Robert
LAWSON
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Born: 23 January 1748 in Prince George County, Crown Colony of Virginia
Robert had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Robert LAWSON died 28 March 1805 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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Birth — 174823 January 1748
Prince George County, Crown Colony of Virginia
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 180528 March 1805
Richmond, Virginia, USA
He died at the age of 57.
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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state
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