alg am ated ▁Co pper ▁was ▁critic ized ▁ ▁for ▁years ▁after ward . ▁It ▁became ▁Ana conda ▁Co pper ▁M ining ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Law son ▁ ▁broke ▁with ▁the ▁financial ▁back ers ▁of ▁Am alg am ated ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁financial ▁reform . ▁ ▁Law son ▁was ▁an ▁independent ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁He ▁finished ▁a ▁distant ▁third ▁with ▁ 5 . 2 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Law son ▁died ▁in ▁pover ty ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁beside ▁his ▁wife . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Law son ▁married ▁Je ann ie ▁August a ▁Good will ie ▁( 1 8 5 7 – 1 9 0 6 ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁six ▁children : ▁Glad ys ,, ▁Dor othy , ▁Arnold ▁Law son , ▁Marian , ▁Douglas ▁and ▁Jean . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁and ▁hon ors ▁▁ ▁The ▁Thomas ▁W . ▁Law son , ▁the ▁only ▁seven - m asted ▁sch oon er ▁ever ▁built , ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁Law son , ▁who ▁was ▁intens ely ▁super st it ious , ▁wrote ▁the ▁novel ▁Friday ▁the ▁Th ir teenth ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁bro ker ▁pick s ▁that ▁day ▁on ▁which ▁to ▁bring ▁down ▁Wall ▁Street ; ▁the ▁Thomas ▁W . ▁Law son , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁inv ested ▁heavily , ▁was ▁w reck ed ▁off ▁the