title: John Lawton (died 1740)
text: # John Lawton (died 1740)
  
  John Lawton (c.1700 – 7 June 1740) was a British Member of Parliament (MP).
  
  He was elected at the 1734 general election as an MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, and held the seat until his death in 1740.
  
  