Edward Lawson VC (11 April 1873 – 2 July 1955) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

During the attack on the Dargai Heights on the 20th October, 1897, Private Lawson carried Lieutenant K. Dingwall, the Gordon Highlanders (who was wounded and unable to move), out of a heavy fire, and subsequently returned and brought in Private McMillan, being himself wounded in two places.

He had a further period of military service serving as a sergeant in the Northern Cyclist Battalion before and during the First World War.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen, Scotland.

The second is a memorial to Newcastle's Victoria Cross recipients outside the Discovery Museum in the city's west end.