Andrew Lawson was a Yorkshire landowner and Conservative Member of Parliament for Knaresborough. He purchased Aldborough Manor in 1834, lived there, developed its gardens and investigated the Roman remains of Isurium Brigantum, establishing a museum and protecting mosaics and other archaeological remains.

The English Heritage source gives the direct manor purchase; the precise extent of the estate conveyed is not stated in the public summary.

Research sources:
- English Heritage, History of Aldborough Roman Site; Andrew Lawson biography, The Peerage, recording his residence at Aldborough Manor and death on 28 February 1853. — https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/aldborough-roman-site/history/