<?xml version="1.0"?><ownershipDocument><schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-11-12</periodOfReport><notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16><issuer><issuerCik>0000057497</issuerCik><issuerName>LAMSON &amp; SESSIONS CO</issuerName>        <issuerTradingSymbol>LMS</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner><reportingOwnerId><rptOwnerCik>0001082774</rptOwnerCik><rptOwnerName>BARTLETT JAMES T</rptOwnerName></reportingOwnerId><reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>THE LAMSON &amp; SESSIONS CO.</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>25701 SCIENCE PARK DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>CLEVELAND</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>OH</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>44122</rptOwnerZipCode><rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>COMMON STOCK</value></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-11-12</value></transactionDate><deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>A</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionTimeliness><value></value></transactionTimeliness><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>411.0000</value></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><value>6.0889</value></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>A</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>14419.0000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>See Footnote</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeTransaction><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>COMMON STOCK</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>14549.0000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>See Footnote</value><footnoteId id="F2" /></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>COMMON STOCK</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>17638.0000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value><footnoteId id="F3" /></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding></nonDerivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">New account as of February 2002.  Shares held in Trust pursuant to Directors Deferred Compensation Plan - a 16b-3 Plan.  Transaction(s) completed by Trustee as of November 12, 2003.</footnote><footnote id="F2">Indirect Ownership: Balance held in Trust pursuant to Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.  Report of transactions as of September 30, 2003.  As of February 13, 2002, began 10-year distribution, per director's election.  A total of 3,638 shares were distributed through February 13, 2003. These shares have been previously reported on Section 16 filings.  The descending balance will continue to be held by the Trust through the 10-year distribution period.</footnote><footnote id="F3">Direct Ownership: Total of 17,638 shares includes 3,638 shares described in Footnote (2), now held directly.</footnote></footnotes><remarks></remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ Aileen Liebertz, Attorney-in-Fact for James T. Bartlett</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-11-14</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

