Henry John Lawson: Opinions
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Some opinions of Henry John Lawson by those who actually knew him
1904 May. Barrister stated in court. 'Lawson was man of indomitable perseverance. No failure or succession of failures in company promotions any way daunted him. His modesty also was unconquerable. He never associated himself with the companies which he promoted. Not even at an annual dinner which might take the place of an annual meeting did his modesty permit him to publish his name in the papers. Lawson's addresses were numerous, and had comprised offices Regent-street, Victoria-street, and Holborn-viaduct.'[1]
H. O. Duncan 'The most extraordinary English pioneer of them all.. and was the founder of the motor car industry in England and of the world's motor and cycle trade' [2]
1934 Selwyn Edge 'Lawson...made a vast fortune out of the cycle and its allied trade...turned his attention to the future of the motor car...His plan was to make a corner on motor cars in this country, by purchasing every patent on which he could lay his hands in the hope that some would turn out to be genuine master patents...huge sums of money flowed from his pockets on patents...He paid away ten thousand pounds as the ordinary man would a five pound note....Although one cannot agree with the highly speculative nature of Lawson's various enterprises, one cannot help admiring the boldness of the man in risking huge sums of money on an industry which did not then exist, and the products of which it was illegal to use on the roads'[3]
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