In 1859 Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet (age 29) was elected MP Carlisle which seat he held until 1865.

In 1868 Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet (age 38) was elected MP Carlisle which seat he held until 1885.

In 1886 Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet (age 56) was elected MP Cockermouth which seat he held until 1900.

In 1903 Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet (age 73) was elected MP Camborne which seat he held until 1906.

On 21 Apr 1908 George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle (age 64) unveiled a memorial to Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet, designed by Louis Frederick Roslyn, in the form of a drinking fountain surmounted by a bronze group of St. George and the dragon, at Aspatria, Allerdale, Cumberland. The fourth panel bears the following inscription:

Remember

Wilfrid Lawson

2nd Baronet of Brayton & Isel

In whose honour this fountain is erected by his many friends and admirers. Beloved for the integrity of his life and the height of his ideals. An example for all time for one who gave himself for others, believing in the brotherhood of man. A lover of truth and mercy, a brave and strenuous advocate of temperance, which sacred cause he championed in the House of Commons for forty years with gay wisdom and perseverance.

On 06 Jun 1908 the Lawson family installed a stained glass window dedicated to the memory of their Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet, in the east end of St Kentigern's Church, Aspatria.