876 	1878
Edward Hamilton 	1888 	1899
William Hamilton	1899 	1900
Edward Hamilton 	1900 	1916