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William Lawson, MLC (2 June 1774 – 16 June 1850) was a British soldier, explorer, land owner, grazier and politician who migrated to Sydney, New South Wales in 1800. Along with Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth, he pioneered the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains by British colonists.
William Lawson was an important figure in the early history of Australia. He explored unknown areas, owned large tracts of land, and was a skilled surveyor. Lawson was born on June 2, 1774, in Finchley, Middlesex, England. He attended school in London and trained as a surveyor.
William Lawson (1774-1850), explorer and pastoralist, was born on 2 June 1774 at Finchley, Middlesex, England, the son of Scottish parents who had lived at Kirkpatrick. Educated in London, William was trained as a surveyor, but in June 1799 he bought a commission in the New South Wales Corps for £300.
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William Lawson (2 June 1774 – 16 June 1850) was an explorer of New South Wales, Australia. He helped discover a passage inland through the Blue Mountains from Sydney . Lawson was born in Finchley, Middlesex, England. He is the son of Scottish parents.
Miniature watercolour portrait of William Lawson. William Charles Wentworth (1790–1872) was born to a convict mother shortly after her arrival in Sydney, but was acknowledged as the son of the doctor of the ship that transported them to the penal settlement of Norfolk Island.
Sep 19, 2022 · In 1813 Gregory Blaxland, William Charles Wentworth and William Lawson became the first European settlers to successfully navigate a path across the Blue Mountains.
The first road over the mountains, surveyed by George William Evans and built by William Cox in 1814-1815, closely follows the explorers' original trail. In his journal Lawson documents the daily routine including the trial and error strategy by which they found their way through the rugged terrain.
