Thomas Graves Lawson (May 2, 1835 – April 16, 1912) was a Congressional Representative from Georgia.

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Thomas Graves Lawson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 8th district
In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	Henry H. Carlton
Succeeded by	William M. Howard
Personal details
Born	(1835-05-02)May 2, 1835 Eatonton, Georgia
Died	April 16, 1912(1912-04-16) (aged 76) Eatonton, Georgia
Resting place	Pine Grove Cemetery Eatonton, Georgia
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Frances Reid ​ ​ (m. 1860)​
Alma mater	Mercer University
Occupation	Lawyer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Battles/wars	American Civil War

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Born near Eatonton, Georgia, Lawson attended private schools and graduated from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1855. He studied law.

He married Mary Frances Reid (1835-1915) in Eatonton in November 1860.^[1]

Lawson was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Eatonton, Georgia. During the Civil War he served two years in the Confederate States Army. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives 1861-1866, 1889, and 1890. Lawson served as a delegate to the State Constitutional Convention in 1877. He served on the board of trustees of Mercer University and the Eatonton Male and Female Academy. Lawson served as judge of the Superior Courts of Ocmulgee circuit from 1879-1887. He engaged in farming near Eatonton from 1888 to 1891.

Lawson was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second, Fifty-third, and Fifty-fourth Congresses serving from March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896, and resumed agricultural pursuits in Putnam County, Georgia.

Lawson died in Eatonton, Georgia, April 16, 1912. He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.^[1]