| |  DAWSON:
See also
Richard
H. Austin —
Robert
Edmund Bauman —
Harvey
D. Beeler, Sr. —
Reuben
J. Boling —
George
Dawson Coleman —
B.
Dawson Coleman —
William
Dawson Gunter, Jr. —
John
Brooks Henderson —
Percy
R. Kelly —
Dawson
A. Mack —
Marvin
Dawson Mathis —
Jay
Pierrepont Moffat —
Mitchell
Lee Shipman —
Henry
Swearingen |
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Dawson, Albert Foster
(1872-1949) —
also known as Albert F. Dawson —
of Preston, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Born in Spragueville, Jackson
County, Iowa, January
28, 1872.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1905-11.
Died on
a train near Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 9,
1949 (age 77 years, 40
days).
Interment at Preston
Cemetery, Preston, Iowa.
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Dawson, Alfred J. —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Dawson, Allan (1903-1949) —
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
16, 1903.
Son of Thomas Cleland Dawson and Luisa
Guerra (Duval) Dawson.
Newspaper
reporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1925-26; Bahia, 1926-27; U.S. Consul in Hamburg, 1937-39.
Died October
15, 1949 (age 46 years, 241
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Dawson, Andrew Rea Zina
(1835-1896) —
also known as Andrew R. Z. Dawson —
Born in Ohio, May 10,
1835.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of
Internal Revenue at Deadwood.
Died July 19,
1896 (age 61 years, 70
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
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Dawson, Arch F. —
of Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1945-46; defeated, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, Archie O. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Dawson, Arvis —
of Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| | Dawson,
Boone See Daniel Boone
Dawson |
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Dawson, C. Leslie —
of Radcliff, Hardin
County, Ky.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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| |
Dawson, Charles —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor of
Pontiac, Mich.; elected 1880.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, Charles A. —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Mayor
of Fargo, N.Dak., 1946-50.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, Charles I. (b.
1881) —
of Pineville, Bell
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Logan
County, Ky., February
13, 1881.
Son of S. N. Dawson and Frances Dawson.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1906; Bell
County Attorney, 1910-20; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1920-23; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1924,
1936,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1950.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905
to Eleanor Hopson. |
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Dawson, Charles L. —
of Michigan.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1946.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, Charles M. —
of Indiana.
Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1941-45.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, Claude Ivan (b.
1877) —
also known as Claude I. Dawson —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
23, 1877.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; worked in
treasury department of Philippine Islands government, 1898-1904;
secretary of a traction
company in South Carolina, 1904-08; U.S. Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1910-12; Valencia, 1912-15; Tampico, 1915-19; U.S. Consul General in Mexico City, 1922-24; Stockholm, 1926; Rio de Janeiro, 1927-31; Barcelona, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, Clyde C. (b.
1864) —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dallas
County, Iowa, February
8, 1864.
Son of Jesse W. Dawson and Caroline (Price) Dawson.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1904
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1908;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Dawson, D.
Boone See Daniel Boone
Dawson |
| |
Dawson, Daniel Boone
(1897-1975) —
also known as D. Boone Dawson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Sissonville, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
12, 1897.
Son of Daniel S. Dawson and Lillie (Aultz) Dawson.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Charleston, W.Va., 1935-41, 1944-46; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1940, 1944; candidate for Presidential Elector for
West Virginia, 1960;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose; Lions.
Died in September, 1975
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, Dave —
of Wyoming.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1994, 1996; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Wyoming, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
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Dawson, Deanna —
of Edmonds, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Dawson, Edward A. —
of Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1888;
member of Iowa
railroad commission, 1896-1907.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, Elizabeth (born
c.1957) —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born about 1957.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Dawson, Eric E. —
Member of Virgin
Islands legislature, 1973-78, 1985-86.
Still living as of 1986.
|
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Dawson, Everett —
of Littleton, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Mayor
of Littleton, Colo., 1959-60.
Still living as of 1960.
|
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Dawson, F. W. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Dawson, George B. —
U.S. Deputy Consul in Queenstown, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, Glenn V. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Dawson, H. Horace —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Dawson,
Horace See H. Horace
Dawson |
| |
Dawson, Horace Greeley, Jr. (b.
1926) —
Born in 1926.
U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, 1979.
Still living as of 1991.
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Dawson, J. —
of Eustam (unknown
county), Ala.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,
1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, J. M. —
of Indiana.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1944.
Still living as of 1944.
|
| |
Dawson, J. W. —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1947-50.
Still living as of 1950.
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Dawson, James —
of Iowa.
Free Soil candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, James (b. 1879) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario,
April
15, 1879.
Not U.S. citizen; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Sault SAINTE Marie, 1909-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Sault SAINTE Marie, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, James S. —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1911; defeated,
1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, Jim —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
|
| |
Dawson, Joan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Dawson, John (1762-1814) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1762.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1786-89; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1788; delegate to
Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1797-1814 (at-large 1797-1807, 10th
District 1807-14); died in office 1814.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 31,
1814 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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| |
Dawson, John —
of Sangamon
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Sangamon County,
1847.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, John —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Wilmington, N.C.; elected 1866.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, John —
of Morgan
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1868-69; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1872.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Dawson, John —
of Sinton, San
Patricio County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, John —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Dawson, John Bennett
(1798-1845) —
of Louisiana.
Born near Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March 17,
1798.
Democrat. Member of Louisiana state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana, 1841-45 (2nd District 1841-43, 3rd
District 1843-45); died in office 1845.
Died in St. Francisville, West
Feliciana Parish, La., June 26,
1845 (age 47 years, 101
days).
Interment at Grace
Episcopal Churchyard, St. Francisville, La.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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| |
Dawson, John G. —
of Kinston, Lenoir
County, N.C.
Democrat. North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1925; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948
(alternate), 1952.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, John Littleton
(1813-1870) —
also known as John L. Dawson —
of Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa.; Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., February
7, 1813.
Son of George Dawson and Mary (Kennedy) Dawson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1844,
1848,
1860,
1868;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1845-50; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-55, 1863-67 (18th District
1851-53, 20th District 1853-55, 21st District 1863-67).
His home in 1867-70 was "Friendship Hill," formerly the residence of
Albert
Gallatin.
Died in Springfield Township, Fayette
County, Pa., September
18, 1870 (age 57 years, 223
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Churchyard, Brownsville, Pa.
|
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Dawson, John P. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1950, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Dawson, John R.
(1950-2003) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in 1950.
U.S. Ambassador to Peru, 2002-03, died in office 2003.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Mercy Hospital,
Long Island (unknown
county), N.Y., August 1,
2003 (age about 53
years).
Cremated.
|
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Dawson, John Shaw (b.
1869) —
also known as John S. Dawson —
of Hill City, Graham
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland,
June
10, 1869.
Son of James J. Dawson and Annie (Shaw) Dawson.
Republican. Lawyer;
private secretary to Gov. W.
R. Stubbs, 1909; Kansas
state attorney general, 1911-15; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1915-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, John W.
(1820-1877) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Cambridge, Dearborn
County, Ind., October
21, 1820.
Farmer;
lawyer;
newspaper
editor; candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1854; candidate for secretary of
state of Indiana, 1856; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1858; Governor of
Utah Territory, 1861.
In December, 1861, after less than a month as territorial governor,
fled
Utah amid controversy and scandal.
Just east of Salt Lake City, he was attacked
by three men and badly injured.
Died in Indiana, September
10, 1877 (age 56 years, 324
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Dawson, John W. —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, Kipp M. —
Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1970; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1982.
Still living as of 1982.
|
| |
Dawson, Laurel —
of Bexley, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Dawson, Lee F. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, Leonard Geeding (b.
1882) —
also known as Leonard G. Dawson —
of Staunton,
Va.
Born in Staunton,
Va., January
19, 1882.
U.S. Consul in Barcelona, 1918-19; Madras, 1920; Santander, 1924; Messina, 1926-27; Veracruz, 1929-32.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Dawson,
Leslie See C. Leslie
Dawson |
| |
Dawson, Mandy —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Democrat. Social
worker; member of Florida
state senate 30th District, 2001.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
|
| |
Dawson, Margaret —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 2000; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wyoming, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Dawson, Margaret W. —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married to Wesley M. Dawson. |
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| |
Dawson, Marion Lindsay —
of Richmond,
Va.; Suffolk
County, N.Y.; Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla.
Born in Scottsville, Albemarle
County, Va.
Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1915-19; campaign manager for
Gov. Cary
A. Hardee.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903
to Alice Taylor. |
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| |
Dawson, Martin —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1902-03.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Dawson, Maxine —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1988.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Dawson, Mimi Weyforth —
of Missouri; Washington,
D.C.
Republican. Member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1981-87; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Dawson, N. H. R. —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860;
Speaker
of the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1880.
Episcopalian.
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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| |
Dawson, Paul B. (b. 1896) —
also known as "Biz" —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in 1896.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1965-66.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Dawson, Peter —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1854, 1856.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, Ralph —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2008; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 2008
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Dawson, Rank O. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Dawson, Raymond J. —
of Media, Delaware
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Dawson, Rhett —
of Washington,
D.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from District
of Columbia, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Dawson, Robert —
of Maynard, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Dawson, Robert B. —
of Michigan.
Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, Robert D. —
of New
Madrid County, Mo.
Delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention from New Madrid
County, 1820.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, Robert E. —
of Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, S. —
of Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1900
(alternate), 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, S. P. —
of Bethany, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Mayor
of Bethany, Okla., 1952-53.
Still living as of 1953.
|
| |
Dawson, S. R. —
of Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1863-64.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, Sam —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Dawson, Samuel —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, Stephen D. —
of Colorado.
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 1994.
Still living as of 1994.
|
| |
Dawson, Terance D. —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 2000,
2004
(alternate).
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Dawson, Thomas —
of St.
Clair County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Dawson, Thomas Cleland
(1865-1912) —
also known as Thomas C. Dawson —
of Enterprise, Volusia
County, Fla.; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., July 30,
1865.
Son of Allan Dawson and Anna (Cleland) Dawson.
Newspaper
publisher; lawyer; U.S.
Minister to Santo Domingo, 1904-07; Colombia, 1907-09; Chile, 1909; Panama, 1910; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1904-07.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 1,
1912 (age 46 years, 276
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Dawson, Thomas M. —
U.S. Consul in Barranquilla, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, Thomas S. —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Dawson, W. C. —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1940;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, W. J. —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Democrat. Secretary of
South Dakota Democratic Party, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, W. P. —
of Aurelia, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawson, Walt —
of Falls City, Polk
County, Ore.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Dawson, Walter W. —
of Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md.; Oakland, Garrett
County, Md.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1936,
1952,
1960.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Dawson, Ward M., Sr. (b.
1893) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born September
2, 1893.
Son of Randolph T. Dawson and Emma (Beale) Dawson.
Republican. Hardware
merchant; farm
equipment dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1947-56,
1959-60; defeated, 1962.
United
Brethren. Member, Junior
Order; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Interment somewhere
in Breezewood, Pa.
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Dawson, Willard J. —
of Erie
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Erie County 7th District, 1920, 1921, 1922,
1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1933, 1935.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, William
(1825-1901) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
October
1, 1825.
Banker;
mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1878-81.
Episcopalian.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
19, 1901 (age 75 years, 141
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, William (b. 1845) —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Markham, Ontario,
1845.
Republican. Sanilac
County Clerk; Sanilac
County Register of Deeds; Sanilac
County Circuit Court Commissioner; Sanilac
County Probate Judge; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1904;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 20th District,
1907-08.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, William
(1848-1929) —
of Missouri.
Born in New Madrid, New Madrid
County, Mo., March 17,
1848.
Democrat. Member of Missouri state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1885-87.
Died in New Madrid, New Madrid
County, Mo., October
12, 1929 (age 81 years, 209
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, New Madrid, Mo.
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Dawson, William, Jr.
(1885-1972) —
of Minnesota.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
11, 1885.
Son of William Dawson and Maria (Rice) Dawson.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in SAINT Petersburg, 1908; Barcelona, 1908-10; Frankfort, 1910-13; U.S. Consul in Rosario, 1913-17; Montevideo, 1917-19; Danzig, 1919-21; Munich, 1921-22; U.S. Consul General in Mexico City, 1928-30; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1930-35; Colombia, 1934-37; Uruguay, 1937-39; U.S. Ambassador to Panama, 1939-41; Uruguay, 1941-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, Chi Psi.
Died in Blue Hill, Hancock
County, Maine, July 17,
1972 (age 86 years, 341
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Dawson, William Adams
(1903-1981) —
also known as William A. Dawson —
of Layton, Davis
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Layton, Davis
County, Utah, November
5, 1903.
Republican. Mayor of
Layton, Utah, 1935-39; member of Utah state
senate, 1940-44; U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1947-49, 1953-59;
defeated, 1948.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died November
7, 1981 (age 78 years, 2
days).
Interment at Kaysville
City Cemetery, Kaysville, Utah.
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Dawson, William Crosby
(1798-1856) —
of Georgia.
Born in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., January
4, 1798.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1836-41; candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1841; circuit judge in Georgia, 1845; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1849-55.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., May 5,
1856 (age 58 years, 122
days).
Interment at Greensboro
Cemetery, Greensboro, Ga.
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Dawson, William H. —
U.S. Deputy Consul in Sydney, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, William Johnson (d.
1798) —
of North Carolina.
Born in North Carolina.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1791; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1793-95.
Died in Bertie
County, N.C., 1798.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, William L. —
of Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, William L. —
Democrat. Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
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Dawson, William Levi
(1886-1970) —
also known as William L. Dawson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga., April 26,
1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1930-32; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1943-70; died in
office 1970.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
9, 1970 (age 84 years, 197
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Griffin
Funeral Home Columbarium, Chicago, Ill.
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Dawson, William Mercer Owens
(1853-1916) —
also known as William M. O. Dawson —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Bloomington, Garrett
County, Md., May 21,
1853.
Son of Francis Dawson and Leah (Knight) Dawson.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; chair of
Preston County Republican Party, 1875-88; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1881-88 (10th District 1881-82, 11th
District 1883-88); West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1892-1904; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1897-1905; Governor of
West Virginia, 1905-09.
Died March 12,
1916 (age 62 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawson, William N. —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Hampshire state senate 24th District, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Dawson, Winston F. —
of Virginia.
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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