Within a few years his son George F. Jr. joined the business and the company name became George Lawley and Son. The yard moved to South Boston. During this period the Lawleys built such vessels as Cup defenders, PURITAN and MAYFLOWER and other well-known yachts, both sail and power.
George's son, Frederick D. Lawley, studied naval architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and subsequently joined the company as manager and designer.
In 1901 the Lawleys began working for the United States navy and launched two torpedo boats. In the years to come they would continue the association, especially during the World War I.
In 1908, George Lawley and Son made its final move to Neponset, Massachusetts where it remained until its demise in 1946. Prior to that however, in 1926, George, Frederick and George Jr. left the company and set up F.D. Lawley in Quincy Massachusetts. George died in 1928, but the Lawley's continued to design and build first class vessels for several years.
Biography source - "George F. Lawley", Motor Boating May 1928, pg.29 "Sixty Years' Leadership In Fine Yacht Construction", Motor Boating, Feb. 1927, pg. 383
Within a few years his son George F. Jr. joined the business and the company name became George Lawley and Son. The yard moved to South Boston. During this period the Lawleys built such vessels as Cup defenders, PURITAN and MAYFLOWER and other well-known yachts, both sail and power.
George's son, Frederick D. Lawley, studied naval architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and subsequently joined the company as manager and designer.
In 1901 the Lawleys began working for the United States navy and launched two torpedo boats. In the years to come they would continue the association, especially during the World War I.
In 1908, George Lawley and Son made its final move to Neponset, Massachusetts where it remained until its demise in 1946. Prior to that however, in 1926, George, Frederick and George Jr. left the company and set up F.D. Lawley in Quincy Massachusetts. George died in 1928, but the Lawley's continued to design and build first class vessels for several years.
Biography source - "George F. Lawley", Motor Boating May 1928, pg.29 "Sixty Years' Leadership In Fine Yacht Construction", Motor Boating, Feb. 1927, pg. 383
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