John Lawson (cyclist)

John Lawson (May 13, 1872 – March 14, 1902) was a Swedish-American professional cyclist known as "The Terrible Swede".[1][2][3]

John Lawson
Born	Jon Anton Larsson May 13, 1872 Norrköping, Sweden
Died	March 14, 1902 (aged 29) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Relatives	Iver Lawson, brother Gus Lawson, brother

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.[4][5] In 1897 he contracted typhoid.[1] He was hospitalized with pneumonia and he died on March 14, 1902 at St. Joseph Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at age 29.[2][3][6]

See also

• Tillie Anderson, a female cyclist also known as the "Terrible Swede"

References

1. "Terrible Swede Dangerously Ill". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. July 20, 1897. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
2. "Career Of John Lawson. Known In Cycling World As The 'Terrible Swede'". Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1902. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
3. "Cyclist John Lawson Dies In Wisconsin". Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1902. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
4. "Iver Lawson to Race In Paris". San Francisco Call. March 16, 1902.
5. "Lawson, Cyclist, Killed" (PDF). New York Times. New York City, New York. September 9, 1913. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
6. "John Lawson Ill". Lewiston Daily Sun. Lewiston, Maine. March 12, 1902. Retrieved 2013-11-07.